Question 1

Which of the following is part of the stewardship worldview?

Accepted Answer

A)  The potential for economic growth is essentially unlimited. 
B)  Environmentally harmful forms of economic growth should be encouraged. 
C)  Environmentally beneficial forms of economic growth should be discouraged. 
D)  Humans have an ethical responsibility to care for nature. 
A)  The potential for economic growth is essentially unlimited. 
B)  Environmentally harmful forms of economic growth should be encouraged. 
C)  Environmentally beneficial forms of economic growth should be discouraged. 
D)  Humans have an ethical responsibility to care for nature.

Question 2

Which worldview often uses the spaceship-Earth strategy?

Accepted Answer

A)  the "no problem" school 
B)  stewardship 
C)  planetary management 
D)  a free-market global economy with minimal government interference 
A)  the "no problem" school 
B)  stewardship 
C)  planetary management 
D)  a free-market global economy with minimal government interference

Question 3

What is one component of an environmental revolution?

Accepted Answer

A)  environmental groups becoming more radical in their behaviour 
B)  a sufficiency revolution in which the basic needs of only certain people are met 
C)  an efficiency revolution to conserve energy and matter 
D)  a cultural revolution 
A)  environmental groups becoming more radical in their behaviour 
B)  a sufficiency revolution in which the basic needs of only certain people are met 
C)  an efficiency revolution to conserve energy and matter 
D)  a cultural revolution

Question 4

What characterizes the environmental wisdom worldview?

Accepted Answer

A)  believing that the Earth does not need us managing it in order to go on, whereas we need the Earth in order to survive. 
B)  believing that all types of economic growth are important for alleviating poverty 
C)  being similar to the planetary management worldview in most respects 
D)  seeing the need for more competition in relationships 
A)  believing that the Earth does not need us managing it in order to go on, whereas we need the Earth in order to survive. 
B)  believing that all types of economic growth are important for alleviating poverty 
C)  being similar to the planetary management worldview in most respects 
D)  seeing the need for more competition in relationships

Question 5

Which strategy is NOT likely to empower people to move toward more responsible environmental actions?

Accepted Answer

A)  avoiding mental traps that lead to inaction 
B)  recognizing that people are to blame for environmental disasters and there is no hope to atone for all the messes 
C)  grounding human actions in hope 
D)  recognizing there are many alternative paths for making progress 
A)  avoiding mental traps that lead to inaction 
B)  recognizing that people are to blame for environmental disasters and there is no hope to atone for all the messes 
C)  grounding human actions in hope 
D)  recognizing there are many alternative paths for making progress

Question 6

In the final analysis,all sustainability is local.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Why was Carlos Davidson important?

Accepted Answer

A)  He developed a way to bridge the gap between differing worldviews. 
B)  He developed better versions of democratic communities. 
C)  He developed ecotechnologies that are smaller in scale and consume fewer resources. 
D)  He developed a way to help prevent political changes that would halt environmental degradation. 
A)  He developed a way to bridge the gap between differing worldviews. 
B)  He developed better versions of democratic communities. 
C)  He developed ecotechnologies that are smaller in scale and consume fewer resources. 
D)  He developed a way to help prevent political changes that would halt environmental degradation.

Question 8

The ____________________ worldview states that humans are Earth's most important species and they have an ethical responsibility to care for the rest of nature.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The ____________________ worldview states that humans are...

Question 9

What is one key goal for environmental literacy?

Accepted Answer

A)  People should understand as much as possible about the Earth. 
B)  People should try to implement more effective birth control methods. 
C)  People should look for connections within the ecosystem. 
D)  People should develop respect only for human life. 
A)  People should understand as much as possible about the Earth. 
B)  People should try to implement more effective birth control methods. 
C)  People should look for connections within the ecosystem. 
D)  People should develop respect only for human life.

Question 10

Which corollary would result from an anthropocentric worldview?

Accepted Answer

A)  Animals are for conserving, not shooting. 
B)  When human needs are considered first and they increase their wants without limit, the result is loss of biodiversity. 
C)  Good Earth stewards can preserve ecological integrity. 
D)  The world is not for exploiting. 
A)  Animals are for conserving, not shooting. 
B)  When human needs are considered first and they increase their wants without limit, the result is loss of biodiversity. 
C)  Good Earth stewards can preserve ecological integrity. 
D)  The world is not for exploiting.

Question 11

Which worldview is likely to support the view that most public property should be turned over to private ownership?

Accepted Answer

A)  responsible planetary management 
B)  a free-market global economy 
C)  the "no problem" school 
D)  stewardship 
A)  responsible planetary management 
B)  a free-market global economy 
C)  the "no problem" school 
D)  stewardship

Question 12

____________________ is the philosophy that an action is right if it produces the greatest satisfaction or pleasure for the greatest number of people.

Accepted Answer

The answer of ____________________ is the philosophy that an action...

Question 13

Stewardship is based on an idea that nature exists for all species alike and on the idea that the success of society depends on how well people manage the Earth and nature.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Which of the following is a trap that blocks sustainable living?

Accepted Answer

A)  critical evaluation of experts and leaders 
B)  media commercials 
C)  faith in simple, easy answers 
D)  the technology solution 
A)  critical evaluation of experts and leaders 
B)  media commercials 
C)  faith in simple, easy answers 
D)  the technology solution

Question 15

A(n)___________________________________ centres around decreasing human dependence on fossil fuels and focusing on a method that uses renewable energy.

Accepted Answer

solar-hydr

Question 16

What is the basis of the "no problem" variation of the planetary management worldview?

Accepted Answer

A)  the general belief that an ethical responsibility to "tend our garden" would improve most technological-economic growth worldviews 
B)  the general belief that pure capitalism should be used to make economic decisions 
C)  the general belief that better management and technology, and more economic growth, can fix humanity's problems 
D)  the general belief that a mixture of market-based competition, improved technology, and government intervention can solve humanity's problems 
A)  the general belief that an ethical responsibility to "tend our garden" would improve most technological-economic growth worldviews 
B)  the general belief that pure capitalism should be used to make economic decisions 
C)  the general belief that better management and technology, and more economic growth, can fix humanity's problems 
D)  the general belief that a mixture of market-based competition, improved technology, and government intervention can solve humanity's problems

Question 17

The _________________________ school believes the best way to manage the planet for human benefit is through an open,global economy with minimal government interference.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The _________________________ school believes the best way...

Question 18

Which of the following is among the concerns that an ecocentrist would extend compassion to?

Accepted Answer

A)  the ecosphere 
B)  the human species 
C)  the current generation 
D)  past generations 
A)  the ecosphere 
B)  the human species 
C)  the current generation 
D)  past generations

Question 19

____________________ values refers to forms of life that have value because of their usefulness to humans or to the biosphere.

Accepted Answer

Instrument

Question 20

An environmental worldview can be either anthropocentric or biocentric,depending on how a person views his or her role in the world.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 28: Environmental World-views, ethics, and Sustainability

Which of the following is part of the stewardship worldview?

Which worldview often uses the spaceship-Earth strategy?

What is one component of an environmental revolution?

What characterizes the environmental wisdom worldview?

Which strategy is NOT likely to empower people to move toward more responsible environmental actions?

In the final analysis,all sustainability is local.

Why was Carlos Davidson important?

The ____________________ worldview states that humans are Earth's most important species and they have an ethical responsibility to care for the rest of nature.

What is one key goal for environmental literacy?

Which corollary would result from an anthropocentric worldview?

Which worldview is likely to support the view that most public property should be turned over to private ownership?

____________________ is the philosophy that an action is right if it produces the greatest satisfaction or pleasure for the greatest number of people.

Stewardship is based on an idea that nature exists for all species alike and on the idea that the success of society depends on how well people manage the Earth and nature.

Which of the following is a trap that blocks sustainable living?

A(n)___________________________________ centres around decreasing human dependence on fossil fuels and focusing on a method that uses renewable energy.

What is the basis of the "no problem" variation of the planetary management worldview?

The _________________________ school believes the best way to manage the planet for human benefit is through an open,global economy with minimal government interference.

Which of the following is among the concerns that an ecocentrist would extend compassion to?

____________________ values refers to forms of life that have value because of their usefulness to humans or to the biosphere.

An environmental worldview can be either anthropocentric or biocentric,depending on how a person views his or her role in the world.

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