Question 1

The first wave of the environmental movement focused on _____________.

Accepted Answer

A)   preservation of natural spaces
B)   animal life
C)   city parks
D)   pollution A

Question 2

In the second wave of environmentalism people began to question ___________.

Accepted Answer

A)   the need for natural spaces
B)   progress, consumption, and some modern conveniences
C)   the rights of animals
D)   climate B

Question 3

Financially poor people are more likely to:

Accepted Answer

A)   Live near a polluting industry
B)   Live in a food desert
C)   Have overexposure to light and noise
D)   All of the above D

Question 4

In addition to environmental justice, social workers focus on __________.

Accepted Answer

A)   accumulating wealth
B)   social and economic justice
C)   freedom
D)   none of the above

Question 5

_________ is at the heart of what social workers do.

Accepted Answer

A)   advocacy
B)   love
C)   justice
D)   power

Question 6

What 2 important Acts were passed in 1964?

Accepted Answer

A)   Civil Rights and Women's Rights
B)   Wilderness and Animal.
C)   Civil Rights and Wilderness
D)   None of the above

Question 7

The initial impetus for the environmental justice movement were risks to:

Accepted Answer

A)   Animals
B)   Human Health
C)   Land
D)   The economy

Question 8

The forebears of the environmental justice movement are ___________.

Accepted Answer

A)   environmental racism and eco-feminism
B)   wilderness explorers
C)   scientists
D)   students

Question 9

These social identity categories mediate our experience with nature:

Accepted Answer

A)   Gender
B)   Race
C)   Class
D)   All of the above

Question 10

Human's experiences of nature often reflect ___________.

Accepted Answer

A)   influence over the weather
B)   social disparities such as burdens for the marginalized and benefits for the privileged
C)   pollution
D)   wealth

Exam 1: Environmental Justice and Social Work Practice: Historical Roots