Society and the Environment
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Course Introduction
This course examines the complex relationships between human societies and the natural environment, exploring how cultural, economic, political, and technological factors shape and are shaped by ecological systems. Students will analyze key issues such as resource use, sustainability, population growth, environmental justice, and climate change, while considering the roles of various stakeholders, including governments, businesses, and communities. Through interdisciplinary perspectives, the course encourages critical thinking about the challenges society faces in achieving environmental sustainability and social equity.
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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) Industrialization led to which of the following?
A)a class system based on ownership of land
B)increased cottage craft production
C)increased demand for rural labor
D)none of the above
Answer: D
Q2) Emissions trading schemes have not had much impact on producers of pollution in the United States.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q3) Dunlap and Catton suggest that ecosystems function as supply depots,living spaces,and waste repositories.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q4) The most significant environmental changes today are anthropogenic.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
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Chapter 2: Humans and the Resources of the Earth:
Sources and Sinks
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Q1) Experts estimate that all tropical forests will be gone sometime between 2020 and 2090.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q2) Urbanization is one reason why reforestation has taken place in Europe and the United States.
A)True
B)False Answer: True
Q3) Human beings need about 50 liters of water per day for drinking,cooking,and washing.
A)True
B)False Answer: False
Q4) Habitat destruction is the greatest threat to biodiversity.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
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Chapter 3: Climate Change, science, and Risk
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Q1) The strong positive correlation between atmospheric concentrations of greenhouse gases and fluctuations in the earth's mean temperature is a relatively recent phenomenon.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q2) Space mirrors are one type of geoengineering option to counteract climate change.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q3) Global warming could threaten human health by increasing the transmission of tropical diseases.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q4) Wedge analysis is a type of mitigation strategy.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
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Chapter 4: Energy and Society
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Q1) Experts estimate that most oil reaching the ocean comes from oil tanker accidents and pipeline breaks.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Which two countries control most of the world's ethanol?
A)Brazil and Canada
B)Canada and the U.S.
C)the U.S.and China
D)the U.S.and Brazil
Q3) Three Mile Island is best known for:
A)being the site of a nuclear accident.
B)its strip coal mining facility.
C)its large natural gas deposits.
D)being the site of a large oil spill in the 1980s.
Q4) CHP (combined heat and power) is an example of a mining efficiency technique.
A)True
B)False
Q5) 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.
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Chapter 5: Population, environment, and Food
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Q1) According to Malthus,which of the following is a "positive" check on population growth?
A)abortion
B)contraception
C)family planning
D)disease
Q2) Due to pressure from research scientists,the United States is transitioning from larger,chemically intensive agricultural agribusinesses to smaller,alternative farming systems that implement agroecology.
A)True
B)False
Q3) According to the text,four crops account for most of the genetically modified crops.These are:
A)quinoa,corn,wheat,and cotton.
B)corn,wheat,cotton,and soybeans.
C)wheat,corn,canola,and cotton.
D)soybeans,corn,cotton,and canola.
Q4) Identify and discuss at least TWO perspectives on world hunger.Is there a way to reconcile the perspectives you discuss? If so,how? If not,why not?
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Chapter 6: Globalization, inequality, and Sustainability
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Q1) The most serious criticism of EM (Ecological Modernization) is that it fails to distinguish between efficiency and total resource consumption.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Research on ecological modernization has:
A)supported the LG model.
B)found little evidence that chemical companies release significant amounts of toxic chemicals.
C)found that a small number of chemical companies were responsible for a majority of the toxic waste releases.
D)found little variation in the amount of toxic wastes released by industrial companies.
Q3) 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
Q4) Compare and contrast the LG and EM approaches to the environment.Which is more compelling,and why?
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Chapter 7: Transforming Structures: Markets and Politics
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Q1) Which of the following are used to calculate the most widely used human development indicator?
A)life expectancy at birth,literacy rates,and real GDP per person
B)life expectancy at birth,sex ratios,and net immigration
C)life expectancy at birth,national security,and GDP per person
D)GNP,literacy,and social equity
Q2) Explain the concepts of CRM and TEA;then compare and contrast these two strategies.
Q3) _________ theory emphasizes that many human problems can be understood as market failures.
A)Neoclassical economic
B)Social inequality
C)Rational choice
D)Game
Q4) The U.S.policy system has a strong bias towards stakeholder influence.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Identify and discuss the primary strategies for public policies.Be sure to address why the strategies likely work best in concert.
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Chapter 8: Environmentalism: Ideology and Collective Action
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Q1) Strategic lawsuits against public participation (SLAPPS) are a proenvironmental tactic.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Biologist Barry Commoner disagreed with Paul Ehrlich by arguing that the greatest threat to the environment was:
A)modern technology and corporations that promote consumption.
B)population pressure and not technology per se.
C)population pressure combined with a treadmill of consumption.
D)the tragedy of the commons.
Q3) The Sierra Club and the Audubon Society are both members of the Group of 10.
A)True
B)False
Q4) The environmental justice movement makes the point that the poor bear most of the costs associated with environmental exploitation.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Analyze the key features of grassroots movements-what are their strengths and weaknesses?
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