Question 1

The lesson of Easter Island was that ____________.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 2

Read the following scenario and answer the questions below.
Northeast of Australia and northwest of Fiji lies the isolated tropical island of Tikopia. Less than two square miles in length, it supports 1,200 people and has been continuously occupied for nearly 3,000 years, with the population holding steady for much of that time. It has a two-month dry season every year and lies in the Pacific's cyclone belt, which destroys homes and gardens on an unpredictable but regular basis. Tikopia is too far away from other islands to have any regular contact; the islanders must be self-sufficient.
-One reason for the "economy vs. the environment" mindset is ____________

Accepted Answer

A) that industrialization and urbanization have broken the connection between ourselves, our economies, and our natural environment 
B) the difference in salary between environmental watchdogs and corporate CEOs 
C) that industrialization has had several positive impacts on local ecosystems 
D) that CEOs are usually Republican and environmental advocates are Democrats 
E) that environmental policies generally are oppressive and cost more money than they save 
A) that industrialization and urbanization have broken the connection between ourselves, our economies, and our natural environment 
B) the difference in salary between environmental watchdogs and corporate CEOs 
C) that industrialization has had several positive impacts on local ecosystems 
D) that CEOs are usually Republican and environmental advocates are Democrats 
E) that environmental policies generally are oppressive and cost more money than they save A

Question 3

Working to achieve sustainability on college and university campuses ____________

Accepted Answer

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

Question 4

Recycle Mania

Accepted Answer

A) anti- recycling society 
B) biodegradable building materials 
C) high energy efficiency 
D) internalized 
E) external
F)population
G)pollution
H)collegiate recycling contest
I)acquisition fever
J)affluenza 
A) anti- recycling society 
B) biodegradable building materials 
C) high energy efficiency 
D) internalized 
E) external
F)population
G)pollution
H)collegiate recycling contest
I)acquisition fever
J)affluenza

Question 5

Sustainable accounting practices include these costs

Accepted Answer

A) anti- recycling society 
B) biodegradable building materials 
C) high energy efficiency 
D) internalized 
E) external
F)population
G)pollution
H)collegiate recycling contest
I)acquisition fever
J)affluenza 
A) anti- recycling society 
B) biodegradable building materials 
C) high energy efficiency 
D) internalized 
E) external
F)population
G)pollution
H)collegiate recycling contest
I)acquisition fever
J)affluenza

Question 6

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 7

Greeks Going Green at the University of Washington installed several hundred devices to conserve ____________  on campus.

Accepted Answer

A) e- wastes 
B) water 
C) biodiversity 
D) heat 
E) electricity 
A) e- wastes 
B) water 
C) biodiversity 
D) heat 
E) electricity

Question 8

We could, in theory, make all of our industrial processes sustainable if we could ____________

Accepted Answer

A) speed up the disposal of wastes by deep- well injection 
B) transform linear processes into circular ones 
C) reduce the use of biodegradable plastics 
D) develop more draconian policies to regulate manufacturing 
E) transform cyclic processes into linear ones 
A) speed up the disposal of wastes by deep- well injection 
B) transform linear processes into circular ones 
C) reduce the use of biodegradable plastics 
D) develop more draconian policies to regulate manufacturing 
E) transform cyclic processes into linear ones

Question 9

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 10

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 11

Read the following scenario and answer the questions below.
Northeast of Australia and northwest of Fiji lies the isolated tropical island of Tikopia. Less than two square miles in length, it supports 1,200 people and has been continuously occupied for nearly 3,000 years, with the population holding steady for much of that time. It has a two-month dry season every year and lies in the Pacific's cyclone belt, which destroys homes and gardens on an unpredictable but regular basis. Tikopia is too far away from other islands to have any regular contact; the islanders must be self-sufficient.
-Tikopians should be particularly concerned about sustainable land management because ____________.

Accepted Answer

A) the population is threatened by global climate change 
B) the nearby islands have likely already been overharvested 
C) the annual dry season could kill the tropical plants if they are not well maintained 
D) tourists would not want to visit an island that has been decimated by human activities 
E) tropical cyclones could permanently harm the island's ability to sustain the local population 
A) the population is threatened by global climate change 
B) the nearby islands have likely already been overharvested 
C) the annual dry season could kill the tropical plants if they are not well maintained 
D) tourists would not want to visit an island that has been decimated by human activities 
E) tropical cyclones could permanently harm the island's ability to sustain the local population

Question 12

Why are short-term solutions often offered to achieve sustainability? Why must sustainable solutions work in the long term? Why does the current political system inhibit our ability as a community to work on long-term solutions, and how can citizens change this?

Accepted Answer

Policymakers in democracies very often a

Question 13

What is the definition of true progress for our entire planet?

Accepted Answer

True progress for everyone would include

Question 14

Structures given a LEED platinum ranking are ____________

Accepted Answer

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

Question 15

Which of the following will lead us toward sustainability?

Accepted Answer

A) increasing energy production 
B) creating industrial systems that are linear in design and operation 
C) reducing consumption and halting population growth 
D) increasing population growth 
E) runaway consumer growth 
A) increasing energy production 
B) creating industrial systems that are linear in design and operation 
C) reducing consumption and halting population growth 
D) increasing population growth 
E) runaway consumer growth

Question 16

If the total world population reaches 13 billion, what is one issue that consumers will need to address to maintain the population on Earth while considering carrying capacity of the Earth itself?

Accepted Answer

A) Since biocapacity will be less than carrying capacity, consumption in developing countries can increase. 
B) Behavior, attitudes and lifestyles will need to follow a path of increasing consumption of resources. 
C) Behavior, lifestyles, and expectations will need to follow a path of minimizing consumption of resources. 
D) Resources will need to be limited in only developing countries. 
E) Resource demand will need to be limited in only developed countries. 
A) Since biocapacity will be less than carrying capacity, consumption in developing countries can increase. 
B) Behavior, attitudes and lifestyles will need to follow a path of increasing consumption of resources. 
C) Behavior, lifestyles, and expectations will need to follow a path of minimizing consumption of resources. 
D) Resources will need to be limited in only developing countries. 
E) Resource demand will need to be limited in only developed countries.

Question 17

Many proponents of sustainability believe that encouraging local self-sufficiency is important for building sustainable societies because ____________

Accepted Answer

A) more and more people are growing gardens 
B) it eliminates governmental influence on local practices 
C) it forces citizens to look more closely at the global community 
D) when people are tied more closely to the area they live in, they will value the area more and seek to sustain its environment and its human communities 
E) this is not correct; proponents of sustainability believe that encouraging local self-sufficiency will pose a threat to building sustainable societies 
A) more and more people are growing gardens 
B) it eliminates governmental influence on local practices 
C) it forces citizens to look more closely at the global community 
D) when people are tied more closely to the area they live in, they will value the area more and seek to sustain its environment and its human communities 
E) this is not correct; proponents of sustainability believe that encouraging local self-sufficiency will pose a threat to building sustainable societies

Question 18

Wealthy people in developed countries often have this

Accepted Answer

A) anti- recycling society 
B) biodegradable building materials 
C) high energy efficiency 
D) internalized 
E) external
F)population
G)pollution
H)collegiate recycling contest
I)acquisition fever
J)affluenza 
A) anti- recycling society 
B) biodegradable building materials 
C) high energy efficiency 
D) internalized 
E) external
F)population
G)pollution
H)collegiate recycling contest
I)acquisition fever
J)affluenza

Question 19

A Kill- A- Watt meter is useful for ____________.

Accepted Answer

A) drawing more power into electrical appliances to which the meter is attached 
B) increasing the efficiency of appliances to which they are attached 
C) recycling materials that are unacceptable at landfills 
D) measuring pollution from electrical generating industries 
E) auditing electrical usage plug- by- plug and room- by- room 
A) drawing more power into electrical appliances to which the meter is attached 
B) increasing the efficiency of appliances to which they are attached 
C) recycling materials that are unacceptable at landfills 
D) measuring pollution from electrical generating industries 
E) auditing electrical usage plug- by- plug and room- by- room

Question 20

In the IPAT model of human impact on environment, P is

Accepted Answer

A) anti- recycling society 
B) biodegradable building materials 
C) high energy efficiency 
D) internalized 
E) external
F)population
G)pollution
H)collegiate recycling contest
I)acquisition fever
J)affluenza 
A) anti- recycling society 
B) biodegradable building materials 
C) high energy efficiency 
D) internalized 
E) external
F)population
G)pollution
H)collegiate recycling contest
I)acquisition fever
J)affluenza

Exam 24: Sustainable Solutions

The lesson of Easter Island was that ____________.

Working to achieve sustainability on college and university campuses ____________

Recycle Mania

Sustainable accounting practices include these costs

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

Greeks Going Green at the University of Washington installed several hundred devices to conserve ____________ on campus.

We could, in theory, make all of our industrial processes sustainable if we could ____________

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

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

Why are short-term solutions often offered to achieve sustainability? Why must sustainable solutions work in the long term? Why does the current political system inhibit our ability as a community to work on long-term solutions, and how can citizens change this?

What is the definition of true progress for our entire planet?

Structures given a LEED platinum ranking are ____________

Which of the following will lead us toward sustainability?

If the total world population reaches 13 billion, what is one issue that consumers will need to address to maintain the population on Earth while considering carrying capacity of the Earth itself?

Many proponents of sustainability believe that encouraging local self-sufficiency is important for building sustainable societies because ____________

Wealthy people in developed countries often have this

A Kill- A- Watt meter is useful for ____________.

In the IPAT model of human impact on environment, P is

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