Question 1

Tristan is concerned with the number of fossil fuel-burning automobiles on the roads today. What is he worried about?

Accepted Answer

A)  global warming 
B)  a decline in biodiversity 
C)  acid rain 
D)  genetic pollution

Question 2

In the late 1960s, the river running through the Ojibwa village of Grassy Narrows in Ontario was poisoned for 50 years by mercury pollution from a local pulp mill. What does this example illustrate?

Accepted Answer

A)  eco-racial discrimination 
B)  environmental racism 
C)  racially motivated degradation 
D)  eco-racial insensitivity

Question 3

How much more does the richest quintile of the world's population earn than the poorest quintile?

Accepted Answer

A)  20 times more 
B)  40 times more 
C)  60 times more 
D)  80 times more

Question 4

In the United States, heavy industrial polluters are often located near African-American communities. What does this example illustrate?

Accepted Answer

A)  toxic prejudice 
B)  eco-racial discrimination 
C)  ecological insensitivity 
D)  environmental racism

Question 5

According to the textbook, when was the steam engine first invented?

Accepted Answer

A)  between 10 and 70 CE 
B)  between 800 and 900 CE 
C)  between 1100 and 1200 CE 
D)  between 1700 and 1800 CE

Question 6

Who is responsible for the creation of most technological innovations? Is this a beneficial arrangement for most of humanity?

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Question 7

Which of the following counties in Nova Scotia was the most polluted in the 1990s?

Accepted Answer

A)  Halifax 
B)  Cape Breton 
C)  Kings 
D)  Pictou

Question 8

According to the textbook, which of the following groups is most likely to experience disproportionately more environmental risk?

Accepted Answer

A)  poor people 
B)  the elderly 
C)  people with disabilities 
D)  urban dwellers

Question 9

What causes acid rain?

Accepted Answer

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Question 10

Which of the following nations is most likely to be responsible for global environmental damage?

Accepted Answer

A)  Canada 
B)  India 
C)  Indonesia 
D)  Mexico

Question 11

Most pollutants released into the environment are especially concentrated in the west and east coasts of Canada.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Clearly, as the textbook demonstrates, market forces have assisted in dealing with environmental problems. However, markets alone cannot do it all. Why is this so?

Accepted Answer

A)  because of inadequate financial resources 
B)  because of regulations regarding commodity costs 
C)  because the pace of change is slow 
D)  because of multinational mobilization

Question 13

Which of the following terms expresses the idea that technology is bound to fail due to its sheer complexity?

Accepted Answer

A)  technological determinism 
B)  risk society 
C)  normal accidents 
D)  technological imperative

Question 14

The Bomqvist Factory emits a variety of toxic chemicals into the water and soil surrounding the plant. What is this process called?

Accepted Answer

A)  industrial pollution 
B)  industrial toxicity 
C)  industrial wastage 
D)  industrial contamination

Question 15

Which social scientist first discovered that creative outputs and inventions seem to occur in patterned ways?

Accepted Answer

A)  Charles Perrow 
B)  Ulrich Beck 
C)  Gottleib Daimler 
D)  Nikolai Kondratiev

Question 16

If technology transforms society, in what way is it under human control?

Accepted Answer

A)  Humans build safeguards into new technologies so disasters are averted. 
B)  Humans shape technological growth according to their needs. 
C)  Social interests are weighed by economic interests. 
D)  Humans use rational rather than emotional understandings of nature.

Question 17

According to the textbook, what is a likely outcome of the ability to genetically program fetal development in humans?

Accepted Answer

A)  decreased inequality 
B)  increased inequality 
C)  degradation of the process of natural selection 
D)  upgrading of the process of natural selection

Question 18

What do Canadian surveys on environmental issues demonstrate about the Canadian public?

Accepted Answer

A)  They are clearly cognizant of the issues. 
B)  They feel hopeless in the face of environmental problems. 
C)  They believe that governments should pass more protectionist laws. 
D)  They are willing to pay significantly higher taxes to protect the environment.

Question 19

Uranium ore was manually carried out of Port Radium in the Northwest Territories by Dene men who were paid minimally and were not warned the dangers of handling the materials. What does this example illustrate?

Accepted Answer

A)  toxic prejudice 
B)  eco-racial discrimination 
C)  environmental racism 
D)  ecological insensitivity

Question 20

The price of gasoline in Canada is about $1.32 per litre at the time of this writing. But the social cost, which includes the cost of repairing environmental damage done by burning gas, is perhaps three times higher. This is an example of the slow pace of change, which is why we should not solely rely on market and technological forces to solve environmental problems.

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