Question 1

What you choose to buy as a consumer does not really influence businesses to produce eco-friendly goods and services.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Which of the following is considered social capital?

Accepted Answer

A)  Community organization 
B)  Human experiences within a community 
C)  Technology such as a water treatment plant in a community 
D)  Buildings in a community 
E)  Knowledge of a community's history 
A)  Community organization 
B)  Human experiences within a community 
C)  Technology such as a water treatment plant in a community 
D)  Buildings in a community 
E)  Knowledge of a community's history

Question 3

In Limits to Growth, the Club of Rome predicted that

Accepted Answer

A)  Steady-state economic systems were not viable 
B)  Sustained economic growth of most countries was likely for the near future 
C)  Predicting the future was impossible 
D)  Technology would help mitigate the effects of increased populations 
E)  Economic collapse is likely if we do not reduce population growth 
A)  Steady-state economic systems were not viable 
B)  Sustained economic growth of most countries was likely for the near future 
C)  Predicting the future was impossible 
D)  Technology would help mitigate the effects of increased populations 
E)  Economic collapse is likely if we do not reduce population growth

Question 4

Which of the following is NOT true with respect to natural resource economics?

Accepted Answer

A)  Natural resource economics views ecological processes as factors outside the economic system. 
B)  The principles of thermodynamics and coevolution are incorporated into natural resource economics. 
C)  Natural resources are seen as abundant in natural resource economics. 
D)  Neoclassical economic theory is similar to natural resource economics. 
E)  Natural resource economics assigns a monetary value to some natural resources. 
A)  Natural resource economics views ecological processes as factors outside the economic system. 
B)  The principles of thermodynamics and coevolution are incorporated into natural resource economics. 
C)  Natural resources are seen as abundant in natural resource economics. 
D)  Neoclassical economic theory is similar to natural resource economics. 
E)  Natural resource economics assigns a monetary value to some natural resources.

Question 5

The management of a wild area by a group of indigenous people, such as the management of wild rice beds, is an example of

Accepted Answer

A)  Tragedy of the commons 
B)  A communal open access system 
C)  The "free-rider" system 
D)  A communal resource management system 
E)  Privatization 
A)  Tragedy of the commons 
B)  A communal open access system 
C)  The "free-rider" system 
D)  A communal resource management system 
E)  Privatization

Question 6

_______ is a nonrenewable resource.

Accepted Answer

A)  Scientific technology 
B)  Hydroelectric power 
C)  Coal 
D)  Biomass 
E)  Solar energy 
A)  Scientific technology 
B)  Hydroelectric power 
C)  Coal 
D)  Biomass 
E)  Solar energy

Question 7

Pollution charges and emissions trading are examples of market-based mechanisms for environmental protection.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

What you choose to buy as a consumer does not really influence businesses to produce eco-friendly goods and services.

Which of the following is considered social capital?

In Limits to Growth, the Club of Rome predicted that

Which of the following is NOT true with respect to natural resource economics?

The management of a wild area by a group of indigenous people, such as the management of wild rice beds, is an example of

_______ is a nonrenewable resource.

Pollution charges and emissions trading are examples of market-based mechanisms for environmental protection.

Understanding Our Environment

Principles of Science and Systems

Matter, Energy, and Life

Evolution, Biological Communities, and Species Interactions

Biomes: Global Patterns of Life

Population Biology

Human Populations

Environmental Health and Toxicology

Food and Hunger

Farming: Conventional and Sustainable Practices

Biodiversity: Preserving Species

Biodiversity: Preserving Landscapes

Restoration Ecology

Geology and Earth Resources

Climate Change

Air Pollution

Water Use and Management

Water Pollution

Conventional Energy

Sustainable Energy

Solid, Toxic, and Hazardous Waste

Urbanization and Sustainable Cities

Environmental Policy, Law, and Planning

What Then Shall We Do

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Exam 23: Ecological Economics

What you choose to buy as a consumer does not really influence businesses to produce eco-friendly goods and services.

Which of the following is considered social capital?

In Limits to Growth, the Club of Rome predicted that

Which of the following is NOT true with respect to natural resource economics?

The management of a wild area by a group of indigenous people, such as the management of wild rice beds, is an example of

_______ is a nonrenewable resource.

Pollution charges and emissions trading are examples of market-based mechanisms for environmental protection.

Understanding Our Environment

Principles of Science and Systems

Matter, Energy, and Life

Evolution, Biological Communities, and Species Interactions

Biomes: Global Patterns of Life

Population Biology

Human Populations

Environmental Health and Toxicology

Food and Hunger

Farming: Conventional and Sustainable Practices

Biodiversity: Preserving Species

Biodiversity: Preserving Landscapes

Restoration Ecology

Geology and Earth Resources

Climate Change

Air Pollution

Water Use and Management

Water Pollution

Conventional Energy

Sustainable Energy

Solid, Toxic, and Hazardous Waste

Urbanization and Sustainable Cities

Environmental Policy, Law, and Planning

What Then Shall We Do

Filters