Question 1

Which of the following explanations for deforestation is responsible for the greatest environmental damage to forested lands?

Accepted Answer

A)  Forests are being cleared to make way for increasing numbers of fast-food restaurants.
B)  Forests are being cleared to make room for more meat-packing plants.
C)  Forests are being harvested to produce more paper packaging for beef products.
D)  Forests are being burned down by ranchers to create more space for cattle to graze.D;answerE) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 2

Bill Clinton signed the Kyoto Accords.His successor,George Bush,broke the treaty.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Tropical rainforests provide a natural habitat for __________ of all species on earth.

Accepted Answer

A)  50 percent
B)  66 percent
C)  one-third
D)  one-halfE) B) and D)
F) A) and D)

Question 4

What did Emile Durkheim discover about the clans of various Aboriginal tribes in Australia?

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A)  They were united by elaborate family ties symbolized by an animal.
B)  Clans could either be plant people or animal people.
C)  One did not have to have a blood kinship to his or her clan,but rather an allegiance to a particular totem.
D)  They observed a religious faith called "totemism."E) All of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 5

What is a "throwaway society"?

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A)  a society that is not working toward sustainability
B)  a society that uses Styrofoam
C)  a society that uses products for convenience and disposability
D)  a society that does not have enough landfillsE) All of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 6

What is the definition of ecology?

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Ecology is the branch of scien...

Question 7

What is totemism and what is Emile Durkheim's contribution to our understanding of so-called primitive religions?

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Emile Durkheim produced one of the most ...

Question 8

We cannot expect the majority of people to regulate themselves as long as the negative consequences of their actions will not be apparent until far in the future.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

The primary goal of environmental justice is to __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  bring about a bill of environmental rights
B)  establish a government agency to regulate the corporations that pollute
C)  achieve equal protection from environmental hazards for all people
D)  convert all coal-firing plants to clean coalE) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 10

Climatologist Michael Mann and his colleagues have graphed a thousand-year period (the famous "hockey stick" chart) that shows how __________ were more or less constant until they spiked __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  CO₂ levels;100 years ago
B)  carbon dioxide and monoxide;in the last century
C)  global temperatures;in the past half-century
D)  organic matter levels;in the past half-centuryE) All of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 11

Ethan and Felicia are arguing over how to improve the environment.Ethan contends that real strides can be made only if government and big industry change their environmental habits.Felicia agrees with the need for greater effort of government and industry to be resource efficient but asserts that each person's commitment to sustainability affects our planet as well.She suggests that Ethan read about __________ to learn of the shared responsibility that individuals have in improving the environment for all.

Accepted Answer

A)  anthropology
B)  environmental justice
C)  totemism
D)  the tragedy of the commonsD;answerE) A) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 12

Primitive is often used as a synonym for preindustrial society.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

A group of concerned citizens brainstorms ideas about ways to encourage more people to ride bicycles and walk whenever possible.Which of the following ideas is most likely to make the transition to biking palatable for the largest number of people?

Accepted Answer

A)  educating potential riders on bicycle safety and rules of the road
B)  educating potential riders on the health benefits of cycling
C)  incentivizing potential riders with financial,social,and physical rewards
D)  opening up more bicycle shops,making a wide variety of bike brands available at various price pointsY;answerE) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 14

What are the nonrenewable sources of fossil fuel? How much of the world's output comes from these sources?

Accepted Answer

Oil,coal,and natural gas are t...

Question 15

__________ made the correlation between magic and the control the environment while observing the rites of Fiji islanders before ocean fishing expeditions.

Accepted Answer

A)  Margaret Mead
B)  Bronislaw Malinowski
C)  Colonial administrators
D)  Emile DurkheimE) A) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 16

What does Garrett Hardin's mean by the "commons"? What are his ideas for more environmentally friendly behaviors?

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Hardin's analogy of the commons comes fr...

Question 17

In just 200 years,humans have sped up the process of global warming so much that they may have pushed the Earth into a new geologic era.What do geologists propose to call this new era?

Accepted Answer

Fittingly,geologists propose t...

Question 18

The division of labor led to the development of a(n) __________ and __________ power.

Accepted Answer

A)  priestly class;religious
B)  egalitarian society;shared
C)  food surplus;water-driven
D)  elite class;economicE) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 19

In July 1995,a severe heat wave in Chicago revealed how one element of the population was particularly vulnerable in a scenario that anticipated like tragedies,such what happened in the wake of Hurricane Katrina.What did the sociologist Eric Klinenberg reveal and what special phrase did he coin to describe it?

Accepted Answer

Eric Klinenberg argued that the massive ...

Question 20

Explain why scientists are switching from the term "global warming" to "climate change."

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The change in terminology is due to the ...

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Bill Clinton signed the Kyoto Accords.His successor,George Bush,broke the treaty.

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