Question 1

Humans can move toward creating restorative economies by all of the following except

Accepted Answer

A)  using full-cost accounting. 
B)  making environmental concerns a key part of all trade agreements and loans by international lending agencies. 
C)  revoking charters of environmentally and socially irresponsible businesses. 
D)  making a primary commitment to economic growth. 
E)  using low discount rates. 
A)  using full-cost accounting. 
B)  making environmental concerns a key part of all trade agreements and loans by international lending agencies. 
C)  revoking charters of environmentally and socially irresponsible businesses. 
D)  making a primary commitment to economic growth. 
E)  using low discount rates.

Question 2

The ____________________ principle in evaluating environmental policies states that we should make decisions that help to prevent a problem from occurring or becoming worse.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The ____________________ principle in evaluating environmental policies...

Question 3

Human-centered world views include

Accepted Answer

A) planetary management worldview. 
B) stewardship worldview. 
C) environmental wisdom. 
D) a and b. 
E) b and c. 
A) planetary management worldview. 
B) stewardship worldview. 
C) environmental wisdom. 
D) a and b. 
E) b and c.

Question 4

Environmental careers include

Accepted Answer

A)  solid and hazardous waste management. 
B)  sustainable forestry. 
C)  ecology dynamics. 
D)  population dynamics. 
E)  all of these answers 
A)  solid and hazardous waste management. 
B)  sustainable forestry. 
C)  ecology dynamics. 
D)  population dynamics. 
E)  all of these answers

Question 5

Solutions to solving the problems with global environmental treaties include all the following except

Accepted Answer

A)  increase funding for monitoring and enforcement. 
B)  develop criteria for evaluating effectiveness of proposed solutions. 
C)  require full consensus among regulating parties. 
D)  ensure that treaties are integrated with one another. 
E)  none of these answers. 
A)  increase funding for monitoring and enforcement. 
B)  develop criteria for evaluating effectiveness of proposed solutions. 
C)  require full consensus among regulating parties. 
D)  ensure that treaties are integrated with one another. 
E)  none of these answers.

Question 6

National Resource Lands,primarily used for mining,oil and gas extraction,and livestock grazing,are managed by the

Accepted Answer

A)  U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. 
B)  Department of Energy. 
C)  Bureau of Land Management. 
D)  National Park System. 
E)  Department of Defense. 
A)  U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. 
B)  Department of Energy. 
C)  Bureau of Land Management. 
D)  National Park System. 
E)  Department of Defense.

Question 7

Nonprofit nongovernmental organizations include grassroots groups and labor unions working at the international,national,state,and local levels.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

People calling for more stewardship generally believe that

Accepted Answer

A)  pure capitalism should be used to make our economic decisions. 
B)  better science and technology can fix our problems. 
C)  an ethical responsibility to "tend our garden" would improve most technological-economic growth worldviews. 
D)  a mixture of market-based competition, improved technology, and government intervention can solve our problems. 
E)  all of these answers 
A)  pure capitalism should be used to make our economic decisions. 
B)  better science and technology can fix our problems. 
C)  an ethical responsibility to "tend our garden" would improve most technological-economic growth worldviews. 
D)  a mixture of market-based competition, improved technology, and government intervention can solve our problems. 
E)  all of these answers

Question 9

Poverty is usually defined as

Accepted Answer

A)  not being able to buy shoes. 
B)  not being able to meet one's basic economic needs. 
C)  earning less than $100 per year. 
D)  eating an unbalanced diet. 
E)  all of these answers 
A)  not being able to buy shoes. 
B)  not being able to meet one's basic economic needs. 
C)  earning less than $100 per year. 
D)  eating an unbalanced diet. 
E)  all of these answers

Question 10

According to Paul Hawken,the large inefficiencies of our businesses are hidden because of

Accepted Answer

A)  lack of complete information. 
B)  environmental externalities. 
C)  faulty pricing. 
D)  all of these answers 
E)  none of these answers 
A)  lack of complete information. 
B)  environmental externalities. 
C)  faulty pricing. 
D)  all of these answers 
E)  none of these answers

Question 11

Write in the table what sustainability shifts from the current emphasis will be necessary to start a sustainability revolution? For example,a shift to climate stabilization is necessary to shift emphasis from climate disruption.

Accepted Answer

a)Renewable energy sources
b)E

Question 12

Students on college campuses have

Accepted Answer

A)  helped design a more sustainable environmental studies building. 
B)  helped design a "green" dorm. 
C)  carried out sustainable agriculture and ecological restoration projects. 
D)  studied the impacts of lead and other toxic pollutants in low-income neighborhoods. 
E)  all of these answers 
A)  helped design a more sustainable environmental studies building. 
B)  helped design a "green" dorm. 
C)  carried out sustainable agriculture and ecological restoration projects. 
D)  studied the impacts of lead and other toxic pollutants in low-income neighborhoods. 
E)  all of these answers

Question 13

Critics of the command and control approach to environmental regulation argue that the strategy

Accepted Answer

A)  discourages innovation 
B)  unnecessarily increases costs 
C)  enforces clean up instead of prevention 
D)  all of these answers 
E)  none of these answers 
A)  discourages innovation 
B)  unnecessarily increases costs 
C)  enforces clean up instead of prevention 
D)  all of these answers 
E)  none of these answers

Question 14

The Nature Conservancy,World Wildlife Fund,Greenpeace and the Grameen Bank are examples of non-governmental organizations working toward environmental conservation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Which of the following key topics help us in achieving environmental literacy?

Accepted Answer

A)  Three principles of sustainability 
B)  Basic principles of ecology 
C)  Exponential growth and carrying capacity 
D)  Two laws of thermodynamics and the law of conservation of matter 
E)  All of these answers 
A)  Three principles of sustainability 
B)  Basic principles of ecology 
C)  Exponential growth and carrying capacity 
D)  Two laws of thermodynamics and the law of conservation of matter 
E)  All of these answers

Question 16

Which of the following is not a key goal of environmental literacy?

Accepted Answer

A)  develop respect or reverence for all life 
B)  foster a desire to make the world a better place and act on this desire 
C)  look for connections within the biosphere and between our actions and the biosphere 
D)  adhere only to one environmental worldview and disregard all others that do not conform to our way of thinking 
E)  understand as much as possible about how the earth works and sustains itself and use such knowledge to guide our lives, communities, and societies 
A)  develop respect or reverence for all life 
B)  foster a desire to make the world a better place and act on this desire 
C)  look for connections within the biosphere and between our actions and the biosphere 
D)  adhere only to one environmental worldview and disregard all others that do not conform to our way of thinking 
E)  understand as much as possible about how the earth works and sustains itself and use such knowledge to guide our lives, communities, and societies

Question 17

-From the figure above,which U.S.expenditure in 2008 is equal to the amount of money needed to protect tropical forests?

Accepted Answer

From the figure,U.S.cosmetics

Question 18

There are more than 500 international environmental treaties and agreements called ____________________.

Accepted Answer

multilater

Question 19

Economic growth of most developed countries focuses on

Accepted Answer

A)  controlling human population size and resource use so Earth's carrying capacity is not exceeded. 
B)  internalizing external costs. 
C)  maximizing the flow of matter and energy resources. 
D)  social and environmental indicators of quality of life. 
E)  minimizing the flow of matter and energy resources. 
A)  controlling human population size and resource use so Earth's carrying capacity is not exceeded. 
B)  internalizing external costs. 
C)  maximizing the flow of matter and energy resources. 
D)  social and environmental indicators of quality of life. 
E)  minimizing the flow of matter and energy resources.

Question 20

Which of the following is not classified as an economic resource?

Accepted Answer

A)  time 
B)  labor 
C)  capital or intermediate goods 
D)  natural resources 
E)  human resources 
A)  time 
B)  labor 
C)  capital or intermediate goods 
D)  natural resources 
E)  human resources

Humans can move toward creating restorative economies by all of the following except

The ____________________ principle in evaluating environmental policies states that we should make decisions that help to prevent a problem from occurring or becoming worse.

Human-centered world views include

Environmental careers include

Solutions to solving the problems with global environmental treaties include all the following except

National Resource Lands,primarily used for mining,oil and gas extraction,and livestock grazing,are managed by the

Nonprofit nongovernmental organizations include grassroots groups and labor unions working at the international,national,state,and local levels.

People calling for more stewardship generally believe that

Poverty is usually defined as

According to Paul Hawken,the large inefficiencies of our businesses are hidden because of

Write in the table what sustainability shifts from the current emphasis will be necessary to start a sustainability revolution? For example,a shift to climate stabilization is necessary to shift emphasis from climate disruption.

Students on college campuses have

Critics of the command and control approach to environmental regulation argue that the strategy

The Nature Conservancy,World Wildlife Fund,Greenpeace and the Grameen Bank are examples of non-governmental organizations working toward environmental conservation.

Which of the following key topics help us in achieving environmental literacy?

Which of the following is not a key goal of environmental literacy?

-From the figure above,which U.S.expenditure in 2008 is equal to the amount of money needed to protect tropical forests?

There are more than 500 international environmental treaties and agreements called ____________________.

Economic growth of most developed countries focuses on

Which of the following is not classified as an economic resource?

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

Humans can move toward creating restorative economies by all of the following except

The ____________________ principle in evaluating environmental policies states that we should make decisions that help to prevent a problem from occurring or becoming worse.

Human-centered world views include

Environmental careers include

Solutions to solving the problems with global environmental treaties include all the following except

National Resource Lands,primarily used for mining,oil and gas extraction,and livestock grazing,are managed by the

Nonprofit nongovernmental organizations include grassroots groups and labor unions working at the international,national,state,and local levels.

People calling for more stewardship generally believe that

Poverty is usually defined as

According to Paul Hawken,the large inefficiencies of our businesses are hidden because of

Write in the table what sustainability shifts from the current emphasis will be necessary to start a sustainability revolution? For example,a shift to climate stabilization is necessary to shift emphasis from climate disruption.

Students on college campuses have

Critics of the command and control approach to environmental regulation argue that the strategy

The Nature Conservancy,World Wildlife Fund,Greenpeace and the Grameen Bank are examples of non-governmental organizations working toward environmental conservation.

Which of the following key topics help us in achieving environmental literacy?

Which of the following is not a key goal of environmental literacy?

-From the figure above,which U.S.expenditure in 2008 is equal to the amount of money needed to protect tropical forests?

There are more than 500 international environmental treaties and agreements called ____________________.

Economic growth of most developed countries focuses on

Which of the following is not classified as an economic resource?

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

Filters