Question 1. Question :
(TCO 1) Which of the following is a predicted outcome of
continued global warming?
Student Answer: A shift in climate zones
Changes in rainfall patterns
Rising sea levels
All of the above
Instructor
Explanation:
Chapter 1, page 7.
Points Received: 5 of 5
Comments:
Question 2. Question :
(TCO 2) The Conservation Reserve Program was funded in the
United States to conserve which of the following precious
resources?
Student Answer: Water
Soil
Petroleum
Recyclable plastics
Instructor
Explanation:
Chapter 1, page 15.
Points Received: 5 of 5
Comments:
Question 3. Question :
(TCO 3) Environmental goods and environmental bads are:
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, Student Answer: on the whole, evenly distributed among the peoples of the
earth.
disproportionately distributed so that the middle-class
must foot the bill.
unevenly distributed so that those with the least power
get the most pollution.
distributed in a way that those who gain the most benefit also
experience the most cost.
Instructor Chapter 1, pages 19-21.
Explanation:
Points Received: 5 of 5
Comments:
Question 4. Question :
(TCO 4) According to the economist Fred Hirsch, a "positional
good" is a good or commodity:
Student Answer: that places you in a high status position relative to those
who don't possess it.
that is desirable because of short supply or limited access.
that is desirable because it has a high price tag.
All of the above
Instructor
Explanation: Chapter 2, page 42.
Points Received: 5 of 5
Comments:
Question 5. Question :
(TCO 5) Of the many techniques advertisers use to persuade
customers to purchase goods, which is the most effective?
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, Student Answer: Appeal to sentiments--accentuating affection, love,
belongingness, community, patriotism, and other values that
may be conferred upon the consumer by acquisition of the
product
Price advertising--appealing to the financial concerns of
consumers
"You" or status advertising--suggesting the product is
offered out of concern for you and will provide heightened
prestige to those who acquire it (the product)
Green advertising--appealing to the environmental
concerns of consumers
Instructor Chapter 2, page 47-48.
Explanation:
Points Received: 5 of 5
Comments:
Question 6. Question :
(TCO 6) According to your text, automobiles are implicated in
which of the following environmental problems?
Student Answer: Acid rain
Reduced fertility in animal species
Oil spills
All of the above
Instructor
Explanation:
Chapter 3, pages 77-78.
Points Received: 5 of 5
Comments:
Question 7. Question :
(TCO 7) Amartya Sen argues that famine is the result of:
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(TCO 1) Which of the following is a predicted outcome of
continued global warming?
Student Answer: A shift in climate zones
Changes in rainfall patterns
Rising sea levels
All of the above
Instructor
Explanation:
Chapter 1, page 7.
Points Received: 5 of 5
Comments:
Question 2. Question :
(TCO 2) The Conservation Reserve Program was funded in the
United States to conserve which of the following precious
resources?
Student Answer: Water
Soil
Petroleum
Recyclable plastics
Instructor
Explanation:
Chapter 1, page 15.
Points Received: 5 of 5
Comments:
Question 3. Question :
(TCO 3) Environmental goods and environmental bads are:
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, Student Answer: on the whole, evenly distributed among the peoples of the
earth.
disproportionately distributed so that the middle-class
must foot the bill.
unevenly distributed so that those with the least power
get the most pollution.
distributed in a way that those who gain the most benefit also
experience the most cost.
Instructor Chapter 1, pages 19-21.
Explanation:
Points Received: 5 of 5
Comments:
Question 4. Question :
(TCO 4) According to the economist Fred Hirsch, a "positional
good" is a good or commodity:
Student Answer: that places you in a high status position relative to those
who don't possess it.
that is desirable because of short supply or limited access.
that is desirable because it has a high price tag.
All of the above
Instructor
Explanation: Chapter 2, page 42.
Points Received: 5 of 5
Comments:
Question 5. Question :
(TCO 5) Of the many techniques advertisers use to persuade
customers to purchase goods, which is the most effective?
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, Student Answer: Appeal to sentiments--accentuating affection, love,
belongingness, community, patriotism, and other values that
may be conferred upon the consumer by acquisition of the
product
Price advertising--appealing to the financial concerns of
consumers
"You" or status advertising--suggesting the product is
offered out of concern for you and will provide heightened
prestige to those who acquire it (the product)
Green advertising--appealing to the environmental
concerns of consumers
Instructor Chapter 2, page 47-48.
Explanation:
Points Received: 5 of 5
Comments:
Question 6. Question :
(TCO 6) According to your text, automobiles are implicated in
which of the following environmental problems?
Student Answer: Acid rain
Reduced fertility in animal species
Oil spills
All of the above
Instructor
Explanation:
Chapter 3, pages 77-78.
Points Received: 5 of 5
Comments:
Question 7. Question :
(TCO 7) Amartya Sen argues that famine is the result of:
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