Exam 17: Sociology and the Environment

The province of Alberta collects more revenue from oil than it does from Alberta citizens.While this may appear beneficial,there are serious social and political ramifications.Which of the following would be a consequence of this arrangement?

Wei,an exchange student from China,was called upon to give an example of an externality that she experienced in her homeland.Which of the following would she cite?

Define sustainable development and explain its significance.

What should we call Alberta's resource extraction patch? Do we use "oil sands",yielding to the industry's rebranding effort,or keep to "tar sands," which is how we've generally referred to it in the past? Does it matter what term is used? Why or why not?

What term is used to describe the sum of dangerous chemicals that accumulate in an individual over a given period of time?

Sasha asserted that "Women are inherently better preservationists of Earth because women have traditionally been nurturers and men have been destroyers." What does Sasha's argument exemplify?

David's course assignment was to investigate the connections between human beings and nature and the impact one has on the other.What class was David enrolled in?

Scott was playing a game of Jeopardy with his friends,and the answer was "a delicate threshold where a slight rise in the Earth's temperature can cause a dramatic change in the environment that triggers a far greater increase in global temperatures." What was the correct question?

Harold is an environmentally conscious individual,and every December he keeps his exterior Christmas lights to a minimum.This year he found a half-price sale on outdoor high-efficiency LED Christmas lights,purchased 20 packages,and decorated every tree and shrub in his yard.What has impacted Harold's behaviour?

In class,Jim was asked to give a clear and concise explanation of Jevon's paradox.Which of the following would he use?

The Conservation Council of New Brunswick invites a leading environmentalist to speak at its annual general meeting,and he tells the audience that the planet is rapidly approaching the time beyond which the global ecosystem will not be able to sustain life.Which term best characterizes this moment in time?

What is the polluter pays principle?

Allyson believes that women are better preservationists of earth as a result of their nurturing nature in contrast to men's dominating nature.Which group would Allyson fall into?

Brian learned that an international logging company was going to be clear cutting an old growth forest of Douglas fir trees in Cathedral Grove.He and other members of the "Friends of the Grove" group organized a "Crime Against Nature" protest,scheduling it for the day the loggers were to start work and issuing a press release.The day of the protest,representatives from four major news outlets showed up.Why?

Who comprises the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change?

For decades a considerable number of Atlantic coast citizens made their living fishing cod.But in 1992,this way of life came to an abrupt halt.Why?

Jason loved taking long showers,but his environmentally conscious mom knocked on the bathroom door after 10 minutes,saying that he had used enough water.For a birthday gift,he gave his mom a shower head that uses 50 percent less water.Since then,both he and his mom take half-hour showers.What explains the change of attitude of Jason's mom?

What attribute of the dominant class explains why disadvantaged people are the primary victims of pollution?

Environmental racism is a form of discrimination against minority groups and people from poor countries who are subjected to a disproportionate share of environmental hazards and polluting industries.Using examples from your text and personal experiences,discuss this phenomenon and propose ways that it can be minimized or eliminated.

The Buckminster Fuller Institute sponsored a corporate challenge to "make the world work for 100 percent of humanity" and asked for submissions outlining proposed industry strategies to address environmental concerns.What was the Institute advocating?