Transcript QUESTION: Review

Clicker Questions
Chapter 6
Environment:
The Science behind the Stories
4th Edition
Withgott/Brennan
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QUESTION: Review
Which ethic holds that healthy ecosystems depend on the
protection of all their parts?
a) Preservation ethic
b) Land ethic
c) Conservation ethic
d) Deep ecology
e) Biocentrism
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QUESTION: Review
Which ethic holds that healthy ecosystems depend on the
protection of all their parts?
a) Preservation ethic
b) Land ethic
c) Conservation ethic
d) Deep ecology
e) Biocentrism
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QUESTION: Review
Which of the following is an ecosystem service?
a) Water purification in wetlands
b) Climate regulation in the atmosphere
c) Nutrient cycling in ecosystems
d) Waste treatment by bacteria
e) All of the above
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QUESTION: Review
Which of the following is an ecosystem service?
a) Water purification in wetlands
b) Climate regulation in the atmosphere
c) Nutrient cycling in ecosystems
d) Waste treatment by bacteria
e) All of the above
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QUESTION: Review
Which is NOT an assumption of neoclassical economics
that can lead to environmental degradation?
a) Resources are limited.
b) Long-term effects are downplayed.
c) All costs and benefits are experienced by the buyer
and seller alone.
d) Growth is good.
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QUESTION: Review
Which is NOT an assumption of neoclassical economics
that can lead to environmental degradation?
a) Resources are limited.
b) Long-term effects are downplayed.
c) All costs and benefits are experienced by the buyer
and seller alone.
d) Growth is good.
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QUESTION: Review
Which of the following statements would be spoken by
an ecological economist?
a) The current economic system is working fine.
b) The current economic system simply needs to be
fine-tuned.
c) The current economic system is broken and a new
one needs to be developed.
d) Economic systems never work.
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QUESTION: Review
Which of the following statements would be spoken by
an ecological economist?
a) The current economic system is working fine.
b) The current economic system simply needs to be
fine-tuned.
c) The current economic system is broken and a
new one needs to be developed.
d) Economic systems never work.
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QUESTION: Viewpoints
Think of an issue in your community that could pit
environmentalists against economic development. What
do you think should prevail: environmental protection or
economic development?
a) Economic growth; we need the jobs
b) Environmental protection; we need the
environment
c) Both; a compromise must be reached
d) Whatever costs the taxpayers the least
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QUESTION: Viewpoints
Think of an issue in your community that could pit
environmentalists against economic development. What
do you think should prevail: environmental protection or
economic development?
a) Economic growth; we need the jobs
b) Environmental protection; we need the
environment
c) Both; a compromise must be reached
d) Whatever costs the taxpayers the least
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QUESTION: Viewpoints
What entities do you include in your domain of ethical
concern?
a) Humans only
b) Humans and pets
c) Humans, pets, and other animals
d) Humans, pets, other animals, and nature
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QUESTION: Viewpoints
What entities do you include in your domain of ethical
concern?
a) Humans only
b) Humans and pets
c) Humans, pets, and other animals
d) Humans, pets, other animals, and nature
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QUESTION: Interpreting Graphs and Data
Market equilibrium, which sets the price of a product,
is reached:
a) When supply exceeds
demand
b) When demand exceeds
supply
c) By demand when
quantity is low and
supply when quantity
is high
d) When supply equals
demand
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QUESTION: Interpreting Graphs and Data
Market equilibrium, which sets the price of a product,
is reached:
a) When supply exceeds
demand
b) When demand exceeds
supply
c) By demand when
quantity is low and
supply when quantity
is high
d) When supply equals
demand
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QUESTION: Interpreting Graphs and Data
Which conclusion can you draw from this graph?
a) GDP has not really
increased since 1950.
b) Although we are spending
more money, our lives are
not much better.
c) We are spending less money,
and our lives are much
better.
d) The GPI is not as accurate
as GDP.
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QUESTION: Interpreting Graphs and Data
Which conclusion can you draw from this graph?
a) GDP has not really
increased since 1950.
b) Although we are spending
more money, our lives are
not much better.
c) We are spending less money,
and our lives are much
better.
d) The GPI is not as accurate
as GDP.
© 2011 Pearson Education, Inc.