Question 1

All of the following would be forms of regulation except

Accepted Answer

A)  requiring that certain resources be protected from unsustainable use. 
B)  granting tradable pollution rights. 
C)  banning the release of toxic chemicals into the environment. 
D)  determining the extent of harmful activities. 
E)  all of these answers 
A)  requiring that certain resources be protected from unsustainable use. 
B)  granting tradable pollution rights. 
C)  banning the release of toxic chemicals into the environment. 
D)  determining the extent of harmful activities. 
E)  all of these answers

Question 2

Change in a constitutional democracy is incremental because of

Accepted Answer

A)  distribution of power among the different branches. 
B)  a system of checks and balances among the different branches. 
C)  division of power among federal, state, and local levels. 
D)  all of these answers 
E)  none of these answers 
A)  distribution of power among the different branches. 
B)  a system of checks and balances among the different branches. 
C)  division of power among federal, state, and local levels. 
D)  all of these answers 
E)  none of these answers

Question 3

Ways to ease the transition from the current economy to a sustainable-Earth economy include all of the following except

Accepted Answer

A) governments and industries increase spending on education,research and development especially in renewable-energy areas. 
B) encouraging change in the current system of rewards and penalties to encourage environmentally sustainable economic activities. 
C) providing income and retraining assistance for workers displaced from environmentally destructive businesses. 
D) changing as quickly as possible so that change is not dragged out. 
E) a and d. 
A) governments and industries increase spending on education,research and development especially in renewable-energy areas. 
B) encouraging change in the current system of rewards and penalties to encourage environmentally sustainable economic activities. 
C) providing income and retraining assistance for workers displaced from environmentally destructive businesses. 
D) changing as quickly as possible so that change is not dragged out. 
E) a and d.

Question 4

Recreation,hunting and fishing in national forests generate less revenue and jobs than extracting minerals,timber and fossil fuels.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

All of the following are traps that block living sustainably except

Accepted Answer

A)  a faith in simple, easy answers. 
B)  gloom-and-doom pessimism. 
C)  critical evaluation of experts and leaders. 
D)  blind technological optimism. 
E)  gloom-and-doom pessimism and critical evaluation of experts and leaders 
A)  a faith in simple, easy answers. 
B)  gloom-and-doom pessimism. 
C)  critical evaluation of experts and leaders. 
D)  blind technological optimism. 
E)  gloom-and-doom pessimism and critical evaluation of experts and leaders

Question 6

Which of the following statements is false?

Accepted Answer

A)  Internalizing external costs would make pollution prevention more profitable. 
B)  Internalizing external costs makes consumers more aware of the true cost of goods and services. 
C)  Real market prices would not always be cheaper if external costs were internalized. 
D)  Fuel-inefficient cars would still have competitive prices if their external costs were internalized. 
E)  Many costs and benefits cannot be labeled with a price tag. 
A)  Internalizing external costs would make pollution prevention more profitable. 
B)  Internalizing external costs makes consumers more aware of the true cost of goods and services. 
C)  Real market prices would not always be cheaper if external costs were internalized. 
D)  Fuel-inefficient cars would still have competitive prices if their external costs were internalized. 
E)  Many costs and benefits cannot be labeled with a price tag.

Question 7

The United States' per capita gross domestic product (GDP)increased substantially more than the per capita genuine progress indicator (GPI)from 1950 to 2002.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Food production,transportation,home energy use and resource use have major impacts on the environment. Give two examples of how you can reduce your environmental impact for each activity.

Accepted Answer

Food production- eat locally produced,or

Question 9

How do the views of ecological economists differ from those of neoclassical economists?

Accepted Answer

Ecological economists view the economic

Question 10

Blind technological optimism could be a trait of someone with a planetary management worldview.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Which of the following questions help us in achieving environmental literacy?

Accepted Answer

A)  Where do the things I consume come from? 
B)  What do I know about the place where I live? 
C)  What is my purpose and responsibility as a human being? 
D)  How am I connected to the earth and other living things? 
E)  All of these answers 
A)  Where do the things I consume come from? 
B)  What do I know about the place where I live? 
C)  What is my purpose and responsibility as a human being? 
D)  How am I connected to the earth and other living things? 
E)  All of these answers

Question 12

Which of the following are harmful environmental costs which are included in the GPI?

Accepted Answer

A)  resource depletion 
B)  crime 
C)  pollution 
D)  resource degradation 
E)  all of these answers 
A)  resource depletion 
B)  crime 
C)  pollution 
D)  resource degradation 
E)  all of these answers

Question 13

Which of the following tasks would be most difficult for a constitutional democracy?

Accepted Answer

A)  responding to a threat of attack 
B)  responding to the possibility of long-range global warming 
C)  responding to an economic depression 
D)  responding to a labor strike 
E)  a and b 
A)  responding to a threat of attack 
B)  responding to the possibility of long-range global warming 
C)  responding to an economic depression 
D)  responding to a labor strike 
E)  a and b

Question 14

External costs are paid for by all of the following except higher

Accepted Answer

A)  taxes. 
B)  health insurance premiums. 
C)  prices. 
D)  health costs. 
E)  loan interests. 
A)  taxes. 
B)  health insurance premiums. 
C)  prices. 
D)  health costs. 
E)  loan interests.

Question 15

Critics call the movement of employees between regulatory agencies and the industries they regulate the "____________________" regulatory system

Accepted Answer

The answer of Critics call the movement of employees between...

Question 16

In order to implement ____________________,governments should reduce income or payroll taxes and enforce a safety net for poor and middle-class citizens.

Accepted Answer

The answer of In order to implement ____________________,governments should reduce...

Question 17

Which of the following is not an external cost of driving a domestic car?

Accepted Answer

A)  pollution 
B)  cost of manufacture 
C)  highway accidents 
D)  destruction of land 
E)  health costs 
A)  pollution 
B)  cost of manufacture 
C)  highway accidents 
D)  destruction of land 
E)  health costs

Question 18

Which of the following concepts includes all the others?

Accepted Answer

A)  economic security 
B)  national (military) security 
C)  global environmental security 
D)  food security 
E)  flood security 
A)  economic security 
B)  national (military) security 
C)  global environmental security 
D)  food security 
E)  flood security

Question 19

Democracies are highly desirable but hinder their own ability to resolve environmental problems.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

The majority of international treaties lack criteria for monitoring and evaluating their own effectiveness.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

All of the following would be forms of regulation except

Change in a constitutional democracy is incremental because of

Ways to ease the transition from the current economy to a sustainable-Earth economy include all of the following except

Recreation,hunting and fishing in national forests generate less revenue and jobs than extracting minerals,timber and fossil fuels.

All of the following are traps that block living sustainably except

Which of the following statements is false?

The United States' per capita gross domestic product (GDP)increased substantially more than the per capita genuine progress indicator (GPI)from 1950 to 2002.

Food production,transportation,home energy use and resource use have major impacts on the environment. Give two examples of how you can reduce your environmental impact for each activity.

How do the views of ecological economists differ from those of neoclassical economists?

Blind technological optimism could be a trait of someone with a planetary management worldview.

Which of the following questions help us in achieving environmental literacy?

Which of the following are harmful environmental costs which are included in the GPI?

Which of the following tasks would be most difficult for a constitutional democracy?

External costs are paid for by all of the following except higher

Critics call the movement of employees between regulatory agencies and the industries they regulate the "____________________" regulatory system

In order to implement ____________________,governments should reduce income or payroll taxes and enforce a safety net for poor and middle-class citizens.

Which of the following is not an external cost of driving a domestic car?

Which of the following concepts includes all the others?

Democracies are highly desirable but hinder their own ability to resolve environmental problems.

The majority of international treaties lack criteria for monitoring and evaluating their own effectiveness.

Environmental Problems, Their Causes, and Sustainability

Science, Matter, Energy, and Systems

Biodiversity and Evolution

Community Ecology, Population Ecology, and the Human Population

Sustaining Biodiversity: The Species Approach

Sustaining Biodiversity: The Ecosystem Approach

Food,Soil,and Pest Management

Water Resources and Water Pollution

Nonrenewable Energy Resources

Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy

Environmental Hazards and Human Health

Air Pollution, Climate Change, and Ozone Depletion

Urbanization and Solid and Hazardous Waste

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Exam 14: Economics, Politics, Worldviews, and Sustainability

All of the following would be forms of regulation except

Change in a constitutional democracy is incremental because of

Ways to ease the transition from the current economy to a sustainable-Earth economy include all of the following except

Recreation,hunting and fishing in national forests generate less revenue and jobs than extracting minerals,timber and fossil fuels.

All of the following are traps that block living sustainably except

Which of the following statements is false?

The United States' per capita gross domestic product (GDP)increased substantially more than the per capita genuine progress indicator (GPI)from 1950 to 2002.

Food production,transportation,home energy use and resource use have major impacts on the environment. Give two examples of how you can reduce your environmental impact for each activity.

How do the views of ecological economists differ from those of neoclassical economists?

Blind technological optimism could be a trait of someone with a planetary management worldview.

Which of the following questions help us in achieving environmental literacy?

Which of the following are harmful environmental costs which are included in the GPI?

Which of the following tasks would be most difficult for a constitutional democracy?

External costs are paid for by all of the following except higher

Critics call the movement of employees between regulatory agencies and the industries they regulate the "____________________" regulatory system

In order to implement ____________________,governments should reduce income or payroll taxes and enforce a safety net for poor and middle-class citizens.

Which of the following is not an external cost of driving a domestic car?

Which of the following concepts includes all the others?

Democracies are highly desirable but hinder their own ability to resolve environmental problems.

The majority of international treaties lack criteria for monitoring and evaluating their own effectiveness.

Environmental Problems, Their Causes, and Sustainability

Science, Matter, Energy, and Systems

Biodiversity and Evolution

Community Ecology, Population Ecology, and the Human Population

Sustaining Biodiversity: The Species Approach

Sustaining Biodiversity: The Ecosystem Approach

Food,Soil,and Pest Management

Water Resources and Water Pollution

Nonrenewable Energy Resources

Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy

Environmental Hazards and Human Health

Air Pollution, Climate Change, and Ozone Depletion

Urbanization and Solid and Hazardous Waste

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