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Question 1
Which of the following would be considered an ecosystem?
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the Florida Everglades
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Washington, D.C.
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the tundra
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dolphins in the Pacific
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Question 2
Why is it easier to support large populations that eat fruits and vegetables as opposed to
populations that eat animals?
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There is less of a cumulative loss of usable energy when eating
fruits and vegetables.
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There is less competition for fruits and vegetables as opposed to
animals.
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Fruits and vegetables are more readily available than animals are.
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There is less of an economic cost in acquiring fruits and
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What is the ecological problem presented by human creation of monocultures?
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Monocultures are more vulnerable to destruction by disease or
drought conditions.
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in a monoculture.
Question 4
The development of monocultures leads to the reduction of other
types of ecosystems or environments.
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There is no natural selection or symbiosis occurring in a
monoculture.
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Which statement explains the concept of the “duality of human life”?
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Humans are both a part of the environment but have the ability to
effect change upon it.
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Humans construct their “reality” but are subject to actual conditions Incorrect
which are the true reality.
Humans create social institutions but are not always faithful to the
ideals of the social institution.
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Humans are cultural creatures but are more affected by biological
concerns than cultural ones.
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Question 5
The topics of universal health care and the Defense of Marriage Act are controversial
because they seem to attack American ideals concerning which of the following concepts?
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social institutions
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worldview
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culture
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social structures
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How does a social system differ from a sociocultural system?
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Social systems fail to consider culture as an element that separates Correct
humans from other species.
Social systems can be readily compared to ecological systems
while sociocultural systems cannot.
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The concept of social systems does not explain the
interdependence of humans with other elements of the
environment.
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Social systems are less complex than sociocultural systems.
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Question 7
The feudal system, in which serfs worked the lands for lords who controlled the usage of
crops, is best characterized as which type of exchange?
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exchange for redistribution
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exchange for reciprocity
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exchange market
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commodity exchange
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Question 8
Which of the following exemplifies the dominant worldview (DWV) of industrialized
societies?
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It focuses on the acquisition of wealth as opposed to the
consideration of the natural world.
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It is more prevalent in industrialized countries than in lesser
developed or communist countries.
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There are no other competing worldviews throughout most of the
world that challenge it.
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It focuses on the risk of utilizing technology in changing the
environment.
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Question 9
Which factor explains why the change from agricultural society to industrial society was not
completely beneficial?
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People were more susceptible to industrial hazards, disease and
social exploitation.
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A new class system based on monetary wealth rather than land
ownership developed.
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The acceleration of scientific discovery led to unsustainable
population growth.
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Worldwide markets evolved and led to increasing globalization.
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Question 10
Neoclassical economics and ecological economics disagree on which of the following
points?
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the ability of technology to overcome ecological and environmental Correct
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Question 11
the importance of labor for economic growth
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the effect of population growth on available resources
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the need for market regulation
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Which of the following is a fundamental view of ecological economics?
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The economy is evolving and changing, but dependent upon an
ecosphere that is finite and unchanging.
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The economy is based upon short-lived systemic growth that
cannot be sustained.
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The economy is a closed system that cycles between production
and consumption.
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The economy hinges upon the availability of natural resources to
use in production.
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Question 12
What prompted the shift from the HEP (Human Exemptionalism Paradigm) to the NEP
(New Ecological Paradigm)?
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Public recognition of increasing numbers of environmental
concerns in America caused sociologists to reexamine scientific
thought.
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Scientists urged people to ignore their unique status among
biological organisms and focus on their ecological impact.
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Prominent members of the scientific community were no longer
satisfied with ambivalence about the impact of humans upon the
environment.
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Economists began to recognize that human impact on the
environment would lead to unsustainable economic growth.
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Which of the following does NOT fall into the conflict theory of Marxist thought?
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competition for mates among eligible bachelors
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competition for land and natural resources
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competition for prestige and status symbols of society
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competition in the corporate arena for growth and power
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Question 14
When the government attempts to balance both economic and environmental concerns,
what has been the most prevalent historic effect?
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The status quo is set and maintained by the most powerful political Correct
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Action becomes impossible due to a stalemate between equally
powerful political forces.
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Wealth, power and prestige are redistributed as one political party
overcomes another.
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Political parties ignore environmental or economic concerns at the
whim of their constituents.
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Question 15
The advent of endangered species and environmental protection groups can be attributed
to the increase in which type of thinking?
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social constructionist theory
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conflict theory
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functionalist theory
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environmentalist theory
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