Question 1

Controversy over damming in National Parks around which clause of the US Park service's mission?

Accepted Answer

A)  "for the enjoyment of people"
B)  "use without impairment"
C)  "to preserve parks"
D)  "for the greatest good" B

Question 2

In the field of economics,the additional cost associated with one more unit of something is called a(n)?

Accepted Answer

A)  marginal cost.
B)  external cost.
C)  direct cost.
D)  fringe cost. A

Question 3

What is the BEST definition of preservation?

Accepted Answer

A)  Setting aside land and natural resources.
B)  Careful management of land and resources.
C)  Using land and natural resources based on current needs.
D)  Multiple use management of land and natural resources. A

Question 4

Which of the following is TRUE about Environmental Impact Statements?

Accepted Answer

A)  They must be made available to the public.
B)  They only address potential impact on endangered or threatened species.
C)  They only need to project impact out to two years following the completion of the project.
D)  They only affect the 10% of lands owned by the federal government.

Question 5

Who wrote Man and Nature,one of the first books discussing human impact on global environmental change?

Accepted Answer

A)  Paul Ehrlich
B)  Rachel Carson
C)  George Perkins Marsh
D)  John Muir

Question 6

How might the pollution be controlled using command and control regulations?How might it be controlled using incentive-based regulations?Provide examples to illustrate your answer.

Accepted Answer

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Question 7

All of the following endangered species have recovered enough to be removed from the endangered species list except:

Accepted Answer

A)  American alligator
B)  California gray whale
C)  Bald eagle
D)  manatee

Question 8

Which of the following was probably the MOST significant event in 1999 to impact the environment?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Kyoto Protocol was signed by the United States.
B)  The Exxon Valdez created the world's largest oil spill.
C)  World human population reached 6 billion individuals.
D)  The first Earth Day celebration was held.

Question 9

Who among the following would most likely believe that natural resources should be used for the greatest good for the most people for the longest time?

Accepted Answer

A)  John James Audubon
B)  Rachel Carson
C)  George Perkins Marsh
D)  Gifford Pinchot

Question 10

What important environmental book about problems associated with pesticide use was written by Rachel Carson?

Accepted Answer

A)  A Sand County Almanac
B)  Silent Spring
C)  Game Management
D)  The Population Bomb

Question 11

The legislation that requires the federal government to consider the environmental impact of a proposed federal action,such as financing highway or dam construction,when making decisions about that action is:

Accepted Answer

A)  Forest Reserve Act of 1891
B)  Antiquities Act of 1906
C)  National Environmental Policy Act of 1970
D)  Wilderness Act of 1964

Question 12

What is the BEST definition of conservation?

Accepted Answer

A)  Setting aside land and natural resources.
B)  Careful management of land and resources.
C)  Using land and natural resources based on current needs.
D)  Protecting land and natural resources from human activity.

Question 13

When consumption or production of a product has a harmful side effect that is borne by people not directly involved in the market exchange for that product,the side effect is called a(n)?

Accepted Answer

A)  marginal cost.
B)  indirect cost.
C)  additional cost.
D)  external cost.

Question 14

The study of how people use their limited resources to try to satisfy their unlimited wants is:

Accepted Answer

A)  business analysis.
B)  model testing.
C)  hypothesis development.
D)  economics.

Question 15

How did NEPA revolutionize environmental protection in the United States?

Accepted Answer

A)  It allowed people to see how severe environmental damage was in the United States.
B)  It created the first legislation to limit pollutants.
C)  It banned production and use of several toxic chemicals including chlorofluorocarbons.
D)  It requires the federal government to consider the environmental impact of proposed federal action.

Question 16

Corporations and governments began to take NEPA seriously after which of the following events?

Accepted Answer

A)  Environmental groups began suing individuals and organizations based on environmental impact statements.
B)  Further legislation was added to strengthen NEPA.
C)  The creation of the EPA.
D)  The publication of Rachel Carson's book Silent Spring.

Question 17

When economists adopt a market-oriented strategy to deal with pollution,they:

Accepted Answer

A)  encourage large retailers to pollute more.
B)  raise the cost of pollution to discourage it.
C)  lower the cost of pollution to discourage it.
D)  increase the demand for pollution.

Question 18

National income accounts are incomplete estimates of national economic performance because national income accounts do NOT include?

Accepted Answer

A)  gross domestic product
B)  net domestic product
C)  estimates of imported goods and services
D)  estimates of external costs such as natural resource depletion and the environmental cost of economic activities

Question 19

In the 1970s people's realization of environmental problems including pesticides,increasing population,and loss of natural resources prompted the:

Accepted Answer

A)  passage of the Antiquities Act.
B)  celebration of Earth Day.
C)  publication of The Population Bomb.
D)  formation of the Sierra Club.

Question 20

Which of the following is NOT an example of command and control regulation?

Accepted Answer

A)  hybrid cars.
B)  catalytic converters.
C)  unleaded gas.
D)  harvest quotas.

Exam 3: Environmental History, Politics, and Economics