Exam 14: The Environment

Global trends in climate change suggest all of the following are occurring EXCEPT ______.

A ______ theorist would be most likely to ask why "environmental labor" is free.

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has projected the sea level will rise by over 20 meters by 2100.

______ assumes that the world we experience is not a complete or stable thing that we can pin down and know definitely.

The theory of ______ suggests that we find solutions to our environmental problems by altering our current economic system to encourage good environmental behavior.

______ refers to the process of moving toxic waste from wealthy countries to economically and politically marginalized regions.

Frame analysis focuses on the meanings people give to elements in the environment.

______ is the assumption that environmental problems have an objective,scientific grounding.

A ______ is most likely to argue that we use a common language when trying to describe an idea like global warming,and that language develops more depth and becomes more meaningful the more we use it.

All of the following groups of people had a higher likelihood of dying in Hurricane Katrina EXCEPT ______.

The conflict perspective proposes that environmental labor is free because of all of the following EXCEPT ______.

Without framing,it would be difficult for scientists to communicate ideas like global warming to the public or to get the public to support efforts to resolve environmental issues.

The idea that people's understanding of environmental problems are generally self-interested is synonymous with the ______ perspective.

The distinction between realism and constructionism is evident and clear.

What is environmental justice? How does globalization affect environmental justice? Give a specific example to support your answer.

______ emphasizes the ways in which conflicts between groups of people are increasingly tied to their different perceptions of danger.

The treadmill of production concept is most closely associated with the ______ perspective.

______is the implicit understanding that government will enact rules to make sure people are protected as society bounds progressively forward.

______ emphasizes the ways in which conflicts between groups of people are increasingly tied to the groups' different perceptions of hazard.

Researchers have found that,in the United States in 1990,more than ______ of people living within a mile of a disposal site were persons of color.