Question 1

What lifestyle choice does Gandhi's principle of enoughness address and how does it help the environment?

Accepted Answer

Gandhi's principle of enoughness is the

Question 2

In recent years, most major U.S. federal environmental laws and regulations have been ____________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of In recent years, most major U.S. federal...

Question 3

Sustainable living, or green living, is now widely covered in the popular press and media. Do you think this general coverage addresses the issue of environmental literacy? Why or why not? Provide specific examples as part of your answer.

Accepted Answer

Answers will vary, but here is a possibl

Question 4

Militant environmental groups that use violence to achieve their ends

Accepted Answer

A)  are considered valid by most environmentalists 
B)  are applauded by most NGOs 
C)  have never been active in the United States 
D)  are opposed by most environmentalists 
E)  all of these answers 
A)  are considered valid by most environmentalists 
B)  are applauded by most NGOs 
C)  have never been active in the United States 
D)  are opposed by most environmentalists 
E)  all of these answers

Question 5

Strategies to reduce poverty include

Accepted Answer

A)  providing primary education 
B)  Combating malnutrition 
C)  Spending more on coal and oil to generate revenue 
D)  refocusing the national budget to environmental causes 
E)  Two of the above are correct 
A)  providing primary education 
B)  Combating malnutrition 
C)  Spending more on coal and oil to generate revenue 
D)  refocusing the national budget to environmental causes 
E)  Two of the above are correct

Question 6

Is your campus a green campus (yes or no)? If it is a green campus, explain how. If it is not, explain some things that could be done on your campus to convert it to being green.

Accepted Answer

Answers will be variable. However, some

Question 7

The cap-and-trade approach to pollution reduction means a permit holder not using its entire allocation can save credits for future expansion.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Technological advances can always be relied upon to provide solutions to our environmental problems.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

What are the four principles that conservation biologists, environmental ecologists, and some free-market economists believe should govern use of public lands?

Accepted Answer

1. They should be used primarly far prat

Question 10

The belief that we are a part of, and totally dependent on, nature is one of the principles of the

Accepted Answer

A)  planetary management worldview 
B)  stewardship worldview 
C)  environmental dictatorship worldview 
D)  environmental wisdom worldview 
E)  spaceship Earth worldview 
A)  planetary management worldview 
B)  stewardship worldview 
C)  environmental dictatorship worldview 
D)  environmental wisdom worldview 
E)  spaceship Earth worldview

Question 11

Green taxes or ecotaxes

Accepted Answer

A)  can be administered by existing tax agencies 
B)  help bring about full-cost pricing 
C)  encourage businesses to develop environmentally beneficial technologies 
D)  discourage pollution 
E)  all of these answers 
A)  can be administered by existing tax agencies 
B)  help bring about full-cost pricing 
C)  encourage businesses to develop environmentally beneficial technologies 
D)  discourage pollution 
E)  all of these answers

Question 12

All of the following are suggestions by Lester Brown and Paul Hawken for making a transition to more environmentally sustainable economies except

Accepted Answer

A)  mimic nature 
B)  reduce poverty 
C)  sell more things instead of services 
D)  use full-cost pricing 
E)  use eco-labels on products 
A)  mimic nature 
B)  reduce poverty 
C)  sell more things instead of services 
D)  use full-cost pricing 
E)  use eco-labels on products

Question 13

The view that natural resources are important but not indispensable is held by

Accepted Answer

A)  environmental economists 
B)  ecological economists 
C)  Eastern European economists 
D)  neoclassical economists 
E)  classical economists 
A)  environmental economists 
B)  ecological economists 
C)  Eastern European economists 
D)  neoclassical economists 
E)  classical economists

Question 14

Which of these ideas is an important component of environmental literacy?

Accepted Answer

A)  Natural capital is expendable 
B)  Ecological footprints of the more- developed world are balanced by those of the less-developed world. 
C)  Ecological tipping points are irreversible and should not be crossed 
D)  Ecological tipping points can be balanced by reforestation and restoration efforts 
E)  gloom-and-doom pessimism in the critical evaluation of experts and leaders 
A)  Natural capital is expendable 
B)  Ecological footprints of the more- developed world are balanced by those of the less-developed world. 
C)  Ecological tipping points are irreversible and should not be crossed 
D)  Ecological tipping points can be balanced by reforestation and restoration efforts 
E)  gloom-and-doom pessimism in the critical evaluation of experts and leaders

Question 15

Since 1992, ____________________ company has been leasing most of its copying machines as part of its mission to provide document services rather than to sell photocopiers.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Since 1992, ____________________ company has been leasing...

Question 16

You have a lively discussion about environmental issues with a fellow student in your class. This student tells you that her family has purchased a bio-diesel fuel generator and uses it to produce fuel for the family vehicles. They collect used cooking oil from local fast-food restaurants to supply the raw materials for this process. This demonstrates an understanding of which key topics of environmental literacy?

Accepted Answer

A)  Pollution prevention and waste reduction 
B)  Renewable energy resources 
C)  Environmentally sustainable economic systems 
D)  Environmental worldviews 
E)  All of these answers 
A)  Pollution prevention and waste reduction 
B)  Renewable energy resources 
C)  Environmentally sustainable economic systems 
D)  Environmental worldviews 
E)  All of these answers

Question 17

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

The process by which individuals and groups try to influence the decisions and policies of governments is

Accepted Answer

A)  economics 
B)  resource management 
C)  politics 
D)  ethics 
E)  all of these answers 
A)  economics 
B)  resource management 
C)  politics 
D)  ethics 
E)  all of these answers

Question 19

Using the forces of the marketplace to encourage businesses to reduce pollution and resource waste is called ____________________.

Accepted Answer

incentive-

Question 20

The ecological economist believes that conventional economic growth will eventually

Accepted Answer

A)  Pull us out of our dependence on Middle Eastern oil. 
B)  Lead us into a socialist economy. 
C)  Become unsustainable because it will deplete natural capital. 
D)  Lead us into a sustainable economy. 
E)  Collapse when oil runs out. 
A)  Pull us out of our dependence on Middle Eastern oil. 
B)  Lead us into a socialist economy. 
C)  Become unsustainable because it will deplete natural capital. 
D)  Lead us into a sustainable economy. 
E)  Collapse when oil runs out.

What lifestyle choice does Gandhi's principle of enoughness address and how does it help the environment?

In recent years, most major U.S. federal environmental laws and regulations have been ____________________.

Sustainable living, or green living, is now widely covered in the popular press and media. Do you think this general coverage addresses the issue of environmental literacy? Why or why not? Provide specific examples as part of your answer.

Militant environmental groups that use violence to achieve their ends

Strategies to reduce poverty include

Is your campus a green campus (yes or no)? If it is a green campus, explain how. If it is not, explain some things that could be done on your campus to convert it to being green.

The cap-and-trade approach to pollution reduction means a permit holder not using its entire allocation can save credits for future expansion.

Technological advances can always be relied upon to provide solutions to our environmental problems.

What are the four principles that conservation biologists, environmental ecologists, and some free-market economists believe should govern use of public lands?

The belief that we are a part of, and totally dependent on, nature is one of the principles of the

Green taxes or ecotaxes

All of the following are suggestions by Lester Brown and Paul Hawken for making a transition to more environmentally sustainable economies except

The view that natural resources are important but not indispensable is held by

Which of these ideas is an important component of environmental literacy?

Since 1992, ____________________ company has been leasing most of its copying machines as part of its mission to provide document services rather than to sell photocopiers.

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

The process by which individuals and groups try to influence the decisions and policies of governments is

Using the forces of the marketplace to encourage businesses to reduce pollution and resource waste is called ____________________.

The ecological economist believes that conventional economic growth will eventually

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

What lifestyle choice does Gandhi's principle of enoughness address and how does it help the environment?

In recent years, most major U.S. federal environmental laws and regulations have been ____________________.

Sustainable living, or green living, is now widely covered in the popular press and media. Do you think this general coverage addresses the issue of environmental literacy? Why or why not? Provide specific examples as part of your answer.

Militant environmental groups that use violence to achieve their ends

Strategies to reduce poverty include

Is your campus a green campus (yes or no)? If it is a green campus, explain how. If it is not, explain some things that could be done on your campus to convert it to being green.

The cap-and-trade approach to pollution reduction means a permit holder not using its entire allocation can save credits for future expansion.

Technological advances can always be relied upon to provide solutions to our environmental problems.

What are the four principles that conservation biologists, environmental ecologists, and some free-market economists believe should govern use of public lands?

The belief that we are a part of, and totally dependent on, nature is one of the principles of the

Green taxes or ecotaxes

All of the following are suggestions by Lester Brown and Paul Hawken for making a transition to more environmentally sustainable economies except

The view that natural resources are important but not indispensable is held by

Which of these ideas is an important component of environmental literacy?

Since 1992, ____________________ company has been leasing most of its copying machines as part of its mission to provide document services rather than to sell photocopiers.

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

The process by which individuals and groups try to influence the decisions and policies of governments is

Using the forces of the marketplace to encourage businesses to reduce pollution and resource waste is called ____________________.

The ecological economist believes that conventional economic growth will eventually

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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