Question 1

The ability to meet humanity's current needs without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their needs is termed:

Accepted Answer

A) ecology 
B) environmental sustainability 
C) environmental ethics 
D) environmental law 
A) ecology 
B) environmental sustainability 
C) environmental ethics 
D) environmental law

Question 2

In 1987 the U.N. World Commission on Environment and Development presented a report on sustainable development called?

Accepted Answer

A) Tragedy of the Commons 
B) Lifeboat Principle 
C) Our Common Future 
D) Silent Springs 
A) Tragedy of the Commons 
B) Lifeboat Principle 
C) Our Common Future 
D) Silent Springs

Question 3

Which of the following issues might an environmental ethicist study?

Accepted Answer

A) The moral consequences of the use of human stem cells to control disease. 
B) Whether NIMBY behavior is morally acceptable. 
C) The endangered species act's economic impact on developers. 
D) The impacts of biodiversity loss on local ecosystem. 
A) The moral consequences of the use of human stem cells to control disease. 
B) Whether NIMBY behavior is morally acceptable. 
C) The endangered species act's economic impact on developers. 
D) The impacts of biodiversity loss on local ecosystem.

Question 4

What is meant by food insecurity?

Accepted Answer

A) The potential decline in agricultural productivity due to reduced soil fertility as a result of multi-cropping. 
B) The condition in which people live with chronic hunger and malnutrition likely due to poverty. 
C) The increased pressures on food production as a result of increases in global population. 
D) The potential decline in agricultural productivity due to conservation tillage. 
A) The potential decline in agricultural productivity due to reduced soil fertility as a result of multi-cropping. 
B) The condition in which people live with chronic hunger and malnutrition likely due to poverty. 
C) The increased pressures on food production as a result of increases in global population. 
D) The potential decline in agricultural productivity due to conservation tillage.

Question 5

Which of the recommendations for achieving sustainable living is most likely to be addressed by what is indicated in this photograph:

Accepted Answer

A) Eliminating poverty. 
B) Designing sustainable cities. 
C) Protecting and restoring Earth's resources. 
D) Mitigating climate change. 
A) Eliminating poverty. 
B) Designing sustainable cities. 
C) Protecting and restoring Earth's resources. 
D) Mitigating climate change.

Question 6

The three factors that interact to promote sustainable development are environmentally sound decisions, economically viable decisions, and _____________.

Accepted Answer

Socially e

Question 7

The field of philosophy that is concerned with the application of human values is known as ________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The field of philosophy that is concerned...

Question 8

What is a potential shortcoming in achieving environmental justice?

Accepted Answer

A) It is more expensive to clean-up hazardous waste in low-income communities because of the lack of technical skill in these communities. 
B) Residents of low-income and minority communities have less involvement in the political process and may not even be aware of their exposure to increased levels of pollutants. 
C) Minority communities tend to get more cooperation from government agencies that can help them. 
D) Too many programs exist to serve the environmental justice needs of low-income and minority communities and these are often in competition with each other making it hard to accomplish the goals. 
A) It is more expensive to clean-up hazardous waste in low-income communities because of the lack of technical skill in these communities. 
B) Residents of low-income and minority communities have less involvement in the political process and may not even be aware of their exposure to increased levels of pollutants. 
C) Minority communities tend to get more cooperation from government agencies that can help them. 
D) Too many programs exist to serve the environmental justice needs of low-income and minority communities and these are often in competition with each other making it hard to accomplish the goals.

Question 9

What does the photograph BEST represent?

Accepted Answer

A) A deep ecology worldview. 
B) Sustainable consumption. 
C) Child labor. 
D) Poverty. 
A) A deep ecology worldview. 
B) Sustainable consumption. 
C) Child labor. 
D) Poverty.

Question 10

Which of the following is the BEST example of voluntary simplicity?

Accepted Answer

A) owning a car and occasionally carpooling 
B) owning a car and motorscooter 
C) owning one traditional car, and one hybrid car 
D) sharing ownership of a hybrid car with someone else 
A) owning a car and occasionally carpooling 
B) owning a car and motorscooter 
C) owning one traditional car, and one hybrid car 
D) sharing ownership of a hybrid car with someone else

The ability to meet humanity's current needs without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their needs is termed:

In 1987 the U.N. World Commission on Environment and Development presented a report on sustainable development called?

Which of the following issues might an environmental ethicist study?

What is meant by food insecurity?

Which of the recommendations for achieving sustainable living is most likely to be addressed by what is indicated in this photograph:

The three factors that interact to promote sustainable development are environmentally sound decisions, economically viable decisions, and _____________.

The field of philosophy that is concerned with the application of human values is known as ________.

What is a potential shortcoming in achieving environmental justice?

What does the photograph BEST represent?

Which of the following is the BEST example of voluntary simplicity?

The Environmental Challenges We Face

Environmental History, Politics, and Economics

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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Exam 2: Sustainability and Human Values

The ability to meet humanity's current needs without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their needs is termed:

In 1987 the U.N. World Commission on Environment and Development presented a report on sustainable development called?

Which of the following issues might an environmental ethicist study?

What is meant by food insecurity?

Which of the recommendations for achieving sustainable living is most likely to be addressed by what is indicated in this photograph:

The three factors that interact to promote sustainable development are environmentally sound decisions, economically viable decisions, and _____________.

The field of philosophy that is concerned with the application of human values is known as ________.

What is a potential shortcoming in achieving environmental justice?

What does the photograph BEST represent?

Which of the following is the BEST example of voluntary simplicity?

The Environmental Challenges We Face

Environmental History, Politics, and Economics

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

Filters