ENVS 1126 EXAM 1 COMPLETE EXAM
STUDY QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
RESULTS | GUARANTEE PASS
1. Human Development Index (HDI) - ANSWER assesses the human well-
being of nations based on health, education, and basic living standards;
correlates with literacy, equality, happiness
2. ecosystem service - ANSWER a benefit provided to humans by natural
systems
3. Gross Domestic Product (GDP) - ANSWER the value of everything
produced by a country in a year
4. hypothesis - ANSWER an educated guess about the cause of an
observation; tested through observation and experimentation
5. theory - ANSWER a hypothesis that has been rigorously tested and
confirmed; logically consistent with all observations
6. inherent value - ANSWER what has ___________ is they key question in
environmental policy
7. stewardship ethic - ANSWER assumes that we take care and manage
natural resources not for ourselves but for everyone, including people who
haven't been born yet (inter-generational equity)
,8. science - ANSWER a method based in empiricism for learning about the
natural world
9. stewardship - ANSWER taking care of something that doesn't belong to you
(like the planet)
10.economics - ANSWER social science that deals with the production,
distribution, and consumption of goods/services
11.economic systems - ANSWER social and legal arrangements people
construct to satisfy their needs and wants
12.sanitation - ANSWER example of a problem that improves with income rise
13.air pollution - ANSWER example of a problem that gets worse then
improves with income rise
14.CO2 emissions - ANSWER example of a problem that just gets worse with
income rise
15.land (natural resources)
labor
capital - ANSWER what are the factors of production?
16.produced capital - ANSWER the major focus of most economic planning,
easily measured
,17.natural capital - ANSWER goods and services supplied by natural
ecosystems (including mineral resources); sometimes hard to measure
18.renewable natural capital - ANSWER capital that can be depleted if not
managed wisely; used for production of goods and also provides services
19.nonrenewable natural capital - ANSWER capital that can (and WILL) be
depleted, provides no service unless extracted
20.intangible capital - ANSWER capital that is can barely be measured
21.Norman Borlaug - ANSWER started the green revolution, increased food
production per hectare with modern fertilizer to combat population growth
22.environmentalists paradox - ANSWER amt of land per person has
decreased but food production per hectare has increased (due to technology
aka fertilizer), so human health and well being has improved
23.technological optimism - ANSWER "technology can always substitute for
natural systems"
24.technological pessimism - ANSWER "there are limits to the ability of
technology to substitute for natural systems"
25.teddy roosevelt - ANSWER first conservationist president, also poached a
rhino?
, 26.Silent Spring by Rachel Carson - ANSWER book (and author) that began
the modern environmental movement; warned of the dangers of pesticides
and lead to the elimination of DDT in the US
27.sustainability - ANSWER meeting the needs of the present without
compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs
28.science sustainability stewardship - ANSWER 3 S's
29.sustainable development - ANSWER development or progress that meets
the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future
generations to meet their needs
30.development - ANSWER improvement of human well-being
31.environmental sustainability - ANSWER developed countries are more
concerned with ____________
32.economic development - ANSWER developing countries are more
concerned with ____________
33.economically feasible
socially desirable
ecologically viable - ANSWER sustainable solutions must be:
34.population
economy
resource use - ANSWER for a sustainable society we need stable:
STUDY QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
RESULTS | GUARANTEE PASS
1. Human Development Index (HDI) - ANSWER assesses the human well-
being of nations based on health, education, and basic living standards;
correlates with literacy, equality, happiness
2. ecosystem service - ANSWER a benefit provided to humans by natural
systems
3. Gross Domestic Product (GDP) - ANSWER the value of everything
produced by a country in a year
4. hypothesis - ANSWER an educated guess about the cause of an
observation; tested through observation and experimentation
5. theory - ANSWER a hypothesis that has been rigorously tested and
confirmed; logically consistent with all observations
6. inherent value - ANSWER what has ___________ is they key question in
environmental policy
7. stewardship ethic - ANSWER assumes that we take care and manage
natural resources not for ourselves but for everyone, including people who
haven't been born yet (inter-generational equity)
,8. science - ANSWER a method based in empiricism for learning about the
natural world
9. stewardship - ANSWER taking care of something that doesn't belong to you
(like the planet)
10.economics - ANSWER social science that deals with the production,
distribution, and consumption of goods/services
11.economic systems - ANSWER social and legal arrangements people
construct to satisfy their needs and wants
12.sanitation - ANSWER example of a problem that improves with income rise
13.air pollution - ANSWER example of a problem that gets worse then
improves with income rise
14.CO2 emissions - ANSWER example of a problem that just gets worse with
income rise
15.land (natural resources)
labor
capital - ANSWER what are the factors of production?
16.produced capital - ANSWER the major focus of most economic planning,
easily measured
,17.natural capital - ANSWER goods and services supplied by natural
ecosystems (including mineral resources); sometimes hard to measure
18.renewable natural capital - ANSWER capital that can be depleted if not
managed wisely; used for production of goods and also provides services
19.nonrenewable natural capital - ANSWER capital that can (and WILL) be
depleted, provides no service unless extracted
20.intangible capital - ANSWER capital that is can barely be measured
21.Norman Borlaug - ANSWER started the green revolution, increased food
production per hectare with modern fertilizer to combat population growth
22.environmentalists paradox - ANSWER amt of land per person has
decreased but food production per hectare has increased (due to technology
aka fertilizer), so human health and well being has improved
23.technological optimism - ANSWER "technology can always substitute for
natural systems"
24.technological pessimism - ANSWER "there are limits to the ability of
technology to substitute for natural systems"
25.teddy roosevelt - ANSWER first conservationist president, also poached a
rhino?
, 26.Silent Spring by Rachel Carson - ANSWER book (and author) that began
the modern environmental movement; warned of the dangers of pesticides
and lead to the elimination of DDT in the US
27.sustainability - ANSWER meeting the needs of the present without
compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs
28.science sustainability stewardship - ANSWER 3 S's
29.sustainable development - ANSWER development or progress that meets
the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future
generations to meet their needs
30.development - ANSWER improvement of human well-being
31.environmental sustainability - ANSWER developed countries are more
concerned with ____________
32.economic development - ANSWER developing countries are more
concerned with ____________
33.economically feasible
socially desirable
ecologically viable - ANSWER sustainable solutions must be:
34.population
economy
resource use - ANSWER for a sustainable society we need stable:
