Question 1

Which statement aligns most with the environmental wisdom worldview?

Accepted Answer

A)  Our success depends on learning how nature sustains itself. 
B)  Humans can manage nature to meet our increasing needs and wants. 
C)  Resources are essentially unlimited. 
D)  Sustaining nature depends on the ingenuity of humans. 
E)  Human inventiveness and technology will prevent depletion of resources. 
A)  Our success depends on learning how nature sustains itself. 
B)  Humans can manage nature to meet our increasing needs and wants. 
C)  Resources are essentially unlimited. 
D)  Sustaining nature depends on the ingenuity of humans. 
E)  Human inventiveness and technology will prevent depletion of resources.

Question 2

The Biosphere 2 experiment was a complete success.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

What are the three major environmental worldviews?

Accepted Answer

A)  planetary management,biosphere management,and environmental wisdom 
B)  natural capital,biosphere management,and stewardship 
C)  stewardship,federal management,and environmental wisdom 
D)  environmental wisdom,ethical sustainability,natural capital 
E)  planetary management,stewardship,and environmental wisdom 
A)  planetary management,biosphere management,and environmental wisdom 
B)  natural capital,biosphere management,and stewardship 
C)  stewardship,federal management,and environmental wisdom 
D)  environmental wisdom,ethical sustainability,natural capital 
E)  planetary management,stewardship,and environmental wisdom

Question 4

Which action is characteristic of voluntary simplicity?

Accepted Answer

A)  learning to live with much less 
B)  working more to provide for more family wants 
C)  using products with greater environmental impact 
D)  adding more possessions that last longer 
E)  increasing adoption in underdeveloped societies 
A)  learning to live with much less 
B)  working more to provide for more family wants 
C)  using products with greater environmental impact 
D)  adding more possessions that last longer 
E)  increasing adoption in underdeveloped societies

Question 5

What statement best describes a major assumption of the planetary management worldview?

Accepted Answer

A)  Human economies and other systems are subsystems of the earth's life-support systems. 
B)  Humans are the most important and dominant species. 
C)  Resources are limited and should not be wasted. 
D)  We have an ethical responsibility to be stewards of the earth. 
E)  We must discourage earth-degrading forms of economic growth. 
A)  Human economies and other systems are subsystems of the earth's life-support systems. 
B)  Humans are the most important and dominant species. 
C)  Resources are limited and should not be wasted. 
D)  We have an ethical responsibility to be stewards of the earth. 
E)  We must discourage earth-degrading forms of economic growth.

Question 6

Humans are seen as separate from the rest of nature,and they can manage nature to meet increasing needs and wants according to the ____________________ worldview.

Accepted Answer

planetary

Question 7

Some affluent people in more-developed countries have adopted a lifestyle of ____________________,in which they seek to live with much less than they are accustomed to having.

Accepted Answer

voluntary

Question 8

Devotion to preserving the earth's biodiversity and life systems for now and in the future is part of the ____________________ worldview.

Accepted Answer

earth-cent

Question 9

Which statement most supports the ethical guidelines for living more sustainably?

Accepted Answer

A)  Reducing the earth's natural capital will be offset by new technologies. 
B)  The earth's capacity for self-repair is without bounds. 
C)  Resources are available for man's ultimate needs. 
D)  Increasing energy needs can be met through innovation. 
E)  Climate-disrupting activities should be minimized. 
A)  Reducing the earth's natural capital will be offset by new technologies. 
B)  The earth's capacity for self-repair is without bounds. 
C)  Resources are available for man's ultimate needs. 
D)  Increasing energy needs can be met through innovation. 
E)  Climate-disrupting activities should be minimized.

Which statement aligns most with the environmental wisdom worldview?

The Biosphere 2 experiment was a complete success.

What are the three major environmental worldviews?

Which action is characteristic of voluntary simplicity?

What statement best describes a major assumption of the planetary management worldview?

Humans are seen as separate from the rest of nature,and they can manage nature to meet increasing needs and wants according to the ____________________ worldview.

Some affluent people in more-developed countries have adopted a lifestyle of ____________________,in which they seek to live with much less than they are accustomed to having.

Devotion to preserving the earth's biodiversity and life systems for now and in the future is part of the ____________________ worldview.

Which statement most supports the ethical guidelines for living more sustainably?

Environmental Problems, their Causes, and Sustainability

Science, matter, energy, and Systems

Ecosystems: What Are They and How Do They Work

Biodiversity and Evolution

Biodiversity, species Interactions, and Population Control

The Human Population and Its Impact

Climate and Biodiversity

Aquatic Biodiversity

Sustaining Biodiversity: The Species Approach

Sustaining Terrestrial Biodiversity: The Ecosystem Approach

Sustaining Aquatic Biodiversity

Food, soil, and Pest Management

Water Resources

Geology and Nonrenewable Mineral Resources

Nonrenewable Energy

Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy

Environmental Hazards and Human Health

Air Pollution

Climate Disruption and Ozone Depletion

Water Pollution

Solid and Hazardous Waste

Cities and Sustainability

Economics, environment, and Sustainability

Politics, environment, and Sustainability

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Exam 25: Environmental Worldviews, ethics, and Sustainability

Which statement aligns most with the environmental wisdom worldview?

The Biosphere 2 experiment was a complete success.

What are the three major environmental worldviews?

Which action is characteristic of voluntary simplicity?

What statement best describes a major assumption of the planetary management worldview?

Humans are seen as separate from the rest of nature,and they can manage nature to meet increasing needs and wants according to the ____________________ worldview.

Some affluent people in more-developed countries have adopted a lifestyle of ____________________,in which they seek to live with much less than they are accustomed to having.

Devotion to preserving the earth's biodiversity and life systems for now and in the future is part of the ____________________ worldview.

Which statement most supports the ethical guidelines for living more sustainably?

Environmental Problems, their Causes, and Sustainability

Science, matter, energy, and Systems

Ecosystems: What Are They and How Do They Work

Biodiversity and Evolution

Biodiversity, species Interactions, and Population Control

The Human Population and Its Impact

Climate and Biodiversity

Aquatic Biodiversity

Sustaining Biodiversity: The Species Approach

Sustaining Terrestrial Biodiversity: The Ecosystem Approach

Sustaining Aquatic Biodiversity

Food, soil, and Pest Management

Water Resources

Geology and Nonrenewable Mineral Resources

Nonrenewable Energy

Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy

Environmental Hazards and Human Health

Air Pollution

Climate Disruption and Ozone Depletion

Water Pollution

Solid and Hazardous Waste

Cities and Sustainability

Economics, environment, and Sustainability

Politics, environment, and Sustainability

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