Ecology is the study of re an im al s. ee ... ge . pl d an an ts be tw an ch la tio ns lim at e an lc ob a gl hi ps im al s. 20% 20% 20% 20% 20% an ts . 5. plants. animals. global climate change. relationships between organisms and their environment. plants and animals. pl 1. 2. 3. 4. An environmentally sustainable society se lo ft he al th e ne ed s an of ct .. pe pr os ee ts m sw er s. it. .. . .. of i th e s ec t pr ot fie s th e ne ed s on om ... ec its tis 5. sa 4. es 3. 20% 20% 20% 20% 20% an ag 2. manages its economy and population size without doing irreparable environmental harm. satisfies the needs of its people by harvesting without depleting Earth's capital. protects the prospects of future generations of humans and other species. meets the needs of its people without jeopardizing the needs of future generations. all of these answers. m 1. All of the following illustrate exponential growth except ... pu l at io s vi ng po sa ct er ia a ba in y on e m n ... o. . fo r m 10 in g dr iv po m an ph tio n gr ... e. .. pu la pr om is ho w hu ki ng 4. 5. 20% 20% 20% 20% 20% e 2. 3. the king who promised to double the number of grains of wheat he put on each successive square of a checkerboard. human population growth. driving 10 mph for one minute; then 20 mph for one minute; then 30 mph for one minute; then 40 mph for one minute. money in a savings account. bacteria population growth. th 1. Most of the environmental problems we face are re a ri nc ith e ne si n. .. nt i.. . ... po ne ex e ar cr ea si ng po n ex g de si n en tia ea lin cr ea in de cr ea si n si ng g lin ea rly rly . . 20% 20% 20% 20% 20% cr ea 5. increasing linearly. decreasing linearly. increasing exponentially. decreasing exponentially. are neither increasing nor decreasing. in 1. 2. 3. 4. The market value in dollars of goods and services produced in a country for use within a year is the 1. gross national product. 2. gross domestic product. 3. per capital GNP. 4. per capita GDP. 5. gross growth product. . pr od th gr ow gr os s pe uc t DP . G P. ap ita rc lG N t. pe rc ap ita pr od uc tic m es do s gr os gr os s na tio na l pr od uc t. 20% 20% 20% 20% 20% Which of the following generalizations about developing countries is true? Th ey us ar e hi g ab e ... us hl y ou t 12 in d % .. ... US A e th ey Th Th ey ha in cl ve ud e hi gh av er ... t.. . ou ab up e ey 5. Th 4. m ak 3. 20% 20% 20% 20% 20% ey 2. They make up about one-tenth of the world's population. They have high average GNPs per person. They include the USA, Canada, Japan, the former Soviet Union, and European countries. They use about 12% of the world's resources. They are highly industrialized. Th 1. Which of the following statements about developed countries is true? to m o. p .. r im Th ey ar ily te nd in ... to Th be ey hi us gh e l.. ab . ou te ig ht y. .. t.. . ou ab lo w up Th ey ha ar e ve e ey 5. Th 4. m ak 3. 20% 20% 20% 20% 20% ey 2. They make up about one-fifth of the world's population. They have low to moderate GNPs per person. They are primarily in Africa, Asia, and Latin America. They tend to be highly agricultural. They use about eighty five percent of the world's resources. Th 1. 20% 20% 20% 90 20% 70 20% 60 50 60 70 80 90 50 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 80 About ____% of the world's human population lives in the developing countries. Which of the following is not a renewable resource? groundwater trees in a forest fertile soil oil crops tr ee fe l oi op s cr rti le so t s in a fo re s at er nd w il 20% 20% 20% 20% 20% gr ou 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Use of a natural resource based on sustainable yield applies to 1. renewable resources. 2. nonrenewable resources. 3. perpetual resources. 4. amenity resources. 5. recycling. ty g. lin cy c re ur ce . re so ou rc es en i am rp e tu a lr es u. .. s. pe ew ab le re so rc e ou re s nr en ab le no ne w re s. 20% 20% 20% 20% 20% Which of the following best describes the concept of environmental degradation? er s. o. . ll o sw an se ft he ul tu ra l ag r ic g tti n le A w fo r es tr e g tti n ru n oo d. ga e m ak lt o oi cu in g .. s. .. .. at . ow er la rp us 5. so 4. 20% 20% 20% 20% 20% in g 2. 3. using solar power at a rapid rate using oil to make gasoline cutting trees for wood products letting agricultural runoff cause oxygen depletion and fish kills downstream All of these answers. us 1. Which of the following statements best illustrates the tragedy of the commons? d ca a. . cr e n de nd la n C ro p d at e ca ... ... cr op la s iti e tiv Irr ig ac m e So ha po llu of ls ve le m e rm ti. . . ri. . a llu te s po 5. So 4. ct or y 3. 20% 20% 20% 20% 20% fa 2. A factory pollutes a river as much as the law allows. Some levels of pollution are life threatening. Some activities harm the environment, but others do not. Irrigated cropland can be ruined by salinization. Cropland can decrease biodiversity. A 1. Resources that are called nonrenewable .. d le cy c re or re . an d. .. .. be n ca cl ud e fe rt ile ec of le in pa b ca so il on s rc e ou re s ar e on ly om th .. . rp et .. pe d lle e ar 5. ca 4. al so 3. 20% 20% 20% 20% 20% e 2. are also called perpetual resources. are only resources that are alive. are capable of economic depletion. include fertile soil and clean water. can be recycled or reused. ar 1. When a resource is economically depleted, we can 1. recycle or reuse existing supplies. 2. waste less. 3. develop substitutes. 4. All of these answers. 5. None of these answers. of th es e s. an sw er er s. an se e on A sw ut es . su lo p ve ft he bs tit te as w de ll o N re cy c le or re us e ex is le ti. . ss . 20% 20% 20% 20% 20% Effects of pollution might include er s. ... ft he se an sw an d ke s la ll o in ki h fis re a d lls of di se as e ed du c sp A de fro . .. s. .. t.. e se to le id ra in -in ab 5. ac 4. un 3. 20% 20% 20% 20% 20% in g 2. being unable to see the top of skyscrapers because of the smog. acid rain-induced destruction of a statue in your city park. spread of disease from an open dump. fish kills in lakes and streams. All of these answers. be 1. Point sources of pollution include all of the following except 20% 20% 20% 20% 20% au to m ob a ile fa ta ct ilp or ip y a e. sm dr ok ai np es ip ta e ck fr . om ru no a ff p. fr .. om ru no cr ff op fr la om nd a . st oc ky ar d. 4. 5. an automobile tailpipe. a factory smokestack. a drainpipe from a power plant. runoff from cropland. runoff from a stockyard. an 1. 2. 3. Nonpoint sources of pollution include all of the following except fro ze m rr a. un .. ru of no ff ro ff m fr om ... a cr op la nd . rd . rti li fe a sm ok es t a ac k st oc k ya d. .. er se ff fr om di sp s ru no 5. id e 4. 20% 20% 20% 20% 20% st ic 2. 3. pesticides dispersed by airplane and wind onto a crop. runoff from a stockyard. a smokestack from a power plant. fertilizer runoff from lawns. runoff from a cropland. pe 1. ra d de g of te ra at io n at ur e al n in em ic or ig ch co nc en tr at io n pe rs is te nc e Which of the following is not important in determining the damage produced by a pollutant? 1. concentration 20% 20% 20% 20% 20% 2. persistence 3. origin 4. chemical nature 5. rate of degradation Pollution cleanup efforts can be ineffective because sw e th es of e on N s. an an se ft he sw er er s. ... he A ll o be ov e rw ar e s ca n th ey po ce d. .. o. .. er p llu ta nt ns f tr a n on 4. 5. of te 3. 20% 20% 20% 20% 20% ey 2. they often transfer pollutants from one part of the environment to another. once pollutants are dispersed, it costs too much to reduce them to acceptable levels. they can be overwhelmed by growth in population and consumption. All of these answers. None of these answers. th 1. na b ili t y; c ul tu ra l ty bi li in a us ta su st ai co ra l; s y; e cu ltu ili t na b st ai su no m ic n. .. ec h y; t ili t na b st ai su te ch no lo g y; su st ai na b. .. Because the environment and economy are intimately linked, improving the environmental quality is good for the economy. Thus, the ____ revolution is also a(an) ____ revolution. 1. technology; 20% 20% 20% 20% 20% sustainability 2. sustainability; technology 3. sustainability; economic 4. cultural; sustainability 5. sustainability; cultural Which of the following categories includes the others? od fo l ca p ita s rc e an uf ac tu re d re m ec on om ic tu ra l re s so u ou la rc e bo r s 20% 20% 20% 20% 20% na 1. labor 2. natural resources 3. economic resources 4. manufactured capital 5. food If price, supply, and demand are the only factors involved, the demand and supply curves es s. an th a sw er t.. . ... th es e lin N on e of gh t st ra i e ar te rs e ct at th e of e al s in m ac ar ke ... .. o. h ea c ip ro c lt o e re c al le ar 5. 20% 20% 20% 20% 20% pa r 4. run parallel to each other. are reciprocals of each other. intersect at the market equilibrium. are straight lines that run in opposite directions. None of these answers. ru n 1. 2. 3. Environmentally sustainable development focuses on ax im iz n. .. tio in g llu po llu tio n ... .. w po iz in g m m in im in g th e na t ax im iz th e m flo io n. . ... po at in g m an hu im in el lin g 4. 5. 20% 20% 20% 20% 20% nt ro l 2. 3. controlling human population size and resource use so carrying capacity is not exceeded. eliminating the national debt. maximizing the flow of matter and energy resources. minimizing pollution costs. maximizing pollution costs. co 1. Realistically, our goal for most pollutants should not be zero pollution because sw N on e of th es e se ft he ll o A s. an an es ss in e bu s sw er .. w ou s. .. dl e m e so er s. . ca n ha n co st ly to o is tu re 4. 5. 20% 20% 20% 20% 20% it 3. it is too costly. nature can handle some of the pollution. some businesses would go bankrupt. All of these answers. None of these answers. na 1. 2. Which of the following is not a strategy recommended by ecological environmental economists to help make the transition to a more sustainable eco-economy? 1. find resource substitutes 2. use eco-labeling 3. use subsidy shifting 4. utilize tax shifting 5. sell services instead of things es vi c se ll se r ut te a d o. .. g in s sh ift in ta x ili z e id y bs su e ift in g sh be l ola ec e us us fin d re s ou rc e su bs t i.. . in g 20% 20% 20% 20% 20% All of the following are environmental indicators of quality of life except s. sw er e th es of N on e at io tn an uc t. .. .. ro d na lp lo p ve de ne m an hu m en t. lp ... ... s na tio na in d s re s ro s al g pr og 5. re 4. in e 3. 20% 20% 20% 20% 20% nu 2. genuine progress indicator (GPI). real gross national product (real GNP). human development index (HDI). net national product (NNP). None of these answers. ge 1. All of the following are internal costs of an automobile except 1. maintenance and repair. 2. gasoline 3. pollution and health. 4. raw materials and labor. 5. oil. at er ia l s m w l. oi or . an d he d an tio n la b al th . lin e so ga po llu ra m ai nt en an ce an d re pa ir. 20% 20% 20% 20% 20% All of the following behaviors would increase the external costs of operating a car except ct in g ro th w in e ai g r.. a ci . bl g ar ar et in te g th b. e .. ra di o tu at ni a. ng .. th ha e m vi ot ng or an . ac ci de nt . th 4. 5. ne 3. 20% 20% 20% 20% 20% sc on 2. disconnecting the air pollution control system. throwing a cigarette butt out the window. blaring the radio at a stoplight. tuning the motor. having an accident. di 1. External costs of owning a car are paid for by all of the following except higher 1. taxes. 2. health insurance premiums. 3. prices. 4. health costs. 5. None of these answers. sw er an e th es of e on s. . st s co es al th he pr ic N he al th in s ur an ce ta pr ... . xe s. 20% 20% 20% 20% 20% Internalizing external costs s. sw er an th es e ch an c e ta x th e of e on N in cr ea se s th e co st s of th e de cl u om its in to ils f.. es . .. co ... th e in g m ak fa 5. es 3. 4. 20% 20% 20% 20% 20% vo lv 2. involves making the market price approach the true cost of an economic good. fails to include the cost of pollution. omits the costs of taxes. increases the chance for environmental degradation. None of these answers. in 1. A drawback to implement environmental taxes and fees is ffi c di is it te c de to ul t ily as ot e t.. . m ... be ad in c e. .. ... id e nn ca no tp ro v fu llc es do co en os t m ... co ur a ge s lo w -in es 5. liz 4. 20% 20% 20% 20% 20% na 2. 3. penalizes low-income groups unless safety nets are provided encourages full-cost pricing does not provide incentives to business to do better and save money cannot easily be administered by existing tax agencies it is difficult to detect cheaters pe 1. Most studies of the effects of environmental regulation on U.S. businesses indicate they have 1. discouraged efficient use of resources. 2. encouraged innovative products. 3. decreased profits. 4. increased costs. 5. increased profits. its . se d pr of st s. co cr ea in cr ea d in se cr ea de se d pr of its at i.. no v in ge d ur a co en di sc ou ra g ed ef fic ie n ... . 20% 20% 20% 20% 20% The Environmental Performance Index (EPI) measures ou tp u ta l to ... oo ds to fg ou rc e re s le na b st ai ... .. st e lif e of su al ity qu in ra te e. ad .. ... en in te g e to tiv ab ili ty al te rn a 5. of 4. 20% 20% 20% 20% 20% te 3. rate of alternative energy use ability to integrate economic and human development with sound natural resource management quality of life instead of economic growth sustainable resource use within a country total output of goods and services of a nation over a oneyear period. ra 1. 2. Knowing that our understanding of nature and the consequences of our actions is quite limited is a demonstration of ____. ... le ju s ta l m en pr in vi ro n en e Th e Th ci p . tio n pr i.. pr ev au pr ec e Th en tio n ar y pr in ty bi li rs i re ve e Th c. .. e ip l pr in c y m ili t hu 4. 5. 20% 20% 20% 20% 20% e 3. The humility principle The reversibility principle The precautionary principle The prevention principle The environmental justice principle Th 1. 2. When substantial evidence indicates that an activity threatens human health or the environment, take measure to prevent or reduce such harm, even if some of the cause-and-effect relationship are not fully established scientifically. This is an example of ____. ... le ju s ta l m en pr in vi ro n en e Th e Th ci p . tio n pr i.. pr ev en tio n au pr ec e Th e Th ar y pr in tiv e gr a in te hu m ili t y pr in c ip l ci pl e e 20% 20% 20% 20% 20% e 4. 5. The humility principle The integrative principle The precautionary principle The prevention principle The environmental justice principle Th 1. 2. 3. The U.S. government creates and implements policies, which are composed of e s. an sw er er s. th es e on A of ft he se an tit u sw te d .. t.. . ll o N re gu l at io to ns im in s pl e m en ... le th e by d nd in g se fu 4. 5. pa s 3. 20% 20% 20% 20% 20% w s 2. laws passed by the legislative branch. funding to implement laws and regulations. regulations instituted by the executive branch to put laws into effect. All of these answers. None of these answers. la 1. Individual's influence and change government policies in constitutional democracies by sw an se in g A ll o ft he tin ip a rt ic er s. ... gr as pu si ng re s pa ex p ly fr ee b. .. . in g bb y lo tin g. 20% 20% 20% 20% 20% vo 1. voting. 2. lobbying. 3. freely expressing public opinion. 4. participating in grass-roots activities. 5. All of these answers. The first step in establishing an environmental policy is . bl ic . of th e pu fo r .. or t at io n uc ed se cu rin g su in g a pp co he si .. er ... m ak lo p ve de nv in c in g la w tf ... ie n ffi c su 5. co 4. rin g 3. 20% 20% 20% 20% 20% cu 2. securing sufficient funds to develop a public relations campaign. convincing lawmakers that there is a problem. developing a cohesive approach to the problem. securing support for your position. education of the public. se 1. Most federal public land is located 1. in the Western United States. 2. in Alaska. 3. in the Northeast United States. 4. in National Parks. 5. None of the above. e. th e of e on N ab ov Pa rk s at io n N in N al tU as A or th e in th e in ni t.. ka la s ... ni te U er n es t W th e in . . 20% 20% 20% 20% 20% Environmental law er s. l.. . se ft he ll o A an fo r sw po ... se ts st an da r ty ci al sp e a is ds of ab in ed tic pr ac ov er ou t. .. in ... t-g ro w te s fa s 4. 5. is 3. 20% 20% 20% 20% 20% th e 2. is the fastest-growing sector of the American legal profession. is practiced in about 100 public interest law firms and groups. is a specialty of over 20,000 attorneys. sets standards for pollution. All of these answers. is 1. The effectiveness of environmental lawsuits is limited by on e s. an of th es e se an sw of a ft he A sw er er s. t.. . u. . er y co v ll o N la ck of re of tim e fo r co ... in g pr ov ng th of le 4. 5. ul ty 3. 20% 20% 20% 20% 20% ffi c 2. difficulty of proving defendant is liable and responsible for a harmful action. length of time for court proceedings. lack of recovery of attorneys' fees by public interest law firms. All of these answers. None of these answers. di 1. Compared to national- and state-level environmental organizations, grassroots groups A ll o ft he er s. sw se n an pr ev e. .. pe d. ol lu tio tp an w w an tp g ol lu tio n m ed ia im st op te ... ... co to ng fig ht in ill i e w ar s 5. le s 3. 4. 20% 20% 20% 20% 20% e 2. are less willing to compromise. are fighting immediate threats to their families' lives. want pollution stopped. want pollution prevented. All of these answers. ar 1. The environmental movement currently faces A b an d c on ly . er s. sw an se ft he ll o lo b by in tie an dup of n st ep pe iti o co al a g. .. n. .. e. .. iti v ns se aw s 4. 5. al l 3. 20% 20% 20% 20% 20% de r 2. federal laws sensitive to riskbenefit analyses. a coalition of antienvironmental grass-roots groups. stepped-up lobbying against environmental laws and regulations. All of these answers. b and c only. fe 1. Which of the following is synonymous with an anthropocentric worldview? 1. 2. 3. 4. Self-centered Human-centered Life-centered Ecosystemcentered 5. Earth-centered ed en te r rt hc nt er ed m -c e ys te os Ec Ea nt er ed fe -c e re d Li nt e -c e um an H Se lfc en te re d 20% 20% 20% 20% 20% Planetary management worldviews include all of the following variations except 1. spaceship-Earth. 2. free-market school. 3. "no problem" school. 4. ecocentrism. 5. stewardship. hi p . . ew ar ds st en tr is m oc ec m " sc ho ol . l. ch oo pr ob le ts "n o -m ar ke fr ee sp ac es hi p -E ar th . 20% 20% 20% 20% 20% People calling for more stewardship generally believe that er s. . ll o sw an ft he m of ur e m ix t a se ar ke po n re s al et hi c A te . d an ce an t-b ... si bi li. .. ... ou l sh tte rs ci en lis m ita 5. be 4. ca p 3. 20% 20% 20% 20% 20% re 2. pure capitalism should be used to make our economic decisions. better science and technology can fix our problems. an ethical responsibility to "tend our garden" would improve most technological-economic growth worldviews. a mixture of market-based competition, improved technology, and government intervention can solve our problems. All of these answers. pu 1. Which of the following worldviews is most likely to support the view that most public property should be turned over to private ownership? 1. "no problem" school 2. free-market global economy 3. responsible planetary management 4. stewardship 5. ecocentrism en tr is m oc hi p ec . ew ar ds ne t pl a ib le ns sp o st ar .. .. e. al lo b tg re -m ar ke fr ee "n o pr ob le m " sc ho ol 20% 20% 20% 20% 20% Which of the following worldviews is based on a belief in the least government interference? 1. "no problem" school 2. free-market school 3. responsible planetary management 4. stewardship 5. ecocentrism en tr is m oc hi p ec ew ar ds st ib le pl a ne t ar .. . ch oo ts re sp o ns -m ar ke fr ee "n o pr ob le m " sc ho ol l 20% 20% 20% 20% 20% Species which have a right to life regardless of their usefulness to humans have 1. net worth. 2. aesthetic value. 3. instrumental value. 4. inherent value. 5. dollar value. ne tw or ae th st . he tic in va st lu ru e. m en ta lv al ue in he . re nt va lu e. do lla rv al ue . 20% 20% 20% 20% 20% Which of the following beliefs does not characterize a life-centered worldview? n lim ... er ite -in d re cr s. ea .. Ea si ng rt h pr ha od s ... lim Ev ite er -in d ca cr pa ea ... si ng co n. .. ca nu ity Ev ha s rt h Ea 5. in ge 4. 20% 20% 20% 20% 20% um an 2. 3. Human ingenuity can fix any problems we face. Earth has limited resources. Ever-increasing production will severely stress earth's systems. Earth has limited capability to absorb human pollutants. Ever-increasing consumption will severely stress earth's systems. H 1. An environmental-wisdom worldview is characterized by all of the following except of e co l.. fo r fo rm s m e so n. .. . e. .. e th se ei ng vi ng lie be ne ed ll ty p ta tf th a rm os ou ng ei u. .. a. .. as w or ld e se 5. th 4. ng 3. 20% 20% 20% 20% 20% ei 2. seeing the world as an integrated, interconnected, interdependent whole rather than as a fragmented collection of parts. seeing our most fundamental value as maintaining earth's life-support systems. believing that all types of economic growth are important for alleviating poverty. seeing the need for less competition and more cooperation in building relationships. some forms of economic growth are environmentally beneficial and some are not. se 1. Which of the following lifestyle guidelines is incompatible with deep ecology? es R ec os ys . .. .. ed s. to re lo hu fy tis Sa ca l m an ne os y s. .. ity . ec al tl oc pp A Pr ot ec re c ia te di ve rs in ju ... at e im in el to 5. 20% 20% 20% 20% 20% or k 2. 3. 4. Work to eliminate injustice to humans and other species. Appreciate diversity. Protect local ecosystems. Satisfy human needs and wants in all cultures. Restore local ecosystems. W 1.