In Explaining Your Choice of an Environmental Science Major in College

question 22

Multiple Choice

In explaining your choice of an environmental science major in college to your roommate, you would probably emphasize the fact that environmental science is a(n)

• A) applied interdisciplinary field concerning the environment with an emphasis on solving problems.
• B) well-established field that has been in existence for a long time.
• C) theoretical discipline that will help to solve the problems created by human impact.
• D) relatively new field that will identify remedies to environmental issues.
• E) theoretical field with an emphasis on scientific understanding.

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Definitions:

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