Question 1

The cap-and-trade program for regulating air pollutants by the U.S.government is an example of a(n) ____.​

Accepted Answer

A)   ​full-cost pricing
B)   ​incentive-based regulation
C)   ​command and control regulation
D)   ​service-flow regulation
E)   ​subsidy shiftF) A) and E)
G) B) and E)

Question 2

What is a financial tool to help people climb out of poverty?​

Accepted Answer

A)   ​student loans
B)   ​microlending
C)   ​microtaxes
D)   ​education grants
E)   ​no ATM feesF) A) and B)
G) D) and E)

Question 3

Some people believe that living without direct contact of the natural world can lead to ____.​

Accepted Answer

A)   ​malnutrition
B)   ​a negative worldview
C)   ​psychological disorders
D)   poverty
E)   ​economic disadvantagesF) C) and D)
G) A) and D)

Question 4

The term ____________________ describes a wide range of problems,including anxiety,depression,and attention deficit disorders that might be resulting from a lack of contact with nature.

Accepted Answer

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Question 5

Since 1980,a well-organized and well-funded movement has mounted a strong campaign to weaken or repeal existing U.S.environmental laws and regulations and to change the ways in which public lands are used.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

An environmentally literate person will understand that our ____ are immense and are expanding rapidly.​

Accepted Answer

A)   ​natural resources
B)   ​hazardous waste materials
C)   ​ecological footprints
D)   ​food supplies
E)   ​sustainable resourcesF) A) and D)
G) B) and D)

Question 7

What kind of environmental regulation sets heavy penalties for not reaching goals?​

Accepted Answer

A)   ​command-and-control
B)   ​incentive-based
C)   ​innovation-friendly
D)   ​full-cost based
E)   ​neoclassicalF) A) and E)
G) A) and D)

Question 8

According to the WWF Global Footprint Network,if everyone in the world used resources equal to what the average American uses,we would need ____.​

Accepted Answer

A)   ​to share resources equally in order to survive
B)   ​more oil and gas than is available
C)   ​more energy efficiency
D)   ​about five planet earths to support them
E)   ​more sustainable energyF) A) and D)
G) A) and B)

Question 9

The goods and services produced by the Earth's natural processes that support all life are called ____________________.

Accepted Answer

natural ca...

Question 10

The ____ states that no group of people should bear an unfair share of the burden created by pollution,environmental degradation,or the execution of environmental laws.​

Accepted Answer

A)   ​environmental justice principle
B)   ​polluter-pays principle
C)   ​prevention principle
D)   ​precautionary principle
E)   ​reversibility principleF) C) and D)
G) A) and B)

Question 11

Some people contend that any ____ worldview will eventually fail because it wrongly assumes we now have or can gain enough knowledge to become effective managers or stewards of the earth.​

Accepted Answer

A)   ​planetary-centered
B)   ​human-centered
C)   ​economic-centered
D)   ​life-centered
E)   ​earth-centeredF) A) and B)
G) B) and D)

Question 12

Ecological economists consider natural capital to be important but not indispensable because they believe we can find substitutes for essentially any resource that we might deplete or degrade.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

A necessary result of implementing ____ is that some producers of harmful products and services would go out of business.​

Accepted Answer

A)   ​full-cost pricing
B)   ​environmental regulations
C)   ​pollution taxes
D)   ​government subsidies
E)   ​ecological policiesF) A) and D)
G) B) and C)

Question 14

The precautionary principle states that we should make decisions that help to prevent a problem from occurring or becoming worse.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

According to the planetary management environmental worldview,____.

Accepted Answer

A)   ​we have an ethical responsibility to be good stewards of the earth
B)   ​our resources are limited and should not be wasted
C)   ​we should manage nature to meet our needs
D)   ​our primary focus should be on preserving the environment
E)   ​our success depends on learning how nature sustains itselfF) A) and E)
G) C) and D)

Question 16

The United States has successfully used the ____________________ approach to reduce the emissions of sulfur dioxide and several other air pollutants.

Accepted Answer

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Question 17

Machines,materials,and factories are examples of ____________________ made from natural resources.

Accepted Answer

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Question 18

Decisions about how to best use and preserve national resources in a democracy are often complicated by the many ____.​

Accepted Answer

A)   ​corporations
B)   ​voters
C)   ​special interest groups
D)   ​political parties
E)   ​competing policiesF) A) and B)
G) C) and D)

Question 19

One of Brown's Plan B goals toward shifting to a more environmentally and economically sustainable future is to stabilize ____ growth.​

Accepted Answer

A)   ​poverty
B)   ​economic
C)   ​hazardous waster
D)   ​population
E)   pollutionF) B) and C)
G) D) and E)

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The precautionary principle states that we should make decisions that help to prevent a problem from occurring or becoming worse.

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Machines,materials,and factories are examples of ____________________ made from natural resources.

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Since 1980,a well-organized and well-funded movement has mounted a strong campaign to weaken or repeal existing U.S.environmental laws and regulations and to change the ways in which public lands are used.

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Decisions about how to best use and preserve national resources in a democracy are often complicated by the many ____.

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Ecological economists consider natural capital to be important but not indispensable because they believe we can find substitutes for essentially any resource that we might deplete or degrade.

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The ____ states that no group of people should bear an unfair share of the burden created by pollution,environmental degradation,or the execution of environmental laws.

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One of Brown's Plan B goals toward shifting to a more environmentally and economically sustainable future is to stabilize ____ growth.

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A necessary result of implementing ____ is that some producers of harmful products and services would go out of business.

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Ecological economists consider natural capital to be important but not indispensable because they believe we can find substitutes for essentially any resource that we might deplete or degrade.

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Some people contend that any ____ worldview will eventually fail because it wrongly assumes we now have or can gain enough knowledge to become effective managers or stewards of the earth.​

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An environmentally literate person will understand that our ____ are immense and are expanding rapidly.​

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