Exam 6: Threats to the Environment

What environmental issue can be the result of increased production and increased consumption?

The greenhouse effect occurs when__________.

The world's population has increased dramatically and has reached approximately __________ people.

Which of the following is a major contributor to the deforestation of tropical rainforests?

Strategies to maximize profits by designing products with a limited, useful life or making superficial changes to existing products so that the previous product seems out of date are examples of __________.

The dominant cultural ideologies in U.S. society have tended to __________.

Although there is often political division between the Democrats and Republicans, they all agree on the reasons for global climate change.

Most Americans regard human beings as having mastery over nature and believe that our responsibility is to __________.

Which of the following cultural values contributes to environmental problems?

According to the text, one effective alternative for a plan to solve our environmental crisis is the government __________.

The cornucopia view of nature in America can lead to __________.

Creating demands (needs) for products where no actual need exists contributes directly to __________.

The policy of planned obsolescence by many U.S. companies accomplishes the goal of consumption, but it __________.

According to the text, a company that practices planned obsolescence would most likely __________.

Which of the following is associated with environmental classism?

The U.S. economic system of __________ depends on the maximization of profits and the minimization of costs.

The major underlying sources of our present environmental problems are __________.

If a pharmaceutical company decides to move all of its labs from suburban communities because of complaints, and relocates them to poorer communities where they assume people will not complain or have the political backing to force them to move, this would be an example of __________.

Which of the following could be seen as a major cause for recent environmental justice movements?

A person who holds the belief that nature is a vast and bountiful storehouse to be used by human beings would be considered to have a(n) __________.