Society and Natural Resources Review
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Course Introduction
This course explores the dynamic relationship between society and natural resources, examining how social, cultural, economic, and political factors influence the use, management, and conservation of natural environments. Students will analyze case studies to understand the impacts of human activities on forests, water, minerals, wildlife, and other resources. The course emphasizes sustainable resource management, environmental justice, and the role of policy in resolving conflicts over resource use. Through interdisciplinary perspectives, students gain insights into how communities adapt to environmental change and the strategies needed to promote equitable and sustainable interactions with our natural world.
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Environment and Society 5th Edition by Charles L. Harper
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Chapter 1: Environment, human Systems, and Social Science
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Q1) Simple and homogenous societies with powerful cultural rules are characterized by _________ solidarity.
A)mechanical
B)organic
C)manifest
D)latent
Answer: A
Q2) The concept of a cognized environment implies a high degree of scientific objectivity with little room for subjective impressions.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q3) _________ refers to human definitions and interpretations of the biophysical environment.
A)Dualism
B)Idealism
C)Rationality
D)Cognized environment
Answer: D
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Chapter 2: Humans and the Resources of the Earth:
Sources and Sinks
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Q1) Habitat destruction is the greatest threat to biodiversity.
A)True
B)False Answer: True
Q2) Which region is most likely to erupt in "water wars"?
A)the American southwest
B)Central Africa
C)the Middle East
D)Southeast Asia
Answer: C
Q3) According to Harper,which of the following are ways to protect the fertility of cropland soils?
A)use recycled human wasted as fertilizer
B)use chemical fertilizers
C)plant only one crop per field
D)deep plowing
Answer: A
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Chapter 3: Climate Change, science, and Risk
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Q1) _________ and _________ account for 90% of the heat-trapping capacity of greenhouse gases.
A)tropospheric ozone,methane
B)methane,water vapor
C)water vapor,carbon dioxide
D)carbon dioxide,methane
Answer: C
Q2) Scientific uncertainty plays a significant role in understanding climate change.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q3) Global warming would increase the intensity of droughts,but not the intensity of floods and hurricanes.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q4) The greenhouse effect can be used to explain the cold climate of Mars.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
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Chapter 4: Energy and Society
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Q1) Summarize the key findings from research on personal and household energy consumption.Overall,why have efforts at reducing this type of energy consumption not been more successful?
Q2) The primary advantages of fossil fuels are:
A)technical.
B)economic.
C)political.
D)all of the above
E)none of the above
Q3) Experts believe that global oil production will peak sometime between:
A)2010 and 2015.
B)2010 and 2020.
C)2010 and 2040.
D)2010 and 2100.
Q4) The Princeton University Twin Towers Research Project found that the size of an apartment unit was the best predictor of the amount of energy consumers used.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 5: Population, environment, and Food
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Q1) Studies of organic farming show that it never produces the same yields as conventional farming,and so would be ineffective in the LDCs.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Advocates of the agricultural modernization perspective argue that:
A)world hunger is caused by low productivity levels associated with traditional agricultural practices.
B)the faster population grows,the less food is available to other people.
C)population growth has little to no effect on environmental degradation.
D)all of the above
E)none of the above
Q3) Discuss Thomas Malthus's perspective on population growth.What are the strengths and weaknesses of his ideas? Give specific examples to illustrate your points.
Q4) Because of its extensive wealth and intensive agricultural practices,hunger is not considered a problem for the United States.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 6: Globalization, inequality, and Sustainability
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Q1) Because of increased tolerance,racial and ethnic inequalities have diminished over the past two decades.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Wackernagel's research on ecological footprints found that the earth's total biocapacity for humans was approximately _________ hectares.
A)2.1
B)4.2
C)12.1
D)15
Q3) The IPAT model was developed by:
A)Ehrlich and Holdren
B)Ehrlich and Catton
C)Catton and Cohen
D)Lovins and Catton
Q4) Considerable research shows that the very poor are significantly more likely than the rich or the middle class to cause serious environmental damage.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 7: Transforming Structures: Markets and Politics
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Q1) Identify and discuss the primary strategies for public policies.Be sure to address why the strategies likely work best in concert.
Q2) The U.S.policy system has a strong bias towards stakeholder influence.
A)True
B)False
Q3) While Europe is more successful at recycling,the U.S.provides far greater support for international treaties like the Kyoto climate treaty.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Relative to TEA (tradable environmental allowances),CRM (commons resource management) is:
A)larger.
B)more complex and interactive.
C)simpler,with a single focus.
D)more adaptive.
Q5) Describe significant trends showing that the regulatory state is under attack in the U.S.Be sure to provide specific examples.
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Chapter 8: Environmentalism: Ideology and Collective Action
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Q1) Compare and contrast ecofeminism and deep ecology.In what ways have each of these movements succeeded? What are their limitations?
Q2) Which of the following are best described as environmental countermovements?
A)the Stansfield Rebellion
B)the Sagebrush Rebellion
C)the Center for the Defense of Free Enterprise
D)all of the above
E)none of the above
Q3) Which of the following is least likely to be true of environmental justice movements?
A)They depend heavily on volunteers.
B)Women tend to be overrepresented in membership and leadership.
C)The appeal to people who have actually been exposed to pollutants in their communities.
D)They are led by members of the scientific community.
Q4) The African federation,Naam,is best known for its efforts to:
A)mobilize people to protect and restore overused agricultural resources.
B)stop rainforest destruction.
C)plant new forests.
D)none of the above
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