Question 1

History indicates we can change faster than may be thought, once we have courage to leave behind ideas and practices that no longer work.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

An ____________________ is how people think the world works and what they believe their role in it should be.

Accepted Answer

environmen

Question 3

Which of the following is synonymous with an anthropocentric worldview?

Accepted Answer

A) self-centered 
B) life-centered 
C) human-centered 
D) ecosystem-centered 
E) earth-centered 
A) self-centered 
B) life-centered 
C) human-centered 
D) ecosystem-centered 
E) earth-centered

Question 4

Which of the following is not a part of the Planetary Management worldview?

Accepted Answer

A) We are the most important and dominant species. 
B) Resources are limited and should not be wasted. 
C) The earth should be managed for our own benefit. 
D) The potential for economic growth is essentially unlimited. 
E) Success depends on managing life-support systems to our benefit. 
A) We are the most important and dominant species. 
B) Resources are limited and should not be wasted. 
C) The earth should be managed for our own benefit. 
D) The potential for economic growth is essentially unlimited. 
E) Success depends on managing life-support systems to our benefit.

Question 5

Our ecological footprints ____________________ the earth's estimated ecological capacity.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Our ecological footprints ____________________ the earth's estimated...

Question 6

Which of the following is based on a belief that the less government interference the better?

Accepted Answer

A) no-problem school 
B) free-market school 
C) spaceship-earth school 
D) stewardship 
E) ecocentrism 
A) no-problem school 
B) free-market school 
C) spaceship-earth school 
D) stewardship 
E) ecocentrism

Question 7

Which of the following is part of the environmental wisdom worldview?

Accepted Answer

A) Success is managing the earth's systems for ourselves. 
B) Success is managing the earth by dominating, changing, and managing the earth for everyone. 
C) Success is economic growth, development, better management, and technology. 
D) Success is learning how nature sustains itself and integrating this into our actions. 
E) Success is understanding nature to dominate, change, and manage it. 
A) Success is managing the earth's systems for ourselves. 
B) Success is managing the earth by dominating, changing, and managing the earth for everyone. 
C) Success is economic growth, development, better management, and technology. 
D) Success is learning how nature sustains itself and integrating this into our actions. 
E) Success is understanding nature to dominate, change, and manage it.

Question 8

Which of the following is not one of the ethical guidelines for living more sustainably?

Accepted Answer

A) Do not degrade or deplete the earth's natural capital. 
B) Help maintain the earth's capacity for self-repair. 
C) Do not waste matter and energy resources. 
D) Avoid climate-changing activities. 
E) Encourage more technological answers to problems. 
A) Do not degrade or deplete the earth's natural capital. 
B) Help maintain the earth's capacity for self-repair. 
C) Do not waste matter and energy resources. 
D) Avoid climate-changing activities. 
E) Encourage more technological answers to problems.

Question 9

Consider the section "How Much Is Enough?" Do you agree that many of the things we now feel are necessities are actually luxuries? Could you do without them, or are they now part of your necessities? How does your worldview affect your sense of what is necessary?

Accepted Answer

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Question 10

The ____________________ worldview is devoted to preserving the earth's biodiversity and life systems for now and in the future.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The ____________________ worldview is devoted to preserving...

Question 11

Research by psychologists have found that a growing number of people want more of a sense of community as opposed to more 'stuff.'

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

The Biosphere 2 experiment was a complete success.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Which of the following ideas would not be part of the earth-oriented worldview?

Accepted Answer

A) Preserving the earth's biodiversity now and in the future 
B) Humans are not in charge of the world 
C) We have an ethical responsibility to be caring, responsible managers of the earth. 
D) Human economies and systems are part of earth's life-support systems 
E) Preventing depletion of natural capital promotes environmental sustainability 
A) Preserving the earth's biodiversity now and in the future 
B) Humans are not in charge of the world 
C) We have an ethical responsibility to be caring, responsible managers of the earth. 
D) Human economies and systems are part of earth's life-support systems 
E) Preventing depletion of natural capital promotes environmental sustainability

Question 14

Earth-focused philosophers say that to be rooted, each of us needs to find a(n) ____________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Earth-focused philosophers say that to be rooted,...

Question 15

The stewardship worldview holds that as we use natural capital we are ______________ from future generations.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The stewardship worldview holds that as we...

History indicates we can change faster than may be thought, once we have courage to leave behind ideas and practices that no longer work.

An ____________________ is how people think the world works and what they believe their role in it should be.

Which of the following is synonymous with an anthropocentric worldview?

Which of the following is not a part of the Planetary Management worldview?

Our ecological footprints ____________________ the earth's estimated ecological capacity.

Which of the following is based on a belief that the less government interference the better?

Which of the following is part of the environmental wisdom worldview?

Which of the following is not one of the ethical guidelines for living more sustainably?

Consider the section "How Much Is Enough?" Do you agree that many of the things we now feel are necessities are actually luxuries? Could you do without them, or are they now part of your necessities? How does your worldview affect your sense of what is necessary?

The ____________________ worldview is devoted to preserving the earth's biodiversity and life systems for now and in the future.

Research by psychologists have found that a growing number of people want more of a sense of community as opposed to more 'stuff.'

The Biosphere 2 experiment was a complete success.

Which of the following ideas would not be part of the earth-oriented worldview?

Earth-focused philosophers say that to be rooted, each of us needs to find a(n) ____________________.

The stewardship worldview holds that as we use natural capital we are ______________ from future generations.

Environmental Problems, Their Causes, and Sustainability

Science, Matter, Energy, and Systems

Ecosystems: What Are They and How Do They Work

Biodiversity and Evolution

Biodiversity, Species Interactions, and Population Control

The Human Population and Its Impact

Climate and Biodiversity

Aquatic Biodiversity

Sustaining Biodiversity: the Species Approach

Sustaining Terrestrial Biodiversity: the Ecosystem Approach

Sustaining Aquatic Biodiversity

Food, Soil, and Pest Management

Water Resources

Geology and Nonrenewable Mineral Resources

Nonrenewable Energy

Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy

Environmental Hazards and Human Health

Air Pollution

Climate Disruption and Ozone Depletion

Water Pollution

Solid and Hazardous Waste

Cities and Sustainability

Economics, Environment, and Sustainability

Politics, Environment, and Sustainability

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Exam 25: Environmental Worldviews, Ethics, and Sustainability

History indicates we can change faster than may be thought, once we have courage to leave behind ideas and practices that no longer work.

An ____________________ is how people think the world works and what they believe their role in it should be.

Which of the following is synonymous with an anthropocentric worldview?

Which of the following is not a part of the Planetary Management worldview?

Our ecological footprints ____________________ the earth's estimated ecological capacity.

Which of the following is based on a belief that the less government interference the better?

Which of the following is part of the environmental wisdom worldview?

Which of the following is not one of the ethical guidelines for living more sustainably?

Consider the section "How Much Is Enough?" Do you agree that many of the things we now feel are necessities are actually luxuries? Could you do without them, or are they now part of your necessities? How does your worldview affect your sense of what is necessary?

The ____________________ worldview is devoted to preserving the earth's biodiversity and life systems for now and in the future.

Research by psychologists have found that a growing number of people want more of a sense of community as opposed to more 'stuff.'

The Biosphere 2 experiment was a complete success.

Which of the following ideas would not be part of the earth-oriented worldview?

Earth-focused philosophers say that to be rooted, each of us needs to find a(n) ____________________.

The stewardship worldview holds that as we use natural capital we are ______________ from future generations.

Environmental Problems, Their Causes, and Sustainability

Science, Matter, Energy, and Systems

Ecosystems: What Are They and How Do They Work

Biodiversity and Evolution

Biodiversity, Species Interactions, and Population Control

The Human Population and Its Impact

Climate and Biodiversity

Aquatic Biodiversity

Sustaining Biodiversity: the Species Approach

Sustaining Terrestrial Biodiversity: the Ecosystem Approach

Sustaining Aquatic Biodiversity

Food, Soil, and Pest Management

Water Resources

Geology and Nonrenewable Mineral Resources

Nonrenewable Energy

Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy

Environmental Hazards and Human Health

Air Pollution

Climate Disruption and Ozone Depletion

Water Pollution

Solid and Hazardous Waste

Cities and Sustainability

Economics, Environment, and Sustainability

Politics, Environment, and Sustainability

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