Question 1

All of the following would contribute to natural capital, EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A) groundwater 
B) soil 
C) clean air 
D) All of these choices, all are natural capital 
A) groundwater 
B) soil 
C) clean air 
D) All of these choices, all are natural capital

Question 2

What is NEPA and how did it revolutionize environmental protection in the USA?

Accepted Answer

The National Environmental Policy Act (N

Question 3

The study of how people use their limited resources to try to satisfy their unlimited wants is:

Accepted Answer

A) business analysis. 
B) model testing. 
C) hypothesis development. 
D) economics. 
A) business analysis. 
B) model testing. 
C) hypothesis development. 
D) economics.

Question 4

According to the graph below:

Accepted Answer

A) As more and more pollution is eliminated from the environment, the cost of removing each additional unit of pollution decreases. 
B) As more and more pollution is eliminated from the environment, the cost of removing each additional unit of pollution increases. 
C) Cost of pollution removal is constant regardless of how polluted an area is. 
D) Cost of pollution is relative to the type of pollution 
A) As more and more pollution is eliminated from the environment, the cost of removing each additional unit of pollution decreases. 
B) As more and more pollution is eliminated from the environment, the cost of removing each additional unit of pollution increases. 
C) Cost of pollution removal is constant regardless of how polluted an area is. 
D) Cost of pollution is relative to the type of pollution

Question 5

The legislation that requires the federal government to consider the environmental impact of a proposed federal action, such as financing highway or dam construction, when making decisions about that action is:

Accepted Answer

A) Forest Reserve Act of 1891 
B) Antiquities Act of 1906 
C) National Environmental Policy Act of 1970 
D) Wilderness Act of 1964 
A) Forest Reserve Act of 1891 
B) Antiquities Act of 1906 
C) National Environmental Policy Act of 1970 
D) Wilderness Act of 1964

Question 6

Conservation and preservation are considered the same in environmental science.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

What is natural capital? Draw a schematic to show how economics is related to natural capital?

Accepted Answer

Natural capital is the earth's resources

Question 8

Setting aside undisturbed areas, maintaining them in a pristine state, and protecting them from human activities that might alter them from their natural state is known as __________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Setting aside undisturbed areas, maintaining them in...

Question 9

In the field of economics, the additional cost associated with one more unit of something is called a(n)

Accepted Answer

A) marginal cost. 
B) external cost. 
C) direct cost. 
D) fringe cost. 
A) marginal cost. 
B) external cost. 
C) direct cost. 
D) fringe cost.

Question 10

Who among the following would most likely believe that natural resources should be used for the greatest good for the most people for the longest time?

Accepted Answer

A) John James Audubon 
B) Rachel Carson 
C) George Perkins Marsh 
D) Gifford Pinchot 
A) John James Audubon 
B) Rachel Carson 
C) George Perkins Marsh 
D) Gifford Pinchot

Question 11

Systems perspective is only concerned with the immediate or intended effects of activities.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

How might the pollution be controlled using command and control regulations? How might it be controlled using incentive-based regulations? Provide examples to illustrate your answer.

Accepted Answer

For command and control regulation the l

Question 13

The author of which of the following books would likely have lectured during the Earth Day celebrations in 1970?

Accepted Answer

A) A Sand County Almanac 
B) Silent Spring 
C) The Population Bomb 
D) Man and Nature 
A) A Sand County Almanac 
B) Silent Spring 
C) The Population Bomb 
D) Man and Nature

Question 14

Only the source contributes to the natural capital not the sink.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Who wrote Man and Nature, one of the first books discussing human impact on global environmental change?

Accepted Answer

A) Paul Ehrlich 
B) Rachel Carson 
C) George Perkins Marsh 
D) John Muir 
A) Paul Ehrlich 
B) Rachel Carson 
C) George Perkins Marsh 
D) John Muir

Question 16

Laws that impose rules and regulations and set limits of pollution are called:

Accepted Answer

A) command and control. 
B) environmental impact statements. 
C) legislative documents. 
D) legislative directives. 
A) command and control. 
B) environmental impact statements. 
C) legislative documents. 
D) legislative directives.

Question 17

Environmental regulations passed by the United States Congress have included the Clean Air Act, the Clean Water Act, and the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

When consumption or production of a product has a harmful side effect that is borne by people not directly involved in the market exchange for that product, the side effect is called a(n)

Accepted Answer

A) marginal cost. 
B) indirect cost. 
C) additional cost. 
D) external cost. 
A) marginal cost. 
B) indirect cost. 
C) additional cost. 
D) external cost.

Question 19

Describe the optimum amount of pollution concept and identify any weaknesses in this approach. What is the nature of the conflicts between this economic view of the environment and an environmentalist's perspective? How can these discrepancies be resolved in a way that benefits the environment?

Accepted Answer

The optimum amount of pollution is the a

Question 20

Controversy over damming in National Parks surrounds which clause of the US Park service's mission?

Accepted Answer

A) "for the enjoyment of people" 
B) "use without impairment" 
C) "to preserve parks" 
D) "for the greatest good" 
A) "for the enjoyment of people" 
B) "use without impairment" 
C) "to preserve parks" 
D) "for the greatest good"

All of the following would contribute to natural capital, EXCEPT:

What is NEPA and how did it revolutionize environmental protection in the USA?

The study of how people use their limited resources to try to satisfy their unlimited wants is:

According to the graph below:

The legislation that requires the federal government to consider the environmental impact of a proposed federal action, such as financing highway or dam construction, when making decisions about that action is:

Conservation and preservation are considered the same in environmental science.

What is natural capital? Draw a schematic to show how economics is related to natural capital?

Setting aside undisturbed areas, maintaining them in a pristine state, and protecting them from human activities that might alter them from their natural state is known as __________.

In the field of economics, the additional cost associated with one more unit of something is called a(n)

Who among the following would most likely believe that natural resources should be used for the greatest good for the most people for the longest time?

Systems perspective is only concerned with the immediate or intended effects of activities.

How might the pollution be controlled using command and control regulations? How might it be controlled using incentive-based regulations? Provide examples to illustrate your answer.

The author of which of the following books would likely have lectured during the Earth Day celebrations in 1970?

Only the source contributes to the natural capital not the sink.

Who wrote Man and Nature, one of the first books discussing human impact on global environmental change?

Laws that impose rules and regulations and set limits of pollution are called:

Environmental regulations passed by the United States Congress have included the Clean Air Act, the Clean Water Act, and the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act.

When consumption or production of a product has a harmful side effect that is borne by people not directly involved in the market exchange for that product, the side effect is called a(n)

Describe the optimum amount of pollution concept and identify any weaknesses in this approach. What is the nature of the conflicts between this economic view of the environment and an environmentalist's perspective? How can these discrepancies be resolved in a way that benefits the environment?

Controversy over damming in National Parks surrounds which clause of the US Park service's mission?

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Sustainability and Human Values

Risk Analysis and Environmental Health Hazards

How Ecosystems Work

Ecosystems and Evolution

Human Population Change and the Environment

Air and Air Pollution

Global Atmospheric Changes

Freshwater Resources and Water Pollution

The Ocean and Fisheries

Mineral and Soil Resources

Land Resources

Agriculture and Food Resources

Biodiversity and Conservation

Solid and Hazardous Waste

Nonrenewable Energy Resources

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Exam 3: Environmental History, Politics, and Economics

All of the following would contribute to natural capital, EXCEPT:

What is NEPA and how did it revolutionize environmental protection in the USA?

The study of how people use their limited resources to try to satisfy their unlimited wants is:

According to the graph below:

The legislation that requires the federal government to consider the environmental impact of a proposed federal action, such as financing highway or dam construction, when making decisions about that action is:

Conservation and preservation are considered the same in environmental science.

What is natural capital? Draw a schematic to show how economics is related to natural capital?

Setting aside undisturbed areas, maintaining them in a pristine state, and protecting them from human activities that might alter them from their natural state is known as __________.

In the field of economics, the additional cost associated with one more unit of something is called a(n)

Who among the following would most likely believe that natural resources should be used for the greatest good for the most people for the longest time?

Systems perspective is only concerned with the immediate or intended effects of activities.

How might the pollution be controlled using command and control regulations? How might it be controlled using incentive-based regulations? Provide examples to illustrate your answer.

The author of which of the following books would likely have lectured during the Earth Day celebrations in 1970?

Only the source contributes to the natural capital not the sink.

Who wrote Man and Nature, one of the first books discussing human impact on global environmental change?

Laws that impose rules and regulations and set limits of pollution are called:

Environmental regulations passed by the United States Congress have included the Clean Air Act, the Clean Water Act, and the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act.

When consumption or production of a product has a harmful side effect that is borne by people not directly involved in the market exchange for that product, the side effect is called a(n)

Describe the optimum amount of pollution concept and identify any weaknesses in this approach. What is the nature of the conflicts between this economic view of the environment and an environmentalist's perspective? How can these discrepancies be resolved in a way that benefits the environment?

Controversy over damming in National Parks surrounds which clause of the US Park service's mission?

The Environmental Challenges We Face

Sustainability and Human Values

Risk Analysis and Environmental Health Hazards

How Ecosystems Work

Ecosystems and Evolution

Human Population Change and the Environment

Air and Air Pollution

Global Atmospheric Changes

Freshwater Resources and Water Pollution

The Ocean and Fisheries

Mineral and Soil Resources

Land Resources

Agriculture and Food Resources

Biodiversity and Conservation

Solid and Hazardous Waste

Nonrenewable Energy Resources

Renewable Energy Resources

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