Exam 2: Environmental Ethics

In 1962,Rachel Carson published Silent Spring,which dramatized the potential dangers of ________ to food,wildlife,and humans and eventually led to changes in the United States on their use.

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Who was NOT a notable 19th century conservationist philosopher?

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When making ethical decisions about environmental issues it is important to

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In ecocentrism,it is suggested that the environment itself,not just living organisms that inhabit it,has moral worth.

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Biocentrism is not considered when looking at life-centered environmental ethics.

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Which of the following best matches the description? -Believed that "wilderness mirrors divinity,nourishes humanity,and vivifies the spirit."

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Which of the following best matches the description? -Wrote Silent Spring,which dramatized the danger of pesticides to wildlife and humans.

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Question 7

The environmental justice movement emerged from the opposition of a PCB landfill in Warren County,North Carolina.

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Question 8

Which of the following best matches the description? -The view that a healthy relationship with the environment relies upon a spiritual oneness with the earth.

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Question 9

Which one of the following choices involves an ethical decision?

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Question 10

Which of the following books cites the danger of pesticides to food,wildlife,and humans?

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Question 11

Biocentrism and ecocentrism differ in that

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Question 12

Industries pollute because

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Question 13

Evangelical Christians,known for their conservative stand on most issues,are becoming green.

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Question 14

Thomas Malthus was an ecologist that declared in his book The Population Time Bomb that worldwide famine was inevitable when human population growth exceeded food production.

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Question 15

Which of the following pairs of approaches to environmental ethics is logically consistent?

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Question 16

Which naturalist was fascinated by the countryside around Concord,Massachusetts and wrote of his experiences living close with nature?

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Question 17

Which of the following best matches the description? -Stresses a balance between resource use and resource availability.

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Question 18

Which of the following best matches the description? -Stresses recycling of waste resources rather than discarding them.

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Question 19

Much of the current environmental crisis is rooted in:

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In 1962,Rachel Carson published Silent Spring,which dramatized the potential dangers of ________ to food,wildlife,and humans and eventually led to changes in the United States on their use.

Who was NOT a notable 19th century conservationist philosopher?

When making ethical decisions about environmental issues it is important to

In ecocentrism,it is suggested that the environment itself,not just living organisms that inhabit it,has moral worth.

Biocentrism is not considered when looking at life-centered environmental ethics.

Which of the following best matches the description? -Believed that "wilderness mirrors divinity,nourishes humanity,and vivifies the spirit."

Which of the following best matches the description? -Wrote Silent Spring,which dramatized the danger of pesticides to wildlife and humans.

The environmental justice movement emerged from the opposition of a PCB landfill in Warren County,North Carolina.

Which of the following best matches the description? -The view that a healthy relationship with the environment relies upon a spiritual oneness with the earth.

Which one of the following choices involves an ethical decision?

Which of the following books cites the danger of pesticides to food,wildlife,and humans?

Biocentrism and ecocentrism differ in that

Industries pollute because

Evangelical Christians,known for their conservative stand on most issues,are becoming green.

Thomas Malthus was an ecologist that declared in his book The Population Time Bomb that worldwide famine was inevitable when human population growth exceeded food production.

Which of the following pairs of approaches to environmental ethics is logically consistent?

Which naturalist was fascinated by the countryside around Concord,Massachusetts and wrote of his experiences living close with nature?

Which of the following best matches the description? -Stresses a balance between resource use and resource availability.

Which of the following best matches the description? -Stresses recycling of waste resources rather than discarding them.

Much of the current environmental crisis is rooted in:

Environmental Interrelationships

Risk,economics,and Environmental Concerns

Interrelated Scientific Principles

Interactions: Environments and Organisms

Kinds of Ecosystems and Communities

Populations: Characteristics and Issues

Energy and Civilization: Patterns of Consumption

Nonrenewable Energy Sources

Renewable Energy Sources

Biodiversity

Land-Use

Soil

Agricultural Methods

Water

Air Quality Issues

Climate Change: a 21st Century Issue

Solid Waste Management and Disposal

Environmental Regulations: Hazardous Substances and Wastes

Environmental Policy

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