Exam 3: Environmental History, Politics, and Economics

Put the following historical views of the environment in the correct chronological sequence. I. Frontier attitude: desire to conquer and exploit nature as quickly as possible. II. Biocentric preservationists: belief that all life deserves respect and consideration. III. Utilitarian conservationist: view of environment in terms of usefulness for people. IV. Earth Day celebrant: demonstrates support of environmental quality by planting trees, cleaning roadsides and rives and marching in parades.

Identify three individuals that have made a significant contribution to the environment and provide a brief explanation of the contribution of each.

Which of the following is NOT included in an Environmental Impact Statement?

The graph below represents the cost-benefit diagram for identifying the optimum amount of pollution. The intersection of the two lines indicates

Who was the founder of the Sierra Club and a force behind the establishment of Yosemite and Sequoia National Parks?

Identify the two people in the photograph below and describe their contributions to our understanding of the environment and the environmental movement in the United States.

How did NEPA revolutionize environmental protection in the United States?

Which of the following is NOT an example of command and control regulation?

Whose name is associated with the concept of the land ethic and in which book did he make this argument?

In economic terms, oils and chemicals burning in the Cuyahoga River would represent:

Whose work helped create support for the passage of the Wilderness Act of 1964?

Which of the following do incentive-based strategies depend on most?

When economists adopt a market-oriented strategy to deal with pollution, they:

Which of the following are TRUE about environmental taxes: 1. they are a type of incentive based regulation for pollution control 2. they are a type of command and control regulation for pollution control 3. they are designed to be equal to the external cost of pollution

The total income of a nation's goods and services for a given year refers to:

Which of the following illustrates a major problem with using gross domestic product as a measure of national productivity?

Game Management, written by Aldo Leopold, influenced the passage of new taxes on sporting weapons and ammunition which were used to support and fund wildlife management and research.

In 2000, "Clean Energy Now!" was:

National income accounts are incomplete estimates of national economic performance because national income accounts do NOT include

The role of the Council on Environmental Quality is: