Question 1

An expansionist worldview would support all of the following EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A) An anthropocentric utilitarian view of resources. 
B) A desire to conquer and exploit nature. 
C) The inherent right of individuals to accumulate wealth and consume unlimited resources to provide material comfort. 
D) No exceptions,all of the above would be supported by an expansionist worldview. 
A) An anthropocentric utilitarian view of resources. 
B) A desire to conquer and exploit nature. 
C) The inherent right of individuals to accumulate wealth and consume unlimited resources to provide material comfort. 
D) No exceptions,all of the above would be supported by an expansionist worldview.

Question 2

Why is the deep ecology worldview impractical?

Accepted Answer

A) It is immoral to ask people to lower their standards of living. 
B) Everyone would need to become a vegetarian. 
C) It is clearly not sustainable since it gives rights to animals. 
D) Human population size would have to decline drastically for it to work. 
A) It is immoral to ask people to lower their standards of living. 
B) Everyone would need to become a vegetarian. 
C) It is clearly not sustainable since it gives rights to animals. 
D) Human population size would have to decline drastically for it to work.

Question 3

Which of the following statements reflects the Western worldview?

Accepted Answer

A) All organisms are interdependent 
B) Nature should be preserved,not used 
C) Humans have the right to modify the environment to benefit their wellbeing and high standard of living 
D) Humans and all other species have equal worth 
A) All organisms are interdependent 
B) Nature should be preserved,not used 
C) Humans have the right to modify the environment to benefit their wellbeing and high standard of living 
D) Humans and all other species have equal worth

Question 4

It has been argued that the United States has a serious consumption overpopulation problem.Why is this possibly true?

Accepted Answer

A) Birth rates are very high in the United States and this consumes a lot of hospital resources. 
B) The United States is highly urbanized and this requires a massive transit system. 
C) The United States climate is cold and this requires a huge use of fossil fuels to stay warm. 
D) The United States population consumes too large a portion of the world's resources due to relatively affluent lifestyles. 
A) Birth rates are very high in the United States and this consumes a lot of hospital resources. 
B) The United States is highly urbanized and this requires a massive transit system. 
C) The United States climate is cold and this requires a huge use of fossil fuels to stay warm. 
D) The United States population consumes too large a portion of the world's resources due to relatively affluent lifestyles.

Question 5

Global sustainable development depends on eradication of poverty in the developing world.What is the consequence of this?

Accepted Answer

A) Developing countries will consume at the same levels as developed countries today. 
B) Poor people will need to move to cities increasing urban air pollution. 
C) Developing countries will be forced into deforestation in order to meet their economic needs. 
D) Poor people in developing countries need to increase their consumption of certain essential resources. 
A) Developing countries will consume at the same levels as developed countries today. 
B) Poor people will need to move to cities increasing urban air pollution. 
C) Developing countries will be forced into deforestation in order to meet their economic needs. 
D) Poor people in developing countries need to increase their consumption of certain essential resources.

Question 6

Why are both science and ethics necessary to solve environmental problems?

Accepted Answer

A) Science helps us understand the outcomes of particular actions and ethics are necessary to help us decide what we ought to do among a range of choices. 
B) Ethics are necessary to keep environmental scientists from exaggerating scientific truths. 
C) Ethics are necessary to provide economic solutions to problems identified by scientists. 
D) Because of societal pressures humans cannot generally be trusted to do what is right. 
A) Science helps us understand the outcomes of particular actions and ethics are necessary to help us decide what we ought to do among a range of choices. 
B) Ethics are necessary to keep environmental scientists from exaggerating scientific truths. 
C) Ethics are necessary to provide economic solutions to problems identified by scientists. 
D) Because of societal pressures humans cannot generally be trusted to do what is right.

Question 7

What is carrying capacity?

Accepted Answer

A) The maximum population in sustained development projects. 
B) The maximum population that can be sustained by a given environment. 
C) The average number of organisms living in a given environment. 
D) The minimum population surviving in the world as a whole. 
A) The maximum population in sustained development projects. 
B) The maximum population that can be sustained by a given environment. 
C) The average number of organisms living in a given environment. 
D) The minimum population surviving in the world as a whole.

Question 8

A deep ecology worldview would support all of the following EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A) Nonhuman life forms have value that is independent of the usefulness they may have for narrow human purposes. 
B) The richness and diversity of life contribute to the flourishing of life on Earth and humans have no right to reduce this richness and diversity except to satisfy vital needs. 
C) The inherent responsibility of individuals to implement changes in society so that humans can flourish. 
D) A spiritual respect for life reflected in appreciating quality of life rather than adhering to a high standard of living. 
A) Nonhuman life forms have value that is independent of the usefulness they may have for narrow human purposes. 
B) The richness and diversity of life contribute to the flourishing of life on Earth and humans have no right to reduce this richness and diversity except to satisfy vital needs. 
C) The inherent responsibility of individuals to implement changes in society so that humans can flourish. 
D) A spiritual respect for life reflected in appreciating quality of life rather than adhering to a high standard of living.

Question 9

An environmental ethicist would be concerned with:

Accepted Answer

A) what role humans play in determining the fate of Earth's resources 
B) how humans should relate to the natural environment 
C) the moral basis of environmental responsibility 
D) all of these choices 
A) what role humans play in determining the fate of Earth's resources 
B) how humans should relate to the natural environment 
C) the moral basis of environmental responsibility 
D) all of these choices

Question 10

Which field of study considers the moral basis of environmental responsibility?

Accepted Answer

A) Deep ecology 
B) Environmental science 
C) Environmental ethics 
D) Voluntary simplicity 
A) Deep ecology 
B) Environmental science 
C) Environmental ethics 
D) Voluntary simplicity

Question 11

A type of sustainable consumption which recognizes that individual happiness and quality of life are not necessarily linked to the accumulation of material goods but rather that a person's values and character define that individual more than how many things he or she own is know as:

Accepted Answer

A) environmental ethics 
B) voluntary simplicity 
C) sustainable development 
D) environmental justice 
A) environmental ethics 
B) voluntary simplicity 
C) sustainable development 
D) environmental justice

An expansionist worldview would support all of the following EXCEPT:

Why is the deep ecology worldview impractical?

Which of the following statements reflects the Western worldview?

It has been argued that the United States has a serious consumption overpopulation problem.Why is this possibly true?

Global sustainable development depends on eradication of poverty in the developing world.What is the consequence of this?

Why are both science and ethics necessary to solve environmental problems?

What is carrying capacity?

A deep ecology worldview would support all of the following EXCEPT:

An environmental ethicist would be concerned with:

Which field of study considers the moral basis of environmental responsibility?

A type of sustainable consumption which recognizes that individual happiness and quality of life are not necessarily linked to the accumulation of material goods but rather that a person's values and character define that individual more than how many things he or she own is know as:

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

An expansionist worldview would support all of the following EXCEPT:

Why is the deep ecology worldview impractical?

Which of the following statements reflects the Western worldview?

It has been argued that the United States has a serious consumption overpopulation problem.Why is this possibly true?

Global sustainable development depends on eradication of poverty in the developing world.What is the consequence of this?

Why are both science and ethics necessary to solve environmental problems?

What is carrying capacity?

A deep ecology worldview would support all of the following EXCEPT:

An environmental ethicist would be concerned with:

Which field of study considers the moral basis of environmental responsibility?

A type of sustainable consumption which recognizes that individual happiness and quality of life are not necessarily linked to the accumulation of material goods but rather that a person's values and character define that individual more than how many things he or she own is know as:

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