Question 1

One way to participate in the development of environmental policies is to become a member of an NGO.What is an NGO?

Accepted Answer

A) NGO stands for nongovernmental organization. 
B) NGO stands for national geographic organization. 
C) NGO stands for neogeopolitical organization. 
D) NGO stands for natural global outlook. 
A) NGO stands for nongovernmental organization. 
B) NGO stands for national geographic organization. 
C) NGO stands for neogeopolitical organization. 
D) NGO stands for natural global outlook.

Question 2

Which of the following represents a market approach to environmental policy?

Accepted Answer

A) passing laws that limit the amount of mercury that can be released by a coal-fired power plant 
B) regulations that require storm water and sewage to be separated in municipal water treatment plants 
C) using a cap-and-trade system to control the levels of carbon dioxide released into the air 
D) limiting the amount of national forests available for timber harvesting 
A) passing laws that limit the amount of mercury that can be released by a coal-fired power plant 
B) regulations that require storm water and sewage to be separated in municipal water treatment plants 
C) using a cap-and-trade system to control the levels of carbon dioxide released into the air 
D) limiting the amount of national forests available for timber harvesting

Question 3

If current energy consumption trends continue and the per capita income of the world increased dramatically,we would expect that

Accepted Answer

A) global climate change will be a greater problem. 
B) literacy levels to decease. 
C) respiratory diseases in cities will increase. 
D) land and labor will no longer be economic factors. 
A) global climate change will be a greater problem. 
B) literacy levels to decease. 
C) respiratory diseases in cities will increase. 
D) land and labor will no longer be economic factors.

Question 4

Environmental public policy is intended to

Accepted Answer

A) promote the harvesting of natural resources. 
B) improve human welfare and protect the natural world. 
C) ensure access to natural resources for industry. 
D) measure the impact of industrial wastes on the environment. 
A) promote the harvesting of natural resources. 
B) improve human welfare and protect the natural world. 
C) ensure access to natural resources for industry. 
D) measure the impact of industrial wastes on the environment.

Question 5

The Obama administration

Accepted Answer

A) now censors scientific study that conflicts with its position. 
B) no longer requires consultation with wildlife experts before approving projects potentially harming endangered species. 
C) now encourages the development of renewable energy and reduction of carbon emissions. 
D) has slashed the EPA's budget so that little enforcement is possible. 
A) now censors scientific study that conflicts with its position. 
B) no longer requires consultation with wildlife experts before approving projects potentially harming endangered species. 
C) now encourages the development of renewable energy and reduction of carbon emissions. 
D) has slashed the EPA's budget so that little enforcement is possible.

Question 6

-In the classical view of economic activity in this figure,we expect businesses to prosper when

Accepted Answer

A) labor costs are low and household incomes rise. 
B) demand for goods and services decline. 
C) labor is in short supply and consumption is declining. 
D) the value of land and resources increase. 
A) labor costs are low and household incomes rise. 
B) demand for goods and services decline. 
C) labor is in short supply and consumption is declining. 
D) the value of land and resources increase.

Question 7

The ecological economic paradigm argues that the environment encompasses the economy because the environment is essential to provide

Accepted Answer

A) the energy necessary to run our homes and factories. 
B) solar energy needed for plants and to light our environment during the day. 
C) transportation along highways,railways,rivers,and oceans. 
D) vital raw materials and ecosystem services and absorb wastes. 
A) the energy necessary to run our homes and factories. 
B) solar energy needed for plants and to light our environment during the day. 
C) transportation along highways,railways,rivers,and oceans. 
D) vital raw materials and ecosystem services and absorb wastes.

Question 8

The recent rise of the Chinese economy is associated with

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A) the adoption of rigid centralized planning. 
B) the elimination of economic systems. 
C) the adoption of economic policies widespread in the former Soviet Union. 
D) a switch to free-market policies. 
A) the adoption of rigid centralized planning. 
B) the elimination of economic systems. 
C) the adoption of economic policies widespread in the former Soviet Union. 
D) a switch to free-market policies.

Question 9

Sustainable economic and environmental policies will shift the focus from

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A) sustainability to productivity. 
B) growth to the well-being of humans. 
C) productivity to growth. 
D) productivity to profits. 
A) sustainability to productivity. 
B) growth to the well-being of humans. 
C) productivity to growth. 
D) productivity to profits.

Question 10

Which of the following represents intangible capital?

Accepted Answer

A) pollination 
B) coal and petroleum 
C) solar energy 
D) the library of the Smithsonian Institution 
A) pollination 
B) coal and petroleum 
C) solar energy 
D) the library of the Smithsonian Institution

Question 11

In 1962,Rachel Carson published the book Silent Spring,documenting the devastating effects of pesticides,including DDT,on birds and other organisms in our natural environments.In the years that followed,new laws and regulations were adopted that banned the use of DDT in 1972 in the United States.
-The preparation and publication of the book Silent Spring represented which stage of the policy life cycle?

Accepted Answer

A) control 
B) implementation 
C) formulation 
D) recognition 
A) control 
B) implementation 
C) formulation 
D) recognition

Question 12

Sustainable development and the protection of public health require

Accepted Answer

A) the generation of electricity from fossil fuels. 
B) governments to recognize personal liberties as the highest priority. 
C) the independence of private landowners to develop individual policies. 
D) public policies that protect the environment. 
A) the generation of electricity from fossil fuels. 
B) governments to recognize personal liberties as the highest priority. 
C) the independence of private landowners to develop individual policies. 
D) public policies that protect the environment.

Question 13

Shadow pricing is used to estimate the

Accepted Answer

A) deterioration and replacement costs of materials. 
B) reduced cost of providing health care. 
C) cost of cleaning up an oil spill. 
D) value of an endangered species of plant. 
A) deterioration and replacement costs of materials. 
B) reduced cost of providing health care. 
C) cost of cleaning up an oil spill. 
D) value of an endangered species of plant.

Question 14

From an ecological economist's perspective,without sustainability,as economies grow,

Accepted Answer

A) gross national product grows too. 
B) natural resources are renewed. 
C) the natural world is depleted. 
D) natural ecosystems are replenished. 
A) gross national product grows too. 
B) natural resources are renewed. 
C) the natural world is depleted. 
D) natural ecosystems are replenished.

Question 15

As of 2012,it is clear that public opinion

Accepted Answer

A) strongly endorses the anti-environmental attitude of the current Congress. 
B) trusts the EPA much more than Congress to oversee the national environment. 
C) wants Congress to repeal the Endangered Species Act and disband the EPA. 
D) views global climate change as a political hoax. 
A) strongly endorses the anti-environmental attitude of the current Congress. 
B) trusts the EPA much more than Congress to oversee the national environment. 
C) wants Congress to repeal the Endangered Species Act and disband the EPA. 
D) views global climate change as a political hoax.

Question 16

The benefit to cost ratio of replacing chlorofluorocarbons in new cars turned out to be

Accepted Answer

A) higher than predicted. 
B) lower than predicted. 
C) about what was predicted. 
D) unpredictable because of fluctuating costs of the replacement gases. 
A) higher than predicted. 
B) lower than predicted. 
C) about what was predicted. 
D) unpredictable because of fluctuating costs of the replacement gases.

Question 17

Command and control approaches to environmental public policy

Accepted Answer

A) increase the likelihood of continued low levels of pollution,not the elimination of pollution. 
B) are not as good market-based policies for most environmental problems. 
C) are simpler than market based policies. 
D) use GPI economic principles to determine the nature of the response. 
A) increase the likelihood of continued low levels of pollution,not the elimination of pollution. 
B) are not as good market-based policies for most environmental problems. 
C) are simpler than market based policies. 
D) use GPI economic principles to determine the nature of the response.

Question 18

The Doha Round of WTO meetings have failed to reach agreement about

Accepted Answer

A) currency exchange. 
B) converting the economies of developed nation from green to brown. 
C) farm subsidies and trade barriers. 
D) how to control public protests at future WTO meetings. 
A) currency exchange. 
B) converting the economies of developed nation from green to brown. 
C) farm subsidies and trade barriers. 
D) how to control public protests at future WTO meetings.

Question 19

As a percentage of GDP,the cost of environmental protection is,according to EPA estimates

Accepted Answer

A) more than the cost of providing health care to citizens of the United States. 
B) more than the cost of national defense in the United States. 
C) about the same cost as the combined amounts spent on health care and defense in the United States. 
D) less than either the cost of defense or health care in the United States. 
A) more than the cost of providing health care to citizens of the United States. 
B) more than the cost of national defense in the United States. 
C) about the same cost as the combined amounts spent on health care and defense in the United States. 
D) less than either the cost of defense or health care in the United States.

Question 20

The ecological economic paradigm places the greatest emphasis on the

Accepted Answer

A) amount and quality of capital available to industry. 
B) abundance of well-trained,well-educated labor that is available. 
C) essential functions of the natural environment. 
D) public's understanding of the natural environment. 
A) amount and quality of capital available to industry. 
B) abundance of well-trained,well-educated labor that is available. 
C) essential functions of the natural environment. 
D) public's understanding of the natural environment.

Exam 2: Economics, Politics, and Public Policy

One way to participate in the development of environmental policies is to become a member of an NGO.What is an NGO?

Which of the following represents a market approach to environmental policy?

If current energy consumption trends continue and the per capita income of the world increased dramatically,we would expect that

Environmental public policy is intended to

The Obama administration

-In the classical view of economic activity in this figure,we expect businesses to prosper when

The ecological economic paradigm argues that the environment encompasses the economy because the environment is essential to provide

The recent rise of the Chinese economy is associated with

Sustainable economic and environmental policies will shift the focus from

Which of the following represents intangible capital?

Sustainable development and the protection of public health require

Shadow pricing is used to estimate the

From an ecological economist's perspective,without sustainability,as economies grow,

As of 2012,it is clear that public opinion

The benefit to cost ratio of replacing chlorofluorocarbons in new cars turned out to be

Command and control approaches to environmental public policy

The Doha Round of WTO meetings have failed to reach agreement about

As a percentage of GDP,the cost of environmental protection is,according to EPA estimates

The ecological economic paradigm places the greatest emphasis on the

Science and the Environment

Basic Needs of Living Things

Populations and Communities

Ecosystems: Energy, Patterns, and Disturbance

Wild Species and Biodiversity

The Use and Restoration of Ecosystems

The Human Population

Population and Development

Water: Hydrologic Cycle and Human Use

Soil: Foundation for Land Ecosystems

The Production and Distribution of Food

Pests and Pest Control

Energy From Fossil Fuels

Nuclear Power

Renewable Energy

Environmental Hazards and Human Health

Global Climate Change

Atmospheric Pollution

Water Pollution and Its Prevention

Municipal Solid Waste: Disposal and Recovery

Hazardous Chemicals: Pollution and Prevention

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