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ingthegeconomicgworldgisgsomethinggthatgleadsgpeoplegtogchannelgtheirgproductiongandgconsumptiong
effortsgingagspecificgdirection.
A. moralgobligation
B. economicgincentive
C. propertygright
D. ethicalgmotive
2. Anygeconomicgsystemgwillgproducegdestructivegenvironmentalgimpactsgifgthe

withingthegsystemgaregnotgstructuredgtogavoidgthem.
A. ethics
B. prices
C. propertygrights
D. incentives
3. Agsmallgcoastalgcommunitygwithgthegpowergtogcontrolgaccessgtogitsgscallopgfisherygisgangexamplegof
.
A. commongpropertygrights
B. privategpropertygrights
C. angopengaccessgresource
D. agpositivegexternality
4. Agcommongpasturegongwhichganyonegisgallowedgtogfreelyggrazegsheepgorgcattlegisgangexamplegof
.
A. privategpropertygrights
B. angopengaccessgresource
C. commongpropertygrights
D. communitygpropertygrights
5. The

levelgofgpollutiongcangbegnegotiatedgprivatelygbasedgongpropertygrightsgwhengonlygagfewgpartiesgaregi
nvolvedgandgthegsource,gamountgandgtypegofgpollutiongisgclearlygidentifiable.
A. cost-effective
B. zero-emissions
C. fair
D. sociallygefficient
6. Whengyougenjoygthegviewgofgyourgneighbour'sgprize-winningggarden,gthisgisgangexamplegof .
A. commongpropertygrights
B. agpositivegexternality
C. agnegativegexternality
D. agpublicggood
7. Whengwegdrivegourgcars,gweggetgthe

ofgtransportationgservices,gwhilegothersgexperiencegthegdetrimentalgeffectsgsuchgasgpollutiongandgcon

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8. Thegnumbergofgkilometresgaghouseholdgdrivesgitsgvehiclesgeachgyeargisgdeterminedgbygits

ofgdriving.
A. opportunitygcost
B. privategcost
C. socialgcost
D. externalgcost

9. Forests,gwetlandsgandgoceansgaregreferredgtogas becausegofgtheirgabilitygtogabsorbgCO2.
A. carbongsources
B. carbongstores
C. carbongcycles
D.g carbongsinks
10. Theglargestgsourcegofganthropogenicggreenhouseggasgemissionsggloballygcomesgfrom .
A. electricityggenerationgandgheat
B. transportation
C. agriculture
D. coalgmining
11. Whengconsideringgstrategiesgtogmitigategthegimpactgofgclimategchange,gthegconceptgthatgsocietygshoul
dgconsidergthegtrade-
offgbetweengthegcostgofgpreventivegmeasuresgtakengtodaygversusgthegbenefitsgarisinggfromgreducedgfu
turegriskgisgknowngas .
A. adaption
B. thegprecautionarygprinciple
C. benefit-costganalysis
D. climategmodeling
12. Agtaxgongcarbongemissions,gstandardsgtogimprovegthegenergygefficiencygofgvehiclesgandgappliancesga
ndgpoliciesgthatgpromotegsolargandgwindgenergygaregallgexamplesgof .
A. thegprecautionarygprinciple
B. adaption
C. carbongtrading
D. greenhouseggasgmitigationgpolicies
13. Angeconomygthatghasgthegabilitygtogallowgtheglevelgofgpeople'sgwell-
beinggtogrisegorgatgleastgremaingconstantgovergtimegis .
A. sustainable
B. equitable
C. self-perpetuating
D. efficient
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Ingthegfollowinggfigure,gthegmixgofgcarbon-intensiveggoodsgandgenvironmentalgqualityggivengbyg

gprovidesgsocietygwithgtheghighestgpossibleglevelgofgwell-being.

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