CEE 181 FINAL || very Flawless.
The term "adaptive management" is defined as correct answers Providing ways for active
adaptation & learning in dealing w uncertainty in the management of complex regional
ecosystems
How does American trade policy affect the ecology of the Everglades? correct answers Because
sugarcane is grown domestically in Florida; tariffs make it cost prohibitive to import it from
other countries.
Jobs that are _____ will be the least susceptible to being replaced and/or mechanized. correct
answers cognitive
Adaptive management is a technique used for managing correct answers Complex systems that
have significant human and social dimensions
Even in the 21st century, engineering communication is almost entirely correct answers In
writing
True or false: the Aral Sea and the Everglades are both earth systems correct answers True
What is likely the most important social/economic factor w regards to the biological structure of
the Everglades? correct answers Subsidies for domestic sugar production & tariffs on imported
sugar
Understanding & adapting to evolving technologies will be critical to the careers of many people
in the future correct answers True
Geoengineering is: correct answers A response to the challenge of climate change
The Everglades restoration project is correct answers Rejected by some environmentalists,
because of its lack of focus on improving water quality
What "success story" reminded us that 1) products which appear "green" at the present, may
have unexpected long-term impacts, 2) scales of impacts must be carefully considered &
monitored, 3) option spaces sometimes drive decision processes, & 4) a little luck never hurts?
correct answers CFCs & the Montreal Protocol
Why is it so hard to manage problems like those exhibited in the Florida Everglades? correct
answers complex problems must be approached with all ideologies in mind and somehow
balanced and resolved adaptive in management plan.
Based on Earth Systems Engineering and Management (ESEM) principles, iron fertilization of
oceans (with the goal of reducing atmospheric CO2 levels): correct answers Should be tried in
small quantities and continuously evaluated
The term "adaptive management" is defined as correct answers Providing ways for active
adaptation & learning in dealing w uncertainty in the management of complex regional
ecosystems
How does American trade policy affect the ecology of the Everglades? correct answers Because
sugarcane is grown domestically in Florida; tariffs make it cost prohibitive to import it from
other countries.
Jobs that are _____ will be the least susceptible to being replaced and/or mechanized. correct
answers cognitive
Adaptive management is a technique used for managing correct answers Complex systems that
have significant human and social dimensions
Even in the 21st century, engineering communication is almost entirely correct answers In
writing
True or false: the Aral Sea and the Everglades are both earth systems correct answers True
What is likely the most important social/economic factor w regards to the biological structure of
the Everglades? correct answers Subsidies for domestic sugar production & tariffs on imported
sugar
Understanding & adapting to evolving technologies will be critical to the careers of many people
in the future correct answers True
Geoengineering is: correct answers A response to the challenge of climate change
The Everglades restoration project is correct answers Rejected by some environmentalists,
because of its lack of focus on improving water quality
What "success story" reminded us that 1) products which appear "green" at the present, may
have unexpected long-term impacts, 2) scales of impacts must be carefully considered &
monitored, 3) option spaces sometimes drive decision processes, & 4) a little luck never hurts?
correct answers CFCs & the Montreal Protocol
Why is it so hard to manage problems like those exhibited in the Florida Everglades? correct
answers complex problems must be approached with all ideologies in mind and somehow
balanced and resolved adaptive in management plan.
Based on Earth Systems Engineering and Management (ESEM) principles, iron fertilization of
oceans (with the goal of reducing atmospheric CO2 levels): correct answers Should be tried in
small quantities and continuously evaluated
