Exam 16: Technology and the Environment

Research shows that improvement in U.S. air quality over the last several decades has resulted in

The United States as a whole generates how many pounds of solid waste every day?

As carbon dioxide builds up in the atmosphere, it allows heat from the sun to pass in to the earth, while preventing much of it from radiating back into outer space. This process is referred to as

Which of the following had the largest impact on humanity's ability to modify the natural environment?

State the "logic of growth" and "limits to growth" theses. Explain how each has a different view of social problems involving the environment, as well as their solutions. Is one more politically liberal and one more politically conservative?

The amount of carbon dioxide (CO₂) released by factories and automobiles has soared, while the quantity of plant life on earth has been diminished. The net result is a rising concentration of CO₂ in the atmosphere, which in turn has led to

According to which political point of view must government reforms include enacting and enforcing laws to limit further environmental damage, and for global organizations to work to protect the remaining rain forests?

Which of the following statements is a true effect of declining biodiversity?

Rain forests help slow global warming because

Define environmental racism. Give examples of this pattern. Do you think this issue involves race or class or both?

A sustainable environment demands an outlook that highlights the environmental consequences of human actions. Such an outlook is described as

What term refers to the pattern by which environmental hazards are greatest for poor people, especially minorities?

S. cultural pattern that contributes to a high level of solid waste is

Which political point of view takes an optimistic view that society is able to recognize environmental problems and take action to solve them?

Many environmentalists, especially those on the political left, claim that if humanity does not change its ways, problems of population increase, resource consumption, and pollution will cause

The world's wealthier societies have entered a postindustrial era with industrial technologies giving way to computer technologies. Which of the following is a benefit of this change?

According to the limits-to-growth thesis, global supplies of oil and natural gas are already falling sharply and will continue to drop, a little faster or more slowly depending on

By 2014, the planet's population had passed

George is an optimist and a conservative. He agrees with the concept of the logic of growth approach, which

Each year, how many people are added to the planet's population?