Exam 22: Technology and the Global Environment

While somewhat upset about the Exxon Valdez oil spill off the coast of Alaska, Miriam realizes that this event is sometimes just the cost of progress.Based on this information, how does Miriam most likely feel about the less positive outcomes that accompany technological advances?

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

What are normal accidents?

What is the dominant view of technology today?

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

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

Allie considers herself a technological determinist.Which of the following best describes her views of technology?

Discuss environmental racism in Canada, giving examples.What can be done to solve this problem?

Which scientist is regarded as the creator of the atomic bomb?

Due to environmental degradation, many species are becoming extinct.According to the textbook, what is the rate of extinction today?

According to Darwin, which of the following is an important variable in species survival?

Josh lives in a province in Canada where the Sydney Steel Company dumped tonnes of toxic waste for a century.Which province does he live in?

What is suggested by the fact that environmental issues can be defined as problematic or benign?

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?

Most pollutants released into the environment are especially concentrated in the west and east coasts of Canada.

What is the main underlying point made by the 2008 documentary film Food, Inc.?

Environmental racism is a form of discrimination against minority groups and people from poor countries who are subjected to a disproportionate share of environmental hazards and polluting industries.Utilizing examples from your text and personal experiences discuss this phenomenon and propose ways that it can be minimized or eliminated.

What drove the discoveries of Sir Isaac Newton?

Explain the significance of genetic pollution.What can be done to solve this problem?

For at least how long must waste from nuclear reactors be kept away from human beings in order to not contaminate them?