Question 1

Producing responsible and constructive technology that can achieve sustainable solutions requires _____________

Accepted Answer

A) funding for scientific research and elimination of damaging and inefficient technology 
B) having citizens be cognizant of the need for politicians to work with "big business" 
C) public pressure to put limits on environmental protection 
D) importing inferior technology to developing countries while developed countries invest in green technology 
E) increase of technology developed through self -interest of large companies 
A) funding for scientific research and elimination of damaging and inefficient technology 
B) having citizens be cognizant of the need for politicians to work with "big business" 
C) public pressure to put limits on environmental protection 
D) importing inferior technology to developing countries while developed countries invest in green technology 
E) increase of technology developed through self -interest of large companies A

Question 2

Student sustainability movements are more successful when administration is shown how a policy of sustainable practices _____________

Accepted Answer

A) wins more awards 
B) increases the prestige of the college 
C) attracts a more diverse student body 
D) recruits more top -notch faculty 
E) saves money 
A) wins more awards 
B) increases the prestige of the college 
C) attracts a more diverse student body 
D) recruits more top -notch faculty 
E) saves money E

Question 3

The lesson of Easter Island is that _____________

Accepted Answer

A) economics is an important facilitator of sustainable societies 
B) grassroots organizations must be involved to ensure sustainable societies 
C) we never comprehend resource issues until the resources are gone 
D) conservation of resources is necessary for sustainable societies 
E) political and governmental support are required to ensure sustainable societies 
A) economics is an important facilitator of sustainable societies 
B) grassroots organizations must be involved to ensure sustainable societies 
C) we never comprehend resource issues until the resources are gone 
D) conservation of resources is necessary for sustainable societies 
E) political and governmental support are required to ensure sustainable societies D

Question 4

Structures given a LEED platinum ranking are _____________

Accepted Answer

A) exemplary in sustainable design 
B) especially high in heavy metal content such as lead 
C) inefficient and need to be renovated 
D) constructed to function without electricity 
E) typically built in sustainable villages in developing countries 
A) exemplary in sustainable design 
B) especially high in heavy metal content such as lead 
C) inefficient and need to be renovated 
D) constructed to function without electricity 
E) typically built in sustainable villages in developing countries

Question 5

To encourage corporations to adopt green technologies,citizens can _____________

Accepted Answer

A) attend meetings with other people who desire green technologies 
B) write letters to all companies encouraging them to adopt green technologies 
C) choose products from companies that adopt sustainable practices 
D) choose products with the lowest price 
E) visibly protest companies that are destructive to the environment 
A) attend meetings with other people who desire green technologies 
B) write letters to all companies encouraging them to adopt green technologies 
C) choose products from companies that adopt sustainable practices 
D) choose products with the lowest price 
E) visibly protest companies that are destructive to the environment

Question 6

Which of the following has been most negatively impacted by globalization?

Accepted Answer

A) international travel 
B) agricultural practices 
C) public -health practices 
D) the exchange of information 
E) local cultures' religious and dietary traditions 
A) international travel 
B) agricultural practices 
C) public -health practices 
D) the exchange of information 
E) local cultures' religious and dietary traditions

Question 7

Which of the following could be LEED certified?

Accepted Answer

A) a farm 
B) a building 
C) organic foods 
D) a highly trained environmental activist 
E) sustainability researchers 
A) a farm 
B) a building 
C) organic foods 
D) a highly trained environmental activist 
E) sustainability researchers

Question 8

Sustainability involves _____________

Accepted Answer

A) opposing change from current policies 
B) maintaining or improving the current quality of human life 
C) focusing on fulfilling short -term needs 
D) maintaining the natural environment and human society in a healthy and functional state 
E) maintaining resource use at current or higher levels 
A) opposing change from current policies 
B) maintaining or improving the current quality of human life 
C) focusing on fulfilling short -term needs 
D) maintaining the natural environment and human society in a healthy and functional state 
E) maintaining resource use at current or higher levels

Question 9

The three pillars of sustainability are _____________

Accepted Answer

A) restoration,reclamation,and recovery 
B) reduce,reuse,and recycle 
C) environmental quality,economic well -being,and social justice 
D) economic growth,resource use,and globalization 
E) overpopulation,overharvesting,and overexploitation 
A) restoration,reclamation,and recovery 
B) reduce,reuse,and recycle 
C) environmental quality,economic well -being,and social justice 
D) economic growth,resource use,and globalization 
E) overpopulation,overharvesting,and overexploitation

Question 10

Responsible stewardship in the coming decades will require global energy policies that promote _____________

Accepted Answer

A) productivity and economic prosperity in developing nations 
B) exploration for petroleum reserves in deeper areas of the oceans than were previously technologically possible 
C) additional exploration of shale oil and natural gas resources 
D) the development of abundant and inexpensive fossil fuels such as shale oil 
E) both sustainability and technological efficiency 
A) productivity and economic prosperity in developing nations 
B) exploration for petroleum reserves in deeper areas of the oceans than were previously technologically possible 
C) additional exploration of shale oil and natural gas resources 
D) the development of abundant and inexpensive fossil fuels such as shale oil 
E) both sustainability and technological efficiency

Question 11

All of the following are major approaches to sustainability EXCEPT _____________

Accepted Answer

A) thinking long -term 
B) creating closed -loop industrial processes 
C) pursuing economic growth 
D) pursing quality of life 
E) investing in green technologies 
A) thinking long -term 
B) creating closed -loop industrial processes 
C) pursuing economic growth 
D) pursing quality of life 
E) investing in green technologies

Question 12

The success of De Anza College's sustainability program includes _____________.

Accepted Answer

A) the expectation that all students take a specified number of environmental courses 
B) requirement that faculty research include an environmental focus 
C) a supportive administration and increased environmental interest and commitment of faculty 
D) requirements that students major in an environmental field 
E) emphasis on using nonbiodegradable materials in offices and classrooms 
A) the expectation that all students take a specified number of environmental courses 
B) requirement that faculty research include an environmental focus 
C) a supportive administration and increased environmental interest and commitment of faculty 
D) requirements that students major in an environmental field 
E) emphasis on using nonbiodegradable materials in offices and classrooms

Question 13

Industrial processes are more sustainable when they incorporate _____________

Accepted Answer

A) nonrenewable resources 
B) the recycling of energy 
C) human design 
D) linear pathways 
E) circular pathways 
A) nonrenewable resources 
B) the recycling of energy 
C) human design 
D) linear pathways 
E) circular pathways

Question 14

A Kill -A -Watt meter is useful for _____________

Accepted Answer

A) avoiding having to pay for electricity 
B) measuring pollution from electrical generating industries 
C) drawing more power into electrical appliances to which the meter is attached 
D) auditing electrical usage plug -by -plug and room -by -room 
E) increasing the efficiency of appliances to which they are attached 
A) avoiding having to pay for electricity 
B) measuring pollution from electrical generating industries 
C) drawing more power into electrical appliances to which the meter is attached 
D) auditing electrical usage plug -by -plug and room -by -room 
E) increasing the efficiency of appliances to which they are attached

Question 15

Working to achieve sustainability on college and university campuses _____________.

Accepted Answer

A) is opposed by most universities 
B) will have long -term benefits to society when students graduate 
C) is not a vital part of university curricula 
D) increases costs to students 
E) will have no impact on society after students graduate 
A) is opposed by most universities 
B) will have long -term benefits to society when students graduate 
C) is not a vital part of university curricula 
D) increases costs to students 
E) will have no impact on society after students graduate

Question 16

Our global society has a greater potential to address concerns of sustainability today than ever before because _____________

Accepted Answer

A) politicians today propose short -term solutions 
B) we have many thousands of scientists who study Earth's processes and resources closely 
C) we have citizens who vote 
D) of the Bill of Rights 
E) we value goods 
A) politicians today propose short -term solutions 
B) we have many thousands of scientists who study Earth's processes and resources closely 
C) we have citizens who vote 
D) of the Bill of Rights 
E) we value goods

Question 17

As the total world population approaches 10 billion,what is one issue that consumers will inevitably need to address?

Accepted Answer

A) Attitudes and lifestyles will need to follow a path of increasing consumption of resources. 
B) As we approach 10 billion people,we will likely run out of renewable resources. 
C) Lifestyles and behaviors will need to follow a path of minimizing the consumption of resources. 
D) Nonrenewable resources will need to be replenished. 
E) There will not be enough food for 10 billion people,so consumers will need to consider euthanasia and forced starvation. 
A) Attitudes and lifestyles will need to follow a path of increasing consumption of resources. 
B) As we approach 10 billion people,we will likely run out of renewable resources. 
C) Lifestyles and behaviors will need to follow a path of minimizing the consumption of resources. 
D) Nonrenewable resources will need to be replenished. 
E) There will not be enough food for 10 billion people,so consumers will need to consider euthanasia and forced starvation.

Question 18

One way to understand our interdependence with the environment is to _____________

Accepted Answer

A) continue our current rate of resource use until we are forced to return to a more localized agrarian society 
B) curb human population growth 
C) continue rapid development of all resources 
D) consider and value the origin of what we use in our daily personal lives 
E) ignore it 
A) continue our current rate of resource use until we are forced to return to a more localized agrarian society 
B) curb human population growth 
C) continue rapid development of all resources 
D) consider and value the origin of what we use in our daily personal lives 
E) ignore it

Question 19

Some argue that globalization will have a negative impact because _____________

Accepted Answer

A) it allows multinational corporations to attain greater power over global trade 
B) governments will gain more power in regulating trade 
C) it will decentralize control of power to many stakeholders 
D) citizens will gain more economic power 
E) it entails weakened central power as a result of homogenization 
A) it allows multinational corporations to attain greater power over global trade 
B) governments will gain more power in regulating trade 
C) it will decentralize control of power to many stakeholders 
D) citizens will gain more economic power 
E) it entails weakened central power as a result of homogenization

Question 20

One reason for the "economy vs.the environment" mindset is _____________

Accepted Answer

A) that people may not foresee the long -term savings when having to make the necessary up -front investments 
B) that environmental policies generally are oppressive and cost more money than they save 
C) that industrialization has had several positive impacts on local ecosystems 
D) that CEOs are usually Republican and environmental advocates are Democrats 
E) the difference in salary between environmental watchdogs and corporate CEOs 
A) that people may not foresee the long -term savings when having to make the necessary up -front investments 
B) that environmental policies generally are oppressive and cost more money than they save 
C) that industrialization has had several positive impacts on local ecosystems 
D) that CEOs are usually Republican and environmental advocates are Democrats 
E) the difference in salary between environmental watchdogs and corporate CEOs

Exam 24: Sustainable Solutions

Producing responsible and constructive technology that can achieve sustainable solutions requires _____________

Student sustainability movements are more successful when administration is shown how a policy of sustainable practices _____________

The lesson of Easter Island is that _____________

Structures given a LEED platinum ranking are _____________

To encourage corporations to adopt green technologies,citizens can _____________

Which of the following has been most negatively impacted by globalization?

Which of the following could be LEED certified?

Sustainability involves _____________

The three pillars of sustainability are _____________

Responsible stewardship in the coming decades will require global energy policies that promote _____________

All of the following are major approaches to sustainability EXCEPT _____________

The success of De Anza College's sustainability program includes _____________.

Industrial processes are more sustainable when they incorporate _____________

A Kill -A -Watt meter is useful for _____________

Working to achieve sustainability on college and university campuses _____________.

Our global society has a greater potential to address concerns of sustainability today than ever before because _____________

As the total world population approaches 10 billion,what is one issue that consumers will inevitably need to address?

One way to understand our interdependence with the environment is to _____________

Some argue that globalization will have a negative impact because _____________

One reason for the "economy vs.the environment" mindset is _____________

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