Question 1

Which of the following is not a strategy suggested by environmental economists for transitioning to a more sustainable economy?

Accepted Answer

A)  relax laws and regulations on pollution prevention and resource depletion in order to stimulate the economy 
B)  reduce poverty 
C)  use indicators that monitor economic and environmental health 
D)  use tradable permits to pollute or use resources to limit overall pollution and resource use 
E)  sell services instead of things 
A)  relax laws and regulations on pollution prevention and resource depletion in order to stimulate the economy 
B)  reduce poverty 
C)  use indicators that monitor economic and environmental health 
D)  use tradable permits to pollute or use resources to limit overall pollution and resource use 
E)  sell services instead of things

Question 2

A(n)____________________ economy neither depletes natural resources nor pollutes at levels that overwhelm the ability of ecosystems to absorb waste.

Accepted Answer

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Question 3

Economic development including the creation of more jobs and distribution of wealth to reach blue-collar workers is called ____________________.

Accepted Answer

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Question 4

Why are more companies embracing environmental regulations?

Accepted Answer

Companies have realized that it makes go

Question 5

The market approach in which governments grant tradable pollution and resource-use permits is similar to the cap-and-trade strategy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Which of the following are not requirements for the successful implementation of green taxes?

Accepted Answer

A)  Large corporations should be exempted from green taxes to preserve jobs. 
B)  Green taxes should be phased in gradually and other taxes adjusted so there are no net tax increases. 
C)  A safety net should be set up to assist the poor in obtaining basic supplies such as food and fuel. 
D)  Public education programs should be set up to help people understand the tax shifts. 
E)  All of these answers. 
A)  Large corporations should be exempted from green taxes to preserve jobs. 
B)  Green taxes should be phased in gradually and other taxes adjusted so there are no net tax increases. 
C)  A safety net should be set up to assist the poor in obtaining basic supplies such as food and fuel. 
D)  Public education programs should be set up to help people understand the tax shifts. 
E)  All of these answers.

Question 7

Governments of developing countries can help eliminate poverty by all of the following methods except

Accepted Answer

A)  shifting more of the national budget to aid the poor. 
B)  giving villages and urban poor title to common lands and to crops and trees they plant on common lands. 
C)  redistributing some of the land to the large landowners who have shown they use it most efficiently. 
D)  increasing spending on health, education, family planning, and sanitation. 
E)  increasing expenditure for rural development, land distribution, and protection of wilderness areas. 
A)  shifting more of the national budget to aid the poor. 
B)  giving villages and urban poor title to common lands and to crops and trees they plant on common lands. 
C)  redistributing some of the land to the large landowners who have shown they use it most efficiently. 
D)  increasing spending on health, education, family planning, and sanitation. 
E)  increasing expenditure for rural development, land distribution, and protection of wilderness areas.

Question 8

Adding external costs to the cost of goods and services would counter the amount people now pay for poor health,high-priced insurance,and other pollution control.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

The ____________________ principle in evaluating environmental policies states that we should try not to make any decisions that cannot be reversed later if necessary.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 10

As a result of traditional economic systems,which use natural capital to produce and consume goods,

Accepted Answer

A)  nonrenewable resources are depleted. 
B)  waste heat is produced. 
C)  resources are degraded and depleted faster than they can be regenerated. 
D)  pollution and waste are generated faster than nature can recycle or dispose of them. 
E)  all of these answers 
A)  nonrenewable resources are depleted. 
B)  waste heat is produced. 
C)  resources are degraded and depleted faster than they can be regenerated. 
D)  pollution and waste are generated faster than nature can recycle or dispose of them. 
E)  all of these answers

Question 11

Which of the following are beneficial transactions in which no money changes hands but are included in the GPI?

Accepted Answer

A)  health care provided by family members 
B)  unpaid volunteer work 
C)  housework 
D)  child care 
E)  all of these answers 
A)  health care provided by family members 
B)  unpaid volunteer work 
C)  housework 
D)  child care 
E)  all of these answers

Question 12

The Environmental Wisdom Worldview contends that we are part of and totally dependent on nature and nature exists for all species.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Which of the following least reflects environmentally ethical guidelines regarding ecosystems?

Accepted Answer

A)  We should work with nature to sustain ecological integrity. 
B)  We should live in ways that do the least harm to environmental systems. 
C)  We should focus on the short-term because it's impossible to imagine the long-term. 
D)  We should try to understand nature. 
E)  all of these answers 
A)  We should work with nature to sustain ecological integrity. 
B)  We should live in ways that do the least harm to environmental systems. 
C)  We should focus on the short-term because it's impossible to imagine the long-term. 
D)  We should try to understand nature. 
E)  all of these answers

Question 14

The most powerful and controversial thing that the executive and legislative branches of government do is

Accepted Answer

A)  compromise. 
B)  develop and adopt a budget. 
C)  enact laws. 
D)  establish policies. 
E)  defeat laws. 
A)  compromise. 
B)  develop and adopt a budget. 
C)  enact laws. 
D)  establish policies. 
E)  defeat laws.

Question 15

____________________ believes that human beings do not manage the Earth nor can they save the Earth because it does not need saving.

Accepted Answer

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Question 16

Internalizing external costs

Accepted Answer

A)  involves making the market price approach the true cost of an economic good. 
B)  fails to include the cost of pollution. 
C)  omits the costs of taxes. 
D)  increases the chance for environmental degradation. 
E)  a and b 
A)  involves making the market price approach the true cost of an economic good. 
B)  fails to include the cost of pollution. 
C)  omits the costs of taxes. 
D)  increases the chance for environmental degradation. 
E)  a and b

Question 17

____________________ defines what a person believes is right and wrong in their behavior toward the environment.

Accepted Answer

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Question 18

Which of the following does not represent a selling service vs selling things pair?

Accepted Answer

A)  Document services vs Photocopier sales 
B)  Air temperature regulation service vs Heating and cooling unit sales 
C)  Flooring maintenance vs Carpet sales 
D)  Electronic sales vs Entertainment services 
E)  Transportation services vs Cars for sale 
A)  Document services vs Photocopier sales 
B)  Air temperature regulation service vs Heating and cooling unit sales 
C)  Flooring maintenance vs Carpet sales 
D)  Electronic sales vs Entertainment services 
E)  Transportation services vs Cars for sale

Question 19

The majority of neoclassical economists adopt a lifestyle of voluntary simplicity.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

The basic beliefs of a planetary management worldview include all of the following except that

Accepted Answer

A)  humans are in charge of nature. 
B)  Earth has an unlimited supply of resources for human use. 
C)  human success depends upon how well we manage Earth's life-support systems for our benefit. 
D)  humans need the Earth, but the Earth does not need us. 
E)  pure capitalism should be used to make our economic decisions. 
A)  humans are in charge of nature. 
B)  Earth has an unlimited supply of resources for human use. 
C)  human success depends upon how well we manage Earth's life-support systems for our benefit. 
D)  humans need the Earth, but the Earth does not need us. 
E)  pure capitalism should be used to make our economic decisions.

Which of the following is not a strategy suggested by environmental economists for transitioning to a more sustainable economy?

A(n)____________________ economy neither depletes natural resources nor pollutes at levels that overwhelm the ability of ecosystems to absorb waste.

Economic development including the creation of more jobs and distribution of wealth to reach blue-collar workers is called ____________________.

Why are more companies embracing environmental regulations?

The market approach in which governments grant tradable pollution and resource-use permits is similar to the cap-and-trade strategy.

Which of the following are not requirements for the successful implementation of green taxes?

Governments of developing countries can help eliminate poverty by all of the following methods except

Adding external costs to the cost of goods and services would counter the amount people now pay for poor health,high-priced insurance,and other pollution control.

The ____________________ principle in evaluating environmental policies states that we should try not to make any decisions that cannot be reversed later if necessary.

As a result of traditional economic systems,which use natural capital to produce and consume goods,

Which of the following are beneficial transactions in which no money changes hands but are included in the GPI?

The Environmental Wisdom Worldview contends that we are part of and totally dependent on nature and nature exists for all species.

Which of the following least reflects environmentally ethical guidelines regarding ecosystems?

The most powerful and controversial thing that the executive and legislative branches of government do is

____________________ believes that human beings do not manage the Earth nor can they save the Earth because it does not need saving.

Internalizing external costs

____________________ defines what a person believes is right and wrong in their behavior toward the environment.

Which of the following does not represent a selling service vs selling things pair?

The majority of neoclassical economists adopt a lifestyle of voluntary simplicity.

The basic beliefs of a planetary management worldview include all of the following except that

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

Which of the following is not a strategy suggested by environmental economists for transitioning to a more sustainable economy?

A(n)____________________ economy neither depletes natural resources nor pollutes at levels that overwhelm the ability of ecosystems to absorb waste.

Economic development including the creation of more jobs and distribution of wealth to reach blue-collar workers is called ____________________.

Why are more companies embracing environmental regulations?

The market approach in which governments grant tradable pollution and resource-use permits is similar to the cap-and-trade strategy.

Which of the following are not requirements for the successful implementation of green taxes?

Governments of developing countries can help eliminate poverty by all of the following methods except

Adding external costs to the cost of goods and services would counter the amount people now pay for poor health,high-priced insurance,and other pollution control.

The ____________________ principle in evaluating environmental policies states that we should try not to make any decisions that cannot be reversed later if necessary.

As a result of traditional economic systems,which use natural capital to produce and consume goods,

Which of the following are beneficial transactions in which no money changes hands but are included in the GPI?

The Environmental Wisdom Worldview contends that we are part of and totally dependent on nature and nature exists for all species.

Which of the following least reflects environmentally ethical guidelines regarding ecosystems?

The most powerful and controversial thing that the executive and legislative branches of government do is

____________________ believes that human beings do not manage the Earth nor can they save the Earth because it does not need saving.

Internalizing external costs

____________________ defines what a person believes is right and wrong in their behavior toward the environment.

Which of the following does not represent a selling service vs selling things pair?

The majority of neoclassical economists adopt a lifestyle of voluntary simplicity.

The basic beliefs of a planetary management worldview include all of the following except that

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