Question 1

Environmental justice seeks to____________.

Accepted Answer

Environmental justice focuses on fair treatment and meaningful involvement of all people regardless of race, color, national origin, or income with respect to environmental laws, regulations, and policies.

Question 2

A subsistence farmer might ____________.

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Question 3

The price consumers are willing to pay for a resource that may be limited depends on____________.

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Question 4

The difference between the cost to produce a commodity and its price in the marketplace is____________  .

Accepted Answer

Profit is the difference between the cost to produce a commodity and its price in the marketplace.

Question 5

Cost per unit of a good or services decline as the level of production increases. This is described as____________

Accepted Answer

Economy of scale refers to the cost advantage that arises with increased output of a product, where the cost per unit decreases as production scales up.

Question 6

The economic value of an ecosystem service can be measured by accessing the willingness to pay for the action to____________them.

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Question 7

Which of the following issues would be addressed by a county's land use development office when making important environmental decisions?

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Question 8

Gross domestic product is ____________.

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Gross domestic product (GDP) is the total economic value of all goods and services produced within a country over a specific period, typically annually or quarterly.

Question 9

Most environmental policy is set by____________.

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Question 10

Individuals in Africa often share crop and livestock land with other families in their community. What happens to the land as a result of each family using an individual's approach to managing it?

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When multiple families use a shared resource without coordinated management, it often leads to overexploitation, as each family may prioritize their immediate needs over long-term sustainability, a concept known as the "tragedy of the commons."

Question 11

The constitutional basis for environmental justice is rooted in____________.

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The constitutional basis for environmental justice is rooted in the principle of equal protection for all citizens, ensuring that no group of people, particularly marginalized communities, bear a disproportionate share of negative environmental consequences.

Question 12

Which of the following agencies has significant influence on international environmental policy but no government representation or participation?

Accepted Answer

The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) is a non-governmental organization that plays a significant role in influencing international environmental policy through advocacy, research, and partnerships, but it does not have government representation or participation.

Question 13

U.S. environmental law and policy are influenced by the actions of____________.

Accepted Answer

All three branches of government influence U.S. environmental law and policy: the legislative branch creates laws, the executive branch enforces them, and the judicial branch interprets them.

Question 14

Natural capital is defined as all of Earth's resources that are necessary to produce ____________.

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Natural capital refers to the world's stocks of natural assets, including geology, soil, air, water, and all living things, which provide ecosystem services that are essential for human survival and economic activity.

Question 15

A grass root organization is attempting to preserve a stretch of forest that is being considered for purchase by a manufacturing plant. The organization's main strategy is to inform the nearby housing developments of the effect on their home values if the manufacturing plant goes versus the preserved forest. This approach is using____________.

Accepted Answer

The organization is using hedonic valuation, which assesses the impact of environmental factors on the market prices of goods, such as how the presence of a forest or a manufacturing plant affects home values.

Question 16

Some groups state that the primate shown in this photograph has economic value for humans via ecotourism. This primate would be referred to as having 	.

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Question 17

-What part of the policy- cycle determines who will deal with a particular issue and when?

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Setting the Agenda determines who will deal with a particular issue and when, as it involves prioritizing issues and deciding which ones will be addressed by policymakers.

Question 18

-What part of the policy- cycle allows individuals or agencies to carry out the new activities and enforce the laws?

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Implementation is the stage in the policy cycle where individuals or agencies carry out new activities and enforce the laws.

Question 19

Match each term with the correct description.
-Virtue ethics

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Virtue ethics focuses on the character and virtues of a person, suggesting that actions are right if they are motivated by virtues such as kindness, honesty, loyalty, and justice.

Question 20

Match each term with the correct description.
-Anthropocentric ethics

Accepted Answer

Anthropocentric ethics focuses on human-centered values, defining right actions based on their outcomes for human beings.

Quiz 1: Environment, Sustainability, and Science, Environmental Ethics, Economics, and Policy, and the Physical Science of the Environment