Question 1

To encourage corporations to adopt green technologies in a capitalist economy, citizens can ______________

Accepted Answer

A)  visibly protest companies that are destructive to the environment 
B)  attend meetings with other people who desire green technologies 
C)  choose products with the lowest price 
D)  choose products from companies that adopt sustainable practices 
E)  write letters to all companies encouraging them to adopt green technologies 
A)  visibly protest companies that are destructive to the environment 
B)  attend meetings with other people who desire green technologies 
C)  choose products with the lowest price 
D)  choose products from companies that adopt sustainable practices 
E)  write letters to all companies encouraging them to adopt green technologies D

Question 2

One reason for the ʺeconomy vs. the environmentʺ mindset is ______________

Accepted Answer

A)  that environmental policies generally are oppressive and cost more money than they save 
B)  that CEOs are usually Republican and environmental advocates are Democrats 
C)  the difference in salary between environmental watchdogs and corporate CEOs 
D)  that industrialization and urbanization have broken the connection between ourselves, our economies, and our natural environment 
E)  that industrialization has had several positive impacts on local ecosystems 
A)  that environmental policies generally are oppressive and cost more money than they save 
B)  that CEOs are usually Republican and environmental advocates are Democrats 
C)  the difference in salary between environmental watchdogs and corporate CEOs 
D)  that industrialization and urbanization have broken the connection between ourselves, our economies, and our natural environment 
E)  that industrialization has had several positive impacts on local ecosystems D

Question 3

Environmental protection can positively affect local economies by ______________ .

Accepted Answer

A)  eliminating current excess jobs 
B)  creating jobs that will attract companies from other sectors of the economy 
C)  having businesses move out of the area to locales with less-stringent environmental protection 
D)  having citizens move out of the community in order to find employment 
E)  increasing short-term costs to existing and future businesses 
A)  eliminating current excess jobs 
B)  creating jobs that will attract companies from other sectors of the economy 
C)  having businesses move out of the area to locales with less-stringent environmental protection 
D)  having citizens move out of the community in order to find employment 
E)  increasing short-term costs to existing and future businesses B

Question 4

Use the figure above to answer the following question
-Sustainable development ____________.

Accepted Answer

A)  is completely compatible with all social, environmental, and economic goals 
B)  would be possible by ignoring environmental concerns 
C)  would be possible by ignoring social goals 
D)  has to ignore competing agendas of social, economic, and environmental goals 
E)  is only possible by including social, environmental, and economic considerations 
A)  is completely compatible with all social, environmental, and economic goals 
B)  would be possible by ignoring environmental concerns 
C)  would be possible by ignoring social goals 
D)  has to ignore competing agendas of social, economic, and environmental goals 
E)  is only possible by including social, environmental, and economic considerations

Question 5

An important way to alter the perception that protecting the environment is incompatible with economic progress is through ______________

Accepted Answer

A)  top-down governmental mandates 
B)  picketing and paying for newspaper ads 
C)  education 
D)  consumerism and competition 
E)  articles in newspapers 
A)  top-down governmental mandates 
B)  picketing and paying for newspaper ads 
C)  education 
D)  consumerism and competition 
E)  articles in newspapers

Question 6

Sustainable development involves ______________ .

Accepted Answer

A)  searching for more deposits of fossil fuels 
B)  larger buildings using stronger design and materials 
C)  using all resources at maximum rates 
D)  reducing consumption, increasing efficiency, and using renewable energies 
E)  developing better transportation by building more roads 
A)  searching for more deposits of fossil fuels 
B)  larger buildings using stronger design and materials 
C)  using all resources at maximum rates 
D)  reducing consumption, increasing efficiency, and using renewable energies 
E)  developing better transportation by building more roads

Question 7

Our consumptive lifestyles are ______________ .

Accepted Answer

A)  not impacting the environment due to environmental regulations 
B)  not likely to impact the ability of developing countries to obtain natural resources 
C)  sustainable if we use technology properly 
D)  a new phenomenon on Earth 
E)  consistent with the lifestyles of previous generations 
A)  not impacting the environment due to environmental regulations 
B)  not likely to impact the ability of developing countries to obtain natural resources 
C)  sustainable if we use technology properly 
D)  a new phenomenon on Earth 
E)  consistent with the lifestyles of previous generations

Question 8

The term sustainability refers to ______________

Accepted Answer

A)  holding or increasing the current quality of human life 
B)  maintaining resource use at current or higher levels 
C)  opposing change from current policies 
D)  keeping the natural environment and human society in a happy, healthy and functional state 
E)  always focusing on fulfilling short-term needs 
A)  holding or increasing the current quality of human life 
B)  maintaining resource use at current or higher levels 
C)  opposing change from current policies 
D)  keeping the natural environment and human society in a happy, healthy and functional state 
E)  always focusing on fulfilling short-term needs

Question 9

Student sustainability movements are more successful when administration is shown how a policy of sustainable practices ______________

Accepted Answer

A)  saves money 
B)  recruits more top-notch faculty 
C)  increases the prestige of the college 
D)  wins more awards 
E)  attracts a more diverse student body 
A)  saves money 
B)  recruits more top-notch faculty 
C)  increases the prestige of the college 
D)  wins more awards 
E)  attracts a more diverse student body

Question 10

Read the following scenario and answer the question below.
Northeast of Australia and northwest of Fiji lies the isolated tropical island of Tikopia. Less than two miles in length, it supports 1200 people and has been continuously occupied for nearly 3000 years, with the population holding steady for much of that time. It has a two-month dry season every year and lies in the Pacificʹs cyclone belt, which destroys homes and gardens on an unpredictable but regular basis. Tikopia is too far away from other islands to have any regular contact; the islanders must be self-sufficient.
-There are food taboos on Tikopia. In order to catch and eat fish, a citizen must obtain permission from a clan chief. The purpose of this taboo is that it ______________

Accepted Answer

A)  keeps people from gaining too much weight 
B)  helps spread the wealth 
C)  ensures that everyone eats the same things 
D)  prevents overfishing 
E)  requires the population to be obedient 
A)  keeps people from gaining too much weight 
B)  helps spread the wealth 
C)  ensures that everyone eats the same things 
D)  prevents overfishing 
E)  requires the population to be obedient

Question 11

Read the following scenario and answer the question below.
Northeast of Australia and northwest of Fiji lies the isolated tropical island of Tikopia. Less than two miles in length, it supports 1200 people and has been continuously occupied for nearly 3000 years, with the population holding steady for much of that time. It has a two-month dry season every year and lies in the Pacificʹs cyclone belt, which destroys homes and gardens on an unpredictable but regular basis. Tikopia is too far away from other islands to have any regular contact; the islanders must be self-sufficient.
-As you approach Tikopia, it appears to be covered with rainforest, with several layers of trees of various sizes. Close inspection shows that from the tallest trees to the smallest yam plants growing in the shaded gardens, the plants are all either edible or used for other purposes. It is probably true that ______________

Accepted Answer

A)  the inhabitants are extremely lucky to have such a wide array of useful plants 
B)  visitors brought these non-native plants, which became invasive species 
C)  three thousand years of breeding experiments led to the wide array of useful plants 
D)  the heavy rainfall is responsible for the wide array of useful plants 
E)  the Tikopians traded with other islands over centuries to obtain this carefully selected variety of plants 
A)  the inhabitants are extremely lucky to have such a wide array of useful plants 
B)  visitors brought these non-native plants, which became invasive species 
C)  three thousand years of breeding experiments led to the wide array of useful plants 
D)  the heavy rainfall is responsible for the wide array of useful plants 
E)  the Tikopians traded with other islands over centuries to obtain this carefully selected variety of plants

Question 12

Use the figure above to answer the following question
-Economic goals for sustainable development can be formulated ___________.

Accepted Answer

A)  by disentangling them from social goals 
B)  only if there is a complete overlap with social and environmental goals 
C)  only if we include environmental and social goals in the planning 
D)  on their own terms without reference to environmental goals 
E)  only if we exclude environmental goals 
A)  by disentangling them from social goals 
B)  only if there is a complete overlap with social and environmental goals 
C)  only if we include environmental and social goals in the planning 
D)  on their own terms without reference to environmental goals 
E)  only if we exclude environmental goals

Question 13

Choose the item that best matches each item in the following:
-Most of us hope that the human population will stabilize through

Accepted Answer

A) short-term 
B) lavishly consumptive lifestyles 
C) war, plague, and famine 
D) voluntary growth reduction 
E) systems organization
F)linear organization
G)compulsion to recycle and reduce consumption
H)long-term 
A) short-term 
B) lavishly consumptive lifestyles 
C) war, plague, and famine 
D) voluntary growth reduction 
E) systems organization
F)linear organization
G)compulsion to recycle and reduce consumption
H)long-term

Question 14

There is ample reason to hope that we may achieve sustainability before doing too much damage to our planet, and to our own prospects, because of human ______________ .

Accepted Answer

A)  ingenuity and determination 
B)  rationalization 
C)  consumption patterns 
D)  procrastination 
E)  ʺaffluenzaʺ 
A)  ingenuity and determination 
B)  rationalization 
C)  consumption patterns 
D)  procrastination 
E)  ʺaffluenzaʺ

Question 15

Choose the item that best matches each item in the following:
-Sustainable operations and Nature exhibit

Accepted Answer

A) short-term 
B) lavishly consumptive lifestyles 
C) war, plague, and famine 
D) voluntary growth reduction 
E) systems organization
F)linear organization
G)compulsion to recycle and reduce consumption
H)long-term 
A) short-term 
B) lavishly consumptive lifestyles 
C) war, plague, and famine 
D) voluntary growth reduction 
E) systems organization
F)linear organization
G)compulsion to recycle and reduce consumption
H)long-term

Question 16

Many proponents of sustainability believe that encouraging local self-sufficiency is important for building sustainable societies because ______________ .

Accepted Answer

A)  when people are tied more closely to the area where they live, they will value the area more and seek to sustain its environment and its human communities 
B)  it eliminates governmental influence on local practices 
C)  more and more people are growing gardens 
D)  it forces citizens to look more closely at the global community 
E)  this is not correct; proponents of sustainability believe that encouraging local self-sufficiency will pose a threat to building sustainable societies 
A)  when people are tied more closely to the area where they live, they will value the area more and seek to sustain its environment and its human communities 
B)  it eliminates governmental influence on local practices 
C)  more and more people are growing gardens 
D)  it forces citizens to look more closely at the global community 
E)  this is not correct; proponents of sustainability believe that encouraging local self-sufficiency will pose a threat to building sustainable societies

Question 17

Read the following scenario and answer the question below.
Northeast of Australia and northwest of Fiji lies the isolated tropical island of Tikopia. Less than two miles in length, it supports 1200 people and has been continuously occupied for nearly 3000 years, with the population holding steady for much of that time. It has a two-month dry season every year and lies in the Pacificʹs cyclone belt, which destroys homes and gardens on an unpredictable but regular basis. Tikopia is too far away from other islands to have any regular contact; the islanders must be self-sufficient.
-Tikopiaʹs heavy rains and moderate climate help the people ______________

Accepted Answer

A)  with sustainable food production 
B)  learn to use technology 
C)  attract a great many tourists 
D)  increase population levels easily 
E)  perform economically valuable work indoors 
A)  with sustainable food production 
B)  learn to use technology 
C)  attract a great many tourists 
D)  increase population levels easily 
E)  perform economically valuable work indoors

Question 18

The current use of fossil fuels versus the need to develop new renewable energy sources is an example of ______________ .

Accepted Answer

A)  two unrelated and independent but positive environmental goals 
B)  an issue that will never be resolved 
C)  governmental vision competing with economic practicalities 
D)  how short-term needs are in opposition to long-term sustainability 
E)  two different goals that are not in opposition 
A)  two unrelated and independent but positive environmental goals 
B)  an issue that will never be resolved 
C)  governmental vision competing with economic practicalities 
D)  how short-term needs are in opposition to long-term sustainability 
E)  two different goals that are not in opposition

Question 19

Of the following, ______________  will lead to sustainability.

Accepted Answer

A)  increasing energy production 
B)  creating industrial systems that are linear in design and operation 
C)  reducing consumption and halting population growth 
D)  increasing population growth 
E)  runaway consumer growth 
A)  increasing energy production 
B)  creating industrial systems that are linear in design and operation 
C)  reducing consumption and halting population growth 
D)  increasing population growth 
E)  runaway consumer growth

Question 20

If the total world population reaches 13 billion, what is one issue that consumers will need to address to maintain the population on Earth while considering carrying capacity of Earth itself?

Accepted Answer

A)  Resources will need to be limited in only developing countries. 
B)  Behavior, attitudes and lifestyles will need to follow a path of increasing consumption of resources. 
C)  Since biocapacity will be less than carrying capacity, consumption in developing countries can increase. 
D)  Resource demand will need to be limited in only developed countries. 
E)  Behavior, lifestyles, and expectations will need to follow a path of minimizing consumption of resources. 
A)  Resources will need to be limited in only developing countries. 
B)  Behavior, attitudes and lifestyles will need to follow a path of increasing consumption of resources. 
C)  Since biocapacity will be less than carrying capacity, consumption in developing countries can increase. 
D)  Resource demand will need to be limited in only developed countries. 
E)  Behavior, lifestyles, and expectations will need to follow a path of minimizing consumption of resources.

To encourage corporations to adopt green technologies in a capitalist economy, citizens can ______________

One reason for the ʺeconomy vs. the environmentʺ mindset is ______________

Environmental protection can positively affect local economies by ______________ .

Use the figure above to answer the following question -Sustainable development ____________.

An important way to alter the perception that protecting the environment is incompatible with economic progress is through ______________

Sustainable development involves ______________ .

Our consumptive lifestyles are ______________ .

The term sustainability refers to ______________

Student sustainability movements are more successful when administration is shown how a policy of sustainable practices ______________

Use the figure above to answer the following question -Economic goals for sustainable development can be formulated ___________.

Choose the item that best matches each item in the following: -Most of us hope that the human population will stabilize through

There is ample reason to hope that we may achieve sustainability before doing too much damage to our planet, and to our own prospects, because of human ______________ .

Choose the item that best matches each item in the following: -Sustainable operations and Nature exhibit

Many proponents of sustainability believe that encouraging local self-sufficiency is important for building sustainable societies because ______________ .

The current use of fossil fuels versus the need to develop new renewable energy sources is an example of ______________ .

Of the following, ______________ will lead to sustainability.

If the total world population reaches 13 billion, what is one issue that consumers will need to address to maintain the population on Earth while considering carrying capacity of Earth itself?

Science and Sustainability: an Introduction to Environmental Science

Environmental Systems: Matter, Energy, and Ecosystems

Evolution, Biodiversity, and Population Ecology

Species Interactions and Community Ecology

Economics, Policy, and Sustainable Development

Human Population

Soil, Agriculture, and the Future of Food

Biodiversity and Conservation Biology

Forests, Forest Management, and Protected Areas

Environmental Health and Toxicology

Geology, Minerals, and Mining

Fresh Water, Oceans, and Coasts

Atmospheric Science, Air Quality, and Pollution Control

Global Climate Change

Nonrenewable Energy Sources, Their Impacts, and Energy Conservation

Renewable Energy Alternatives

Managing Our Waste

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Exam 19: Epilogue

To encourage corporations to adopt green technologies in a capitalist economy, citizens can ______________

One reason for the ʺeconomy vs. the environmentʺ mindset is ______________

Environmental protection can positively affect local economies by ______________ .

Use the figure above to answer the following question -Sustainable development ____________.

An important way to alter the perception that protecting the environment is incompatible with economic progress is through ______________

Sustainable development involves ______________ .

Our consumptive lifestyles are ______________ .

The term sustainability refers to ______________

Student sustainability movements are more successful when administration is shown how a policy of sustainable practices ______________

Use the figure above to answer the following question -Economic goals for sustainable development can be formulated ___________.

Choose the item that best matches each item in the following: -Most of us hope that the human population will stabilize through

There is ample reason to hope that we may achieve sustainability before doing too much damage to our planet, and to our own prospects, because of human ______________ .

Choose the item that best matches each item in the following: -Sustainable operations and Nature exhibit

Many proponents of sustainability believe that encouraging local self-sufficiency is important for building sustainable societies because ______________ .

The current use of fossil fuels versus the need to develop new renewable energy sources is an example of ______________ .

Of the following, ______________ will lead to sustainability.

If the total world population reaches 13 billion, what is one issue that consumers will need to address to maintain the population on Earth while considering carrying capacity of Earth itself?

Science and Sustainability: an Introduction to Environmental Science

Environmental Systems: Matter, Energy, and Ecosystems

Evolution, Biodiversity, and Population Ecology

Species Interactions and Community Ecology

Economics, Policy, and Sustainable Development

Human Population

Soil, Agriculture, and the Future of Food

Biodiversity and Conservation Biology

Forests, Forest Management, and Protected Areas

Environmental Health and Toxicology

Geology, Minerals, and Mining

Fresh Water, Oceans, and Coasts

Atmospheric Science, Air Quality, and Pollution Control

Global Climate Change

Nonrenewable Energy Sources, Their Impacts, and Energy Conservation

Renewable Energy Alternatives

Managing Our Waste

The Urban Environment: Creating Sustainable Cities

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