Question 1

Ecological and climate change ____________________ are irreversible and should never be crossed.

Accepted Answer

Tipping points

Question 2

Assume that you are an elected official and a decision-maker in your local community. You are responsible for allocating funding among several groups requesting funds from one particular account that contains $10 million. The groups requesting this money are a local food bank that feeds homeless people, the local parks department that wishes to create a greenbelt along a river that runs through downtown, a conservation group that wishes to restore a section of the river, an elementary school that wishes to start installing computers in some of its classrooms, a low-cost health clinic that provides family planning information, and the local public works department wishing to establish a "tool library" for home mechanics.
How will you allocate this $10 million, and in what way will your allocation plan help us to bring about a sustainability revolution?

Accepted Answer

Answers will be variable, but a good overall response would be one that divides the pool of money amongst all of the requesting entities. Each one can be tied to a long-term benefit for building a sustainable society. For example:
Food bank-reducing poverty helps us have a healthier community and lower crime rates.
Parks/greenbelt-allows opportunities for the community to learn about nature, experience it, and want to protect it.
Conservation group-the healthy river ecosystem helps to deliver clean water and also afford opportunities for recreation, such as fishing, to families and community members.
Education-having an educated and informed populace is beneficial to the environment.
Family planning-valuable to the process of education about planning for children and understanding the population issue.
Tool library-people can check-out power tools and garden and lawn equipment so they do not have to purchase it, and can reduce consumption of products.

Question 3

Consider the Core Case Study from this chapter about the changes made in the city of Chattanooga, Tennessee. Now, think about the city or town that you live in today. Is a similar transition something that is needed in your home town or city? If it is needed, think carefully about three major changes that should take place, and list them. For example, is it the transportation system, a particular industry, the local governing body? Then, under each potential change, make a brief statement about what processes will make this change occur. Is it city government, private citizens, public agencies, environmental groups?
If you feel your hometown or city has already addressed its environmental issues and is moving toward a sustainable place to live, briefly explain why.

Accepted Answer

Answers will vary among students. Grading can be based on whether or not the content of the answers addresses challenges and solutions presented in the chapter.

Question 4

Many free-market economists, among others, believe that all of these principles should govern use of public lands except:

Accepted Answer

A)  Cut old-growth forests in national forests and replace them with tree plantations. 
B)  They should be used primarily for protecting biodiversity, wildlife habitats, and ecosystems. 
C)  The American people deserve fair compensation for use of their property. 
D)  All users or extractors of resources on public lands should be held responsible for damage they cause. 
E)  No one should receive tax breaks for extracting resources on public lands. 
A)  Cut old-growth forests in national forests and replace them with tree plantations. 
B)  They should be used primarily for protecting biodiversity, wildlife habitats, and ecosystems. 
C)  The American people deserve fair compensation for use of their property. 
D)  All users or extractors of resources on public lands should be held responsible for damage they cause. 
E)  No one should receive tax breaks for extracting resources on public lands.

Question 5

Machines, equipment, and factories are examples of ____________________ made from natural resources.

Accepted Answer

manufactur

Question 6

Excluding the external costs from the prices of goods and services

Accepted Answer

A)  hides these costs from the consumer 
B)  hinders the development of green goods and services 
C)  promotes pollution and resource waste 
D)  all of these answers 
E)  both hide these costs from the consumer and promote pollution and resource waste is correct. 
A)  hides these costs from the consumer 
B)  hinders the development of green goods and services 
C)  promotes pollution and resource waste 
D)  all of these answers 
E)  both hide these costs from the consumer and promote pollution and resource waste is correct.

Question 7

According to the planetary management environmental worldview

Accepted Answer

A)  We have an ethical responsibility to be good stewards of the Earth. 
B)  Resources are limited and should not be wasted. 
C)  We should manage nature to meet our needs. 
D)  Resources are limited and should not be wasted 
E)  Our success depends on learning how nature sustains itself. 
A)  We have an ethical responsibility to be good stewards of the Earth. 
B)  Resources are limited and should not be wasted. 
C)  We should manage nature to meet our needs. 
D)  Resources are limited and should not be wasted 
E)  Our success depends on learning how nature sustains itself.

Question 8

A(n)____________________ worldview assumes that humans are dominant over all other species and should therefore make environmental decisions based on that dominance.

Accepted Answer

planetary

Question 9

The concept of affluent people learning to live with less than what they are accustomed to is known as

Accepted Answer

A)  demographic equilibrium 
B)  demographic sufficiency 
C)  voluntary simplicity 
D)  affluenza 
E)  affluent regression 
A)  demographic equilibrium 
B)  demographic sufficiency 
C)  voluntary simplicity 
D)  affluenza 
E)  affluent regression

Question 10

Which of the following is one of the human activities with the greatest harmful impact on the environment?

Accepted Answer

A)  Food production 
B)  Transportation 
C)  Overall resource use 
D)  Home energy use 
E)  All of the above 
A)  Food production 
B)  Transportation 
C)  Overall resource use 
D)  Home energy use 
E)  All of the above

Question 11

One of the first goals for someone who seeks environmental literacy is to develop a respect or reverence for all life.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Which of the following countries have not phased out all coal subsidies?

Accepted Answer

A)  Belgium 
B)  Japan 
C)  Germany 
D)  France 
E)  all of these answers 
A)  Belgium 
B)  Japan 
C)  Germany 
D)  France 
E)  all of these answers

Question 13

Effective environmental leadership

Accepted Answer

A)  leads by working within the system 
B)  leads by example 
C)  leads by working within the government or environmental arena 
D)  leads by working for better solutions to environmental problems 
E)  all of these answers 
A)  leads by working within the system 
B)  leads by example 
C)  leads by working within the government or environmental arena 
D)  leads by working for better solutions to environmental problems 
E)  all of these answers

Question 14

List seven things you can do to influence environmental policy.

Accepted Answer

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2. Male yo

Question 15

Sport hunting and mining are not allowed in national parks, but they are allowed in ____________________.

Accepted Answer

national r

Question 16

The humility principle advises us to be humble in the face of natural systems.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

The category of economist that has taken the middle ground in the debate about economic growth, and believes in fine-tuning economic systems and tools, is the

Accepted Answer

A)  ecological economist 
B)  environmental economist 
C)  neoclassical economist 
D)  neoconservative economist 
E)  high-throughput economist 
A)  ecological economist 
B)  environmental economist 
C)  neoclassical economist 
D)  neoconservative economist 
E)  high-throughput economist

Question 18

Which of the following beliefs does not characterize an environmental-wisdom worldview?

Accepted Answer

A)  Human ingenuity can fix any problems we face. 
B)  Earth has limited resources. 
C)  We are part of, and totally dependent on, nature. 
D)  Our success depends on learning how nature sustains itself. 
E)  None of these answers. 
A)  Human ingenuity can fix any problems we face. 
B)  Earth has limited resources. 
C)  We are part of, and totally dependent on, nature. 
D)  Our success depends on learning how nature sustains itself. 
E)  None of these answers.

Question 19

Which type of economist views economic systems as subsystems of the biosphere that depend heavily on irreplaceable natural resources?

Accepted Answer

A)  neoclassical 
B)  ecological 
C)  environmental 
D)  all of these answers 
E)  none of these answers 
A)  neoclassical 
B)  ecological 
C)  environmental 
D)  all of these answers 
E)  none of these answers

Question 20

You travel to Costa Rica during the winter holidays for an eco-tour vacation. Part of your tour includes a visit to a beach late at night to observe endangered turtles laying their eggs on the beach. When you arrive at the appointed place and hour, you are startled to see an armed guard at the entrance to the beach. You learn that the armed guard is there to assure that no one enters the turtle egg-laying area too early, or in too large a group, as these actions would prevent the turtles from laying their eggs. This is an example of

Accepted Answer

A)  a militant environmental group 
B)  an Endangered Species Act misinterpreted 
C)  environmental security 
D)  eco-terrorism 
E)  both a militant environmental group and environmental security 
A)  a militant environmental group 
B)  an Endangered Species Act misinterpreted 
C)  environmental security 
D)  eco-terrorism 
E)  both a militant environmental group and environmental security

Ecological and climate change ____________________ are irreversible and should never be crossed.

Many free-market economists, among others, believe that all of these principles should govern use of public lands except:

Machines, equipment, and factories are examples of ____________________ made from natural resources.

Excluding the external costs from the prices of goods and services

According to the planetary management environmental worldview

A(n)____________________ worldview assumes that humans are dominant over all other species and should therefore make environmental decisions based on that dominance.

The concept of affluent people learning to live with less than what they are accustomed to is known as

Which of the following is one of the human activities with the greatest harmful impact on the environment?

One of the first goals for someone who seeks environmental literacy is to develop a respect or reverence for all life.

Which of the following countries have not phased out all coal subsidies?

Effective environmental leadership

List seven things you can do to influence environmental policy.

Sport hunting and mining are not allowed in national parks, but they are allowed in ____________________.

The humility principle advises us to be humble in the face of natural systems.

The category of economist that has taken the middle ground in the debate about economic growth, and believes in fine-tuning economic systems and tools, is the

Which of the following beliefs does not characterize an environmental-wisdom worldview?

Which type of economist views economic systems as subsystems of the biosphere that depend heavily on irreplaceable natural resources?

Environmental Problems, Their Causes, and Sustainability

Science, Matter, and Energy

Ecosystems: What Are They and How Do They Work

Biodiversity and Evolution

Biodiversity, Species Interactions, and Population Control

The Human Population and Urbanization

Climate and Biodiversity

Sustaining Biodiversity: the Species Approach

Sustaining Biodiversity: the Ecosystem Approach

Food, Soil, and Pest Management

Water Resources and Water Pollution

Geology and Nonrenewable Minerals

Energy

Environmental Hazards and Human Health

Air Pollution, Climate Change, and Ozone Depletion

Solid and Hazardous Waste

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Exam 17: Environmental Economics, Politics, and Worldviews

Ecological and climate change ____________________ are irreversible and should never be crossed.

Many free-market economists, among others, believe that all of these principles should govern use of public lands except:

Machines, equipment, and factories are examples of ____________________ made from natural resources.

Excluding the external costs from the prices of goods and services

According to the planetary management environmental worldview

A(n)____________________ worldview assumes that humans are dominant over all other species and should therefore make environmental decisions based on that dominance.

The concept of affluent people learning to live with less than what they are accustomed to is known as

Which of the following is one of the human activities with the greatest harmful impact on the environment?

One of the first goals for someone who seeks environmental literacy is to develop a respect or reverence for all life.

Which of the following countries have not phased out all coal subsidies?

Effective environmental leadership

List seven things you can do to influence environmental policy.

Sport hunting and mining are not allowed in national parks, but they are allowed in ____________________.

The humility principle advises us to be humble in the face of natural systems.

The category of economist that has taken the middle ground in the debate about economic growth, and believes in fine-tuning economic systems and tools, is the

Which of the following beliefs does not characterize an environmental-wisdom worldview?

Which type of economist views economic systems as subsystems of the biosphere that depend heavily on irreplaceable natural resources?

Environmental Problems, Their Causes, and Sustainability

Science, Matter, and Energy

Ecosystems: What Are They and How Do They Work

Biodiversity and Evolution

Biodiversity, Species Interactions, and Population Control

The Human Population and Urbanization

Climate and Biodiversity

Sustaining Biodiversity: the Species Approach

Sustaining Biodiversity: the Ecosystem Approach

Food, Soil, and Pest Management

Water Resources and Water Pollution

Geology and Nonrenewable Minerals

Energy

Environmental Hazards and Human Health

Air Pollution, Climate Change, and Ozone Depletion

Solid and Hazardous Waste

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