Environmental Policy
Midterm Exam
Course Introduction
Environmental Policy examines the development, implementation, and impact of policies designed to address environmental issues at local, national, and global levels. This course explores the roles of governments, international organizations, NGOs, and the private sector in shaping environmental outcomes through regulations, incentives, and agreements. Topics include policy responses to pollution, climate change, biodiversity loss, and resource management, with special emphasis on policy analysis, stakeholder engagement, and the integration of scientific knowledge into decision-making. Through case studies and contemporary debates, students gain insights into the challenges and opportunities in creating effective, equitable, and sustainable environmental policies.
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Chapter 1: Environment, human Systems, and Social Science
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Q1) While the Dominant Western Worldview affects developed,industrialized societies,it has little impact on the less developed nations.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q2) According to the text,scientific research strongly supports the idea that the total collapse of industrial society is imminent.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q3) _________ analyzed the relationships between different environments and ecosystems in terms of compartments.
A)Malthus
B)Harper
C)Odum
D)Bell
Answer: C
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Chapter 2: Humans and the Resources of the Earth:
Sources and Sinks
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Q1) Since 1975,the U.S.per capita use of water has continued to increase at a dramatic rate.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q2) _________ is the most publicized solution to reduce the solid waste stream.
A)Incineration
B)Reuse
C)Recycling
D)Salinization
Answer: C
Q3) _________ is the fastest growing solid waste problem in the U.S.
A)Paper
B)E-waste
C)Plastic bottles
D)none of the above
Answer: B
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Chapter 3: Climate Change, science, and Risk
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Q1) The fact that chlorine atoms do not persist for long periods in the stratosphere helps to limit their destructive potential for ozone.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q2) CFCs can be used in which of the following ways?
A)refrigerants
B)solvents
C)propellants
D)all of the above
E)none of the above
Answer: D
Q3) One of the known advantages of geoengineering is that it would most certainly have fewer side effects than mitigation.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
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Chapter 4: Energy and Society
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Q1) Most of the world's present energy needs are supplied by which three energy sources?
A)coal,oil,and nuclear power
B)oil,nuclear,and solar power
C)coal,oil,and nuclear power.
D)oil,coal,and natural gas
Q2) The most threatening product of coal-burning power plants is: A)cadmium.
B)lead.
C)carbon dioxide.
D)mercury.
Q3) Energy regimes are supported by political and social interactions.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Identify and discuss three renewable energy sources.Be sure to discuss the pros and cons of each source,and then indicate which source you think is most promising and why.
Q5) Explain why it is so hard to move from one energy regime to another-for example,what barriers currently impede our transition to a new energy regime? Give specific examples to justify your argument.
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Chapter 5: Population, environment, and Food
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Q1) When the Irish came to Boston and New York as immigrants,they came voluntarily.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Strategies for increasing food production and supplies include:
A)bringing more land into production.
B)increasing the use of pesticides.
C)biotechnology.
D)all of the above
E)b and c
Q3) Globally,the LDCs export more agricultural products to the MDCs than they receive in food subsidies.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Which of the following foods requires the most water to produce?
A)wheat
B)corn
C)soybeans
D)beef
Q5) Are genetically modified crops a threat or a benefit? Take a stance and defend your perspective.
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Chapter 6: Globalization, inequality, and Sustainability
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Q1) Which of the following are examples of major social transformations?
A)the Marshall Plan
B)the outlawing of slavery
C)the abandonment of feudalism in Japan
D)all of the above
E)none of the above
Q2) Discuss the role played by cultural or religious beliefs in shaping attitudes towards consumption.
Q3) The neoliberal world market economy has helped to reduce social inequality among and within nations.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Compare and contrast the LG and EM approaches to the environment.Which is more compelling,and why?
Q5) Functionalist theory in sociology is consistent with neoliberal economic thinking about globalization.
A)True
B)False
Q6) Explain how growing inequality is a cause of environmental degradation.
Q7) How or why is the environment considered a social justice issue?
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Chapter 7: Transforming Structures: Markets and Politics
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Q1) Explain the concepts of CRM and TEA;then compare and contrast these two strategies.
Q2) In general,private property resources are more likely than common property resources to be used sustainably.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Evidence supporting the notion that a "world society" is developing include(s):
A)denser ties between nation-states and the world society.
B)a global emphasis on human rights.
C)a global emphasis on environmentalism.
D)all of the above
E)none of the above
Q4) The city of Metropolis has erected billboards around the city that proclaim,"If it's not in use-turn off the juice." This policy represents what type of "fix"?
A)legal
B)behavioral
C)cognitive
D)technical
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Chapter 8: Environmentalism: Ideology and Collective Action
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Q1) Objectives of the "Green Belt" movement include:
A)restoring urban ghettos.
B)improving the income and status of women in the LDCs.
C)building more public parks in the U.S.
D)none of the above
Q2) Ecofeminism has much in common with the manifest destiny paradigm.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Which of the following is not an example of the "wise use" movement?
A)the Sierra Club
B)the National Wetlands Coalition
C)the Friends of Eagle Mountain
D)the Global Climate Coalition
Q4) Retail industries are less likely to support anti-environmental movements than capital-intensive industries.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Deep ecology inspired bioregionalism and conservation biology.
A)True
B)False
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