Question 1

From the environmental perspective, it will help to stabilize population growth in developing countries as soon as possible because

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A)  Poverty has numerous harmful health and environmental effects. 
B)  Poverty has been identified as one of the four major causes of the environmental problems we face. 
C)  Polluting activities and lifestyles are much more prevalent in developing countries. 
D)  All of these answers 
E)  Poverty has numerous harmful health and environmental effects and has been identified as one of the four major causes of the environmental problems we face. 
A)  Poverty has numerous harmful health and environmental effects. 
B)  Poverty has been identified as one of the four major causes of the environmental problems we face. 
C)  Polluting activities and lifestyles are much more prevalent in developing countries. 
D)  All of these answers 
E)  Poverty has numerous harmful health and environmental effects and has been identified as one of the four major causes of the environmental problems we face.

Question 2

Proponents of a tax shift that transfers taxes from income and wealth to pollution and environmental degradation point out that:

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A)  It should be enacted immediately in order to do any good. 
B)  It should only apply to developed countries. 
C)  It should include tax breaks. 
D)  In some cases both pollution and income/wealth should be taxed. 
E)  It should be phased in over 10 to 20 years. 
A)  It should be enacted immediately in order to do any good. 
B)  It should only apply to developed countries. 
C)  It should include tax breaks. 
D)  In some cases both pollution and income/wealth should be taxed. 
E)  It should be phased in over 10 to 20 years.

Question 3

Full-cost pricing

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A)  would improve human health 
B)  reduces the final cost of goods 
C)  is very popular with manufacturers 
D)  would make the market price higher than the true cost of a product or service 
E)  all of these answers 
A)  would improve human health 
B)  reduces the final cost of goods 
C)  is very popular with manufacturers 
D)  would make the market price higher than the true cost of a product or service 
E)  all of these answers

Question 4

Natural capital refers to the physical and mental talents of humans.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The CEO of a large carpet company has switched to leasing rather than selling carpets. This action supports the idea of a service-flow economy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

The practice of including the estimated harmful environmental and health costs of resource use in the market price of goods and services is called ____________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The practice of including the estimated harmful...

Question 7

By 2009, the five countries that had met their Millennium Development Goals were ____________________, ____________________, ____________________, ____________________, and ____________________.

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Denmark, Luxembourg,

Question 8

Between 1950 and 2004 we can say that:

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A)  The per capita GDP rose sharply while per capita GPI stayed flat. 
B)  The per capita GPI rose sharply while per capita GDP stayed flat. 
C)  Both the GDP and the GPI rose sharply. 
D)  Both the GDP and the GPI stayed relatively flat. 
E)  While GDP rose sharply, the GPI could not be measured. 
A)  The per capita GDP rose sharply while per capita GPI stayed flat. 
B)  The per capita GPI rose sharply while per capita GDP stayed flat. 
C)  Both the GDP and the GPI rose sharply. 
D)  Both the GDP and the GPI stayed relatively flat. 
E)  While GDP rose sharply, the GPI could not be measured.

Question 9

Which one of the following list of federal agencies that manage U.S. public lands is responsible for land that is used primarily for grazing, mining, and oil and gas extraction in the western states?

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

Question 10

If a leased Xerox machine's lease expires, the company

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A)  allows the customer to purchase it at a very low cost 
B)  takes the machine and sends it to a landfill 
C)  takes the machine back for reuse or re-manufacture 
D)  asks the customer to dispose of it in an ecologically sound way 
E)  sends the plastic and metal shell to a developing country for disposal 
A)  allows the customer to purchase it at a very low cost 
B)  takes the machine and sends it to a landfill 
C)  takes the machine back for reuse or re-manufacture 
D)  asks the customer to dispose of it in an ecologically sound way 
E)  sends the plastic and metal shell to a developing country for disposal

Question 11

Gradual rather than destabilizing change in constitutional democracies stems from

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A)  conflicting information from experts 
B)  distribution of power among federal, state, and local authorities 
C)  distribution of power among different branches of government 
D)  all of these answers 
E)  both distribution of power among federal, state, and local authorities and distribution of power among different branches of government 
A)  conflicting information from experts 
B)  distribution of power among federal, state, and local authorities 
C)  distribution of power among different branches of government 
D)  all of these answers 
E)  both distribution of power among federal, state, and local authorities and distribution of power among different branches of government

Question 12

Chattanooga's environmental success story is an example of how

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A)  Ethics, economics, and politics can be used to solve environmental problems. 
B)  Top-down changes can solve environmental problems. 
C)  Environmental policies do not need the endorsement of common citizens. 
D)  Federal funding solves environmental problems. 
E)  None of these answers. 
A)  Ethics, economics, and politics can be used to solve environmental problems. 
B)  Top-down changes can solve environmental problems. 
C)  Environmental policies do not need the endorsement of common citizens. 
D)  Federal funding solves environmental problems. 
E)  None of these answers.

Question 13

Full-cost pricing

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A)  involves making the market price approach the true cost of economic goods 
B)  fails to include the cost of pollution 
C)  omits the costs of taxes 
D)  increases the chance for environmental degradation 
E)  all of these answers 
A)  involves making the market price approach the true cost of economic goods 
B)  fails to include the cost of pollution 
C)  omits the costs of taxes 
D)  increases the chance for environmental degradation 
E)  all of these answers

Question 14

Ecotaxes would tax pollution.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

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

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A)  air pollution and litter 
B)  cost of manufacture 
C)  highway accidents 
D)  health costs 
E)  hazardous wastes produced by car exhaust 
A)  air pollution and litter 
B)  cost of manufacture 
C)  highway accidents 
D)  health costs 
E)  hazardous wastes produced by car exhaust

Question 16

Poverty is usually defined as

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A)  not being able to buy health insurance 
B)  not being able to meet one's basic economic needs 
C)  earning less than 100 dollars per month 
D)  not being able to afford a healthy diet 
E)  all of these answers 
A)  not being able to buy health insurance 
B)  not being able to meet one's basic economic needs 
C)  earning less than 100 dollars per month 
D)  not being able to afford a healthy diet 
E)  all of these answers

Question 17

Since 1989

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A)  The Tennessee River, which flows through Chattanooga, Tennessee, has been bubbling with toxic waste. 
B)  The U.S. government has rated the air in Chattanooga, Tennessee, as the dirtiest in the country. 
C)  The levels of the seven major air pollutants in Chattanooga, Tennessee, have been higher than allowed by federal standards. 
D)  The levels of the seven major air pollutants in Chattanooga, Tennessee, have been lower than those required by federal standards. 
E)  The city center has become a deserted, crime-infested area. 
A)  The Tennessee River, which flows through Chattanooga, Tennessee, has been bubbling with toxic waste. 
B)  The U.S. government has rated the air in Chattanooga, Tennessee, as the dirtiest in the country. 
C)  The levels of the seven major air pollutants in Chattanooga, Tennessee, have been higher than allowed by federal standards. 
D)  The levels of the seven major air pollutants in Chattanooga, Tennessee, have been lower than those required by federal standards. 
E)  The city center has become a deserted, crime-infested area.

Question 18

Stewardship is based on an idea that nature exists for all species alike and our success depends on how well we manage the Earth and nature.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

A citizen-based global sustainability movement that is emerging is comprised of

Accepted Answer

A)  a loosely connected worldwide network of grassroots NGOs 
B)  regulatory agencies within governments that oversee environmental laws 
C)  special interest groups that lobby for restriction of environmental laws 
D)  environmentalists that have won elections 
E)  a well-funded movement to change the way public lands are used in the U.S. 
A)  a loosely connected worldwide network of grassroots NGOs 
B)  regulatory agencies within governments that oversee environmental laws 
C)  special interest groups that lobby for restriction of environmental laws 
D)  environmentalists that have won elections 
E)  a well-funded movement to change the way public lands are used in the U.S.

Question 20

You would like to live more simply and lightly on the earth, and are keeping this in mind as you consider some additions to your wardrobe. What is the best choice of the following options?

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A)  You decide to purchase a sweater from an outdoor clothing company that is rather pricey, but donates a share of its profits to several environmental groups. 
B)  You decide to purchase a sweater from Macy's that is on sale, and is marked down $40. You will use the $40 for the cost of a membership in an environmental group. 
C)  You decide to purchase a sweater from a clothing company that uses sustainable methods in acquiring the materials for their clothing. 
D)  You decide to purchase a sweater from an internet-based company that employs women in developing countries to make the sweaters. 
E)  You decide to forego the new sweater, and try to make do with what you have for at least another year. 
A)  You decide to purchase a sweater from an outdoor clothing company that is rather pricey, but donates a share of its profits to several environmental groups. 
B)  You decide to purchase a sweater from Macy's that is on sale, and is marked down $40. You will use the $40 for the cost of a membership in an environmental group. 
C)  You decide to purchase a sweater from a clothing company that uses sustainable methods in acquiring the materials for their clothing. 
D)  You decide to purchase a sweater from an internet-based company that employs women in developing countries to make the sweaters. 
E)  You decide to forego the new sweater, and try to make do with what you have for at least another year.

From the environmental perspective, it will help to stabilize population growth in developing countries as soon as possible because

Proponents of a tax shift that transfers taxes from income and wealth to pollution and environmental degradation point out that:

Full-cost pricing

Natural capital refers to the physical and mental talents of humans.

The CEO of a large carpet company has switched to leasing rather than selling carpets. This action supports the idea of a service-flow economy.

The practice of including the estimated harmful environmental and health costs of resource use in the market price of goods and services is called ____________________.

By 2009, the five countries that had met their Millennium Development Goals were , , , , and .

Between 1950 and 2004 we can say that:

Which one of the following list of federal agencies that manage U.S. public lands is responsible for land that is used primarily for grazing, mining, and oil and gas extraction in the western states?

If a leased Xerox machine's lease expires, the company

Gradual rather than destabilizing change in constitutional democracies stems from

Chattanooga's environmental success story is an example of how

Full-cost pricing

Ecotaxes would tax pollution.

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

Poverty is usually defined as

Since 1989

Stewardship is based on an idea that nature exists for all species alike and our success depends on how well we manage the Earth and nature.

A citizen-based global sustainability movement that is emerging is comprised of

You would like to live more simply and lightly on the earth, and are keeping this in mind as you consider some additions to your wardrobe. What is the best choice of the following options?

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

From the environmental perspective, it will help to stabilize population growth in developing countries as soon as possible because

Proponents of a tax shift that transfers taxes from income and wealth to pollution and environmental degradation point out that:

Full-cost pricing

Natural capital refers to the physical and mental talents of humans.

The CEO of a large carpet company has switched to leasing rather than selling carpets. This action supports the idea of a service-flow economy.

The practice of including the estimated harmful environmental and health costs of resource use in the market price of goods and services is called ____________________.

By 2009, the five countries that had met their Millennium Development Goals were ____________________, ____________________, ____________________, ____________________, and ____________________.

Between 1950 and 2004 we can say that:

Which one of the following list of federal agencies that manage U.S. public lands is responsible for land that is used primarily for grazing, mining, and oil and gas extraction in the western states?

If a leased Xerox machine's lease expires, the company

Gradual rather than destabilizing change in constitutional democracies stems from

Chattanooga's environmental success story is an example of how

Full-cost pricing

Ecotaxes would tax pollution.

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

Poverty is usually defined as

Since 1989

Stewardship is based on an idea that nature exists for all species alike and our success depends on how well we manage the Earth and nature.

A citizen-based global sustainability movement that is emerging is comprised of

You would like to live more simply and lightly on the earth, and are keeping this in mind as you consider some additions to your wardrobe. What is the best choice of the following options?

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

Filters

By 2009, the five countries that had met their Millennium Development Goals were , , , , and .