Question 1

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?

Accepted Answer

A)  The government is more inclined to measure oil production and accurately report oil royalties. 
B)  The public is more likely to scrutinize how the government is spending the oil royalties revenue. 
C)  The government is more apt to regulate environmental standards. 
D)  The government is more prone to accommodating the needs of the petroleum sector.

Question 2

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?

Accepted Answer

A)  the decreasing number of persons afflicted with SARS 
B)  government statistics showing an increasing unemployment rate 
C)  weather bureau warnings against exercising outdoors 
D)  the increasing number of postsecondary graduates

Question 3

Define sustainable development and explain its significance.

Accepted Answer

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Question 4

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?

Accepted Answer

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Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

A)  toxicity level 
B)  body burden 
C)  environmental chemical levels 
D)  contamination toxicology

Question 6

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?

Accepted Answer

A)  conflict perspective 
B)  economic contingency thesis 
C)  ecofeminism 
D)  convergence hypothesis

Question 7

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?

Accepted Answer

A)  alternative environmental studies 
B)  environmental sociology 
C)  geophysical sociology 
D)  organic sociology

Question 8

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?

Accepted Answer

A)  What is climate change? 
B)  What is a global crisis? 
C)  What is a tipping point? 
D)  What is an environmental hazard?

Question 9

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?

Accepted Answer

A)  corporate sales and greenwashing 
B)  reframing of environmental issues 
C)  the effect known as Jevon's paradox 
D)  front-of-the-mind issue of trying to out-decorate his neighbours

Question 10

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

Accepted Answer

A)  issues that are intangible and less visible are not immediately thought of 
B)  answering the question "What's going on here?" 
C)  choosing less now,rather than more later 
D)  more efficiency leads to more consumption

Question 11

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?

Accepted Answer

A)  point of no return 
B)  doomsday clock 
C)  ecological limit 
D)  tipping point

Question 12

What is the polluter pays principle?

Accepted Answer

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Question 13

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?

Accepted Answer

A)  radical ecofeminist 
B)  anticolonial ecofeminist 
C)  cultural ecofeminist 
D)  essentialist ecofeminist

Question 14

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?

Accepted Answer

A)  It was a slow news day. 
B)  Environmental issues are associated with controversy and dramatic moments. 
C)  The media has a mandate to cover human interest stories. 
D)  It was an international rather than domestic logging company.

Question 15

Who comprises the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change?

Accepted Answer

A)  scientists interpreting climate studies 
B)  oil industrialists seeking to create doubt 
C)  new middle-class environmentalists 
D)  signatory countries of the Kyoto Protocol

Question 16

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?

Accepted Answer

A)  The market demand for cod had dwindled to the point where it was no longer a profitable business. 
B)  Advanced technologies used in cod fishing endeavours had become too expensive. 
C)  The federal government imposed a moratorium on cod fishing. 
D)  The vast majority of younger residents left in order to make higher wages in the Alberta oil industry.

Question 17

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?

Accepted Answer

A)  a reframing of environmental issues 
B)  an energy conservation attitude 
C)  the effect known as Jevon's paradox 
D)  an ecostandards approach

Question 18

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

Accepted Answer

A)  People with power live closer to the cleaner sources of pollution. 
B)  Poor people choose to live in polluted,urban working-class neighbourhoods. 
C)  Dominant-class members can afford home-based pollution control devices. 
D)  Wealthy people have the political clout to keep polluters away from their homes.

Question 19

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.

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Question 20

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?

Accepted Answer

A)  alternative environmental design 
B)  modern science system 
C)  sustainable development 
D)  conquer nature program

Exam 17: Sociology and the Environment