Question 1

What constitutes a beneficial use of water is defined differently in different regions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

The usefulness of many environmental impact statements is limited because

Accepted Answer

A)  The tendency is toward very short statements that fail to provide much information to the public. 
B)  The law requires that cost-benefit analysis be excluded from an environmental impact statement. 
C)  The preparers, often affiliated with the agency proposing the action, may not be completely objective. 
D)  All of the choices are correct. 
A)  The tendency is toward very short statements that fail to provide much information to the public. 
B)  The law requires that cost-benefit analysis be excluded from an environmental impact statement. 
C)  The preparers, often affiliated with the agency proposing the action, may not be completely objective. 
D)  All of the choices are correct.

Question 3

In 1987,the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (Clean Water Act)was amended to require the control of this

Accepted Answer

A)  Storm water (non-point-source) pollution. 
B)  Point source pollution. 
C)  The amount of chlorine in drinking water. 
D)  All of the choices are correct. 
A)  Storm water (non-point-source) pollution. 
B)  Point source pollution. 
C)  The amount of chlorine in drinking water. 
D)  All of the choices are correct.

Question 4

The Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977

Accepted Answer

A)  Applies to all surface mines on federal lands. 
B)  Stipulates the mining methods to be used. 
C)  Requires restoration of mined land to its premising condition, insofar as possible. 
D)  All of the choices are correct. 
A)  Applies to all surface mines on federal lands. 
B)  Stipulates the mining methods to be used. 
C)  Requires restoration of mined land to its premising condition, insofar as possible. 
D)  All of the choices are correct.

Question 5

The present international treaty regarding Antarctica

Accepted Answer

A)  Divides the land among the twelve nations claiming rights to it. 
B)  Allocates petroleum and mineral rights among the twelve original treaty signers and eleven other nations. 
C)  Prohibits radioactive-waste disposal, weapons testing, and military related activities on the continent. 
D)  All of the choices are correct. 
A)  Divides the land among the twelve nations claiming rights to it. 
B)  Allocates petroleum and mineral rights among the twelve original treaty signers and eleven other nations. 
C)  Prohibits radioactive-waste disposal, weapons testing, and military related activities on the continent. 
D)  All of the choices are correct.

Question 6

The U.S.has been a leader in negotiations to implement the provisions of the Kyoto accord to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions and has made firm commitments to those reductions,because it is a major producer of greenhouse gases.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Common limitations of restrictive zoning laws designed to minimize risks from geologic hazards include

Accepted Answer

A)  Failure to specify who is to assess the hazards. 
B)  Failure to impose penalties for noncompliance. 
C)  The fact that such laws typically apply only to new construction, not to existing structures. 
D)  All of the choices are correct. 
A)  Failure to specify who is to assess the hazards. 
B)  Failure to impose penalties for noncompliance. 
C)  The fact that such laws typically apply only to new construction, not to existing structures. 
D)  All of the choices are correct.

Question 8

The Kyoto Protocol was a commitment by industrial nations

Accepted Answer

A)  To reduce greenhouse-gas emissions such as carbon dioxide and methane to about 5 percent below 1990 levels by 2012. 
B)  To increase CO2 sinks instead of reducing CO2 emissions. 
C)  To reduce their CO2 emissions while helping undeveloped countries increase their CO2 emissions. 
D)  To boycott the United States because of their high CO2 emissions, which currently are more than 20 percent of the global total. 
A)  To reduce greenhouse-gas emissions such as carbon dioxide and methane to about 5 percent below 1990 levels by 2012. 
B)  To increase CO2 sinks instead of reducing CO2 emissions. 
C)  To reduce their CO2 emissions while helping undeveloped countries increase their CO2 emissions. 
D)  To boycott the United States because of their high CO2 emissions, which currently are more than 20 percent of the global total.

Question 9

An environmental impact statement must be filed each time a federal agency proposes a construction project,issues a permit for resource development on federal lands and so forth.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Al Gore,acting on behalf of the United States as its vice-president,signed the Kyoto Treaty.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Laws restricting construction in areas of geologic hazard

Accepted Answer

A)  Typically apply only to new construction in an area, not to existing buildings. 
B)  Have not yet been enacted because of vocal citizen opposition. 
C)  Are unnecessary because, now that hazards are well recognized, people naturally avoid the dangerous areas. 
D)  Are an important concern of the Environmental Protection Agency. 
A)  Typically apply only to new construction in an area, not to existing buildings. 
B)  Have not yet been enacted because of vocal citizen opposition. 
C)  Are unnecessary because, now that hazards are well recognized, people naturally avoid the dangerous areas. 
D)  Are an important concern of the Environmental Protection Agency.

Question 12

The U.S.Environmental Protection Agency has responsibilities in all of the following areas except

Accepted Answer

A)  Air pollution. 
B)  Water pollution. 
C)  Resource conservation. 
D)  Waste disposal. 
A)  Air pollution. 
B)  Water pollution. 
C)  Resource conservation. 
D)  Waste disposal.

Question 13

Use of the continental shelf as the extent of a nation's territorial waters provides each country bordering the sea with a uniform share of coastal waters.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

The Exclusive Economic Zone of the United States comprises some of each of the following resources except

Accepted Answer

A)  Oil and natural gas. 
B)  Aluminum ore. 
C)  Metal-rich sulfides. 
D)  Cobalt and manganese crust on volcanic rocks. 
A)  Oil and natural gas. 
B)  Aluminum ore. 
C)  Metal-rich sulfides. 
D)  Cobalt and manganese crust on volcanic rocks.

Question 15

The overwhelming majority of federal environmental impact statements are filed by just a few agencies,including the U.S.Army Corps of Engineers and the Department of Transportation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Even where specific laws prohibiting groundwater pollution do not exist,a polluter might be prosecuted if contaminated ground water in turn pollutes surface water.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

A new convention regulating mineral-resource exploitation in Antarctica is awaiting ratification by the consultative parties to the Antarctic Treaty.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

The National Environmental Policy Act concerns the actions of all agencies.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

The 1989 Loma Prieta and 1995 Kobe earthquakes again demonstrated the problem that laws designed to regulate construction in seismic-hazard areas typically do not require "retrofitting" of older structures.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Groundwater rights

Accepted Answer

A)  Are left undefined in the United States. 
B)  Are assigned under the same doctrines as are surface-water rights. 
C)  Need not be separately assigned because ground and surface waters are linked through the hydrologic cycle. 
D)  Can be difficult to assign because the extent of groundwater masses is often imperfectly known. 
A)  Are left undefined in the United States. 
B)  Are assigned under the same doctrines as are surface-water rights. 
C)  Need not be separately assigned because ground and surface waters are linked through the hydrologic cycle. 
D)  Can be difficult to assign because the extent of groundwater masses is often imperfectly known.

What constitutes a beneficial use of water is defined differently in different regions.

The usefulness of many environmental impact statements is limited because

In 1987,the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (Clean Water Act)was amended to require the control of this

The Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977

The present international treaty regarding Antarctica

The U.S.has been a leader in negotiations to implement the provisions of the Kyoto accord to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions and has made firm commitments to those reductions,because it is a major producer of greenhouse gases.

Common limitations of restrictive zoning laws designed to minimize risks from geologic hazards include

The Kyoto Protocol was a commitment by industrial nations

An environmental impact statement must be filed each time a federal agency proposes a construction project,issues a permit for resource development on federal lands and so forth.

Al Gore,acting on behalf of the United States as its vice-president,signed the Kyoto Treaty.

Laws restricting construction in areas of geologic hazard

The U.S.Environmental Protection Agency has responsibilities in all of the following areas except

Use of the continental shelf as the extent of a nation's territorial waters provides each country bordering the sea with a uniform share of coastal waters.

The Exclusive Economic Zone of the United States comprises some of each of the following resources except

The overwhelming majority of federal environmental impact statements are filed by just a few agencies,including the U.S.Army Corps of Engineers and the Department of Transportation.

Even where specific laws prohibiting groundwater pollution do not exist,a polluter might be prosecuted if contaminated ground water in turn pollutes surface water.

A new convention regulating mineral-resource exploitation in Antarctica is awaiting ratification by the consultative parties to the Antarctic Treaty.

The National Environmental Policy Act concerns the actions of all agencies.

The 1989 Loma Prieta and 1995 Kobe earthquakes again demonstrated the problem that laws designed to regulate construction in seismic-hazard areas typically do not require "retrofitting" of older structures.

Groundwater rights

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Exam 19: Environmental Law and Policy

What constitutes a beneficial use of water is defined differently in different regions.

The usefulness of many environmental impact statements is limited because

In 1987,the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (Clean Water Act)was amended to require the control of this

The Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977

The present international treaty regarding Antarctica

The U.S.has been a leader in negotiations to implement the provisions of the Kyoto accord to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions and has made firm commitments to those reductions,because it is a major producer of greenhouse gases.

Common limitations of restrictive zoning laws designed to minimize risks from geologic hazards include

The Kyoto Protocol was a commitment by industrial nations

An environmental impact statement must be filed each time a federal agency proposes a construction project,issues a permit for resource development on federal lands and so forth.

Al Gore,acting on behalf of the United States as its vice-president,signed the Kyoto Treaty.

Laws restricting construction in areas of geologic hazard

The U.S.Environmental Protection Agency has responsibilities in all of the following areas except

Use of the continental shelf as the extent of a nation's territorial waters provides each country bordering the sea with a uniform share of coastal waters.

The Exclusive Economic Zone of the United States comprises some of each of the following resources except

The overwhelming majority of federal environmental impact statements are filed by just a few agencies,including the U.S.Army Corps of Engineers and the Department of Transportation.

Even where specific laws prohibiting groundwater pollution do not exist,a polluter might be prosecuted if contaminated ground water in turn pollutes surface water.

A new convention regulating mineral-resource exploitation in Antarctica is awaiting ratification by the consultative parties to the Antarctic Treaty.

The National Environmental Policy Act concerns the actions of all agencies.

The 1989 Loma Prieta and 1995 Kobe earthquakes again demonstrated the problem that laws designed to regulate construction in seismic-hazard areas typically do not require "retrofitting" of older structures.

Groundwater rights

Planet and Population: An Overview

Rocks and Minerals-A First Look

Plate Tectonics

Earthquakes

Volcanoes

Streams and Flooding

Coastal Zones and Processes

Mass Movements

Ice and Glaciers,wind and Deserts

Climate-Past, present, and Future

Ground Water and Water Resources

Weathering, erosion, and Soil Resources

Mineral and Rock Resources

Energy Resources-Fossil Fuels

Energy Resources-Alternative Sources

Waste Disposal

Water Pollution

Air Pollution

Land-Use Planning and Engineering Geology

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