Exam 4: Threats to the Environment

Over __________ pounds of toxic chemicals are released by industry into the nation's environment each year.

Although there is often political division between the Democrats and Republicans,they all agree on the reasons for global climate change.

Which of the following is a dominant cultural value contributing to environmental problems?

If a pharmaceutical company decides to move all of its labs from suburban communities because of complaints,and relocates them to poorer communities where they assume people will not complain or have the political backing to force them to move,this would be an example of __________.

According to the text,individualism refers to the fact that most Americans place great stress on personal achievement and believe that hard work will bring individual success.

An interest in protecting the fragile ecosystems is reflective of Americans' cornucopia view of nature.

The dominant cultural ideologies in U.S.society have tended to legitimize and rationalize our wastefulness.

Two major environmental consequences of deforestation are __________ and the vanishing of species.

Sociologists argue that although the expansion of the economy and globalization creates jobs and products,it also __________.

The location of U.S.cities has impacted the environment of __________.

The __________ occurs when harmful gases accumulate in the atmosphere and act like a glass roof.

The greenhouse effect occurs when__________.

The United States burns just about __________ percent of the world's coal.

One of the main social forces that profoundly disturbs the earth's ecosystem is __________.

The United States discards __________ percent of the world's resources.

The world's population has increased dramatically and has reached approximately __________ people.

If an owner of a company that produces a lot of waste wants to be able to keep polluting,what,according to the text,is that owner's best strategy?

How is deforestation related to climate change?

Strategies to maximize profits by designing products with a limited,useful life or making superficial changes to existing products so that the previous product seems out of date are examples of __________.

Solutions for environmental problems here in the United States,as suggested in the textbook,call for changes in both our personal lifestyles and our economic system.