Question 1

What do we call the disproportionate accumulation of environmental dangers to racialized minorities?

Accepted Answer

A)  environmental racism 
B)  eco-racial discrimination 
C)  racially motivated degradation 
D)  ecological insensitivity 
A)  environmental racism 
B)  eco-racial discrimination 
C)  racially motivated degradation 
D)  ecological insensitivity A

Question 2

The advantaged in a society often consciously put the disadvantaged in harm's way to avoid risk themselves.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 3

What drove the discoveries of Sir Isaac Newton?

Accepted Answer

A)  military requirements 
B)  explorers' needs 
C)  political concerns 
D)  economic success 
A)  military requirements 
B)  explorers' needs 
C)  political concerns 
D)  economic success B

Question 4

According to the textbook,why do reporters flock to mobile home parks when small tornados strike a geographic region?

Accepted Answer

A)  because they are the most concerned about these people 
B)  because these people have the most to lose 
C)  because these homes suffer more damage 
D)  because these people have the most sincere responses to reporters' concerns 
A)  because they are the most concerned about these people 
B)  because these people have the most to lose 
C)  because these homes suffer more damage 
D)  because these people have the most sincere responses to reporters' concerns

Question 5

What is technological determinism?

Accepted Answer

Technological determinism is a theoretic

Question 6

According to the textbook,when did many people become alerted to the fact that technological advances may not always be beneficial?

Accepted Answer

A)  when hydroelectric power began to cause mass pollution 
B)  when the atom bomb was dropped on Hiroshima, Japan, in 1945 
C)  when the environmental movement broadened to the mass pubic 
D)  when global warming became a well-known issue worldwide 
A)  when hydroelectric power began to cause mass pollution 
B)  when the atom bomb was dropped on Hiroshima, Japan, in 1945 
C)  when the environmental movement broadened to the mass pubic 
D)  when global warming became a well-known issue worldwide

Question 7

What do Canadian surveys on environmental issues demonstrate about the Canadian public?

Accepted Answer

A)  They are clearly cognizant of the issues. 
B)  They feel hopeless in the face of environmental problems. 
C)  They believe that governments should pass more protectionist laws. 
D)  They are willing to pay significantly higher taxes to protect the environment. 
A)  They are clearly cognizant of the issues. 
B)  They feel hopeless in the face of environmental problems. 
C)  They believe that governments should pass more protectionist laws. 
D)  They are willing to pay significantly higher taxes to protect the environment.

Question 8

Scientists have been experimenting with uniting the genes of different animals together to create whole new animals.What do we call the potential threat posed by such scientific inquiry?

Accepted Answer

A)  environmental peril 
B)  technological imperative 
C)  genetic pollution 
D)  catastrophic DNA 
A)  environmental peril 
B)  technological imperative 
C)  genetic pollution 
D)  catastrophic DNA

Question 9

Genetic pollution refers to the health and ecological dangers that can result from artificially splicing genes together.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

According to the textbook,which of the following groups is most likely to experience disproportionately more environmental risk?

Accepted Answer

A)  poor people 
B)  the elderly 
C)  people with disabilities 
D)  urban dwellers 
A)  poor people 
B)  the elderly 
C)  people with disabilities 
D)  urban dwellers

Question 11

According to the textbook,when was the steam engine first invented?

Accepted Answer

A)  between 10 and 70 CE 
B)  between 800 and 900 CE 
C)  between 1100 and 1200 CE 
D)  between 1700 and 1800 CE 
A)  between 10 and 70 CE 
B)  between 800 and 900 CE 
C)  between 1100 and 1200 CE 
D)  between 1700 and 1800 CE

Question 12

Which of the following nations is most likely to be responsible for global environmental damage?

Accepted Answer

A)  Canada 
B)  India 
C)  Indonesia 
D)  Mexico 
A)  Canada 
B)  India 
C)  Indonesia 
D)  Mexico

Question 13

The anti-nuclear movement is an example of a movement that forced changes in corporate and government policies.What is demonstrated by the success of this movement?

Accepted Answer

A)  the importance of global media 
B)  the importance of political pressure 
C)  the importance of rapid change 
D)  the importance of collective goals 
A)  the importance of global media 
B)  the importance of political pressure 
C)  the importance of rapid change 
D)  the importance of collective goals

Question 14

What does the gradual increase in the average surface temperature of the earth reflect?

Accepted Answer

A)  population growth 
B)  increased CO2 levels 
C)  the decline of biodiversity 
D)  increased urbanization 
A)  population growth 
B)  increased CO2 levels 
C)  the decline of biodiversity 
D)  increased urbanization

Question 15

On the popular cartoon The Simpsons,Marge serves a three-eyed fish for dinner to Homer's nuclear power plant boss,Mr.Burns.What point was Marge making?

Accepted Answer

A)  Genetic mutations are examples of biodiversity. 
B)  Radioactive waste was contaminating the local water. 
C)  Air pollution from the power plant was destroying the ecosystem. 
D)  Fish are highly sensitive to pollution. 
A)  Genetic mutations are examples of biodiversity. 
B)  Radioactive waste was contaminating the local water. 
C)  Air pollution from the power plant was destroying the ecosystem. 
D)  Fish are highly sensitive to pollution.

Question 16

What does the fact that environmental issues can be defined as problematic or benign suggest?

Accepted Answer

A)  They are contested phenomena. 
B)  They are social problems. 
C)  They are socially diverse. 
D)  They are complex phenomena. 
A)  They are contested phenomena. 
B)  They are social problems. 
C)  They are socially diverse. 
D)  They are complex phenomena.

Question 17

What is biodiversity and why is it important?

Accepted Answer

Biodiversity refers to the variety of li

Question 18

What term does the textbook use to refer to the period of time when the majority of people believed that scientific and technological advances would produce only benefits?

Accepted Answer

A)  the era of naïve optimism 
B)  the acumen era 
C)  the scientific era 
D)  the era of recklessness 
A)  the era of naïve optimism 
B)  the acumen era 
C)  the scientific era 
D)  the era of recklessness

Question 19

Since the beginning of the Industrial Revolution,what have humans been doing that has contributed the most to global warming?

Accepted Answer

A)  building larger urban environments 
B)  eroding more soil 
C)  consuming more fossil fuel 
D)  expanding arable land 
A)  building larger urban environments 
B)  eroding more soil 
C)  consuming more fossil fuel 
D)  expanding arable land

Question 20

Lee is concerned because he lives in the nation that is considered the world's largest polluter.Where does he live?

Accepted Answer

A)  China 
B)  the United States 
C)  India 
D)  South Africa 
A)  China 
B)  the United States 
C)  India 
D)  South Africa

Exam 22: Technology and The Global Environment

What do we call the disproportionate accumulation of environmental dangers to racialized minorities?

The advantaged in a society often consciously put the disadvantaged in harm's way to avoid risk themselves.

What drove the discoveries of Sir Isaac Newton?

According to the textbook,why do reporters flock to mobile home parks when small tornados strike a geographic region?

What is technological determinism?

According to the textbook,when did many people become alerted to the fact that technological advances may not always be beneficial?

What do Canadian surveys on environmental issues demonstrate about the Canadian public?

Scientists have been experimenting with uniting the genes of different animals together to create whole new animals.What do we call the potential threat posed by such scientific inquiry?

Genetic pollution refers to the health and ecological dangers that can result from artificially splicing genes together.

According to the textbook,which of the following groups is most likely to experience disproportionately more environmental risk?

According to the textbook,when was the steam engine first invented?

Which of the following nations is most likely to be responsible for global environmental damage?

The anti-nuclear movement is an example of a movement that forced changes in corporate and government policies.What is demonstrated by the success of this movement?

What does the gradual increase in the average surface temperature of the earth reflect?

On the popular cartoon The Simpsons,Marge serves a three-eyed fish for dinner to Homer's nuclear power plant boss,Mr.Burns.What point was Marge making?

What does the fact that environmental issues can be defined as problematic or benign suggest?

What is biodiversity and why is it important?

What term does the textbook use to refer to the period of time when the majority of people believed that scientific and technological advances would produce only benefits?

Since the beginning of the Industrial Revolution,what have humans been doing that has contributed the most to global warming?

Lee is concerned because he lives in the nation that is considered the world's largest polluter.Where does he live?

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