SOCS 325 – Environmental Sociology Midterm
1. (TCO 1) Ecological dialogue can best be summarized as:
a. what we believe about the environment depends on what we see and feel.
b. what we see and feel about the environment depends on what we believe.
c. Both A and B are correct.
d. Neither A nor B is correct.
2. (TCO 2) Which of the following is the major cause of species extinction?
a. Habitat Loss
b. Pollution
c. Genetic Engineering
d. Interrupted reproduction
3. (TCO 3) What environmental problem did the Montreal Protocol seek to address?
a. A reduction of chlorofluorocarbons (CFC) production and use implicated in the
thinning of the ozone layer
b. A moratorium on the use of high sulfur coal implicated in acid rain
c. The need for the United States to establish an Environmental Protection Agency
(EPA)
d. Due process procedures for litigants in environment justice lawsuits
4. (TCO 4) According to the economist Fred Hirsch, a "positional good" is a good or
commodity:
a. That places you in a high status position relative to those who don't possess it.
b. That is desirable because of short supply or limited access.
c. That is desirable because it has a high price tag.
d. All of the above
5. (TCO 5) Of the many techniques advertisers use to persuade customers to purchase goods,
which is the most effective?
a. Appeal to sentiments--accentuating affection, love, belongingness, community,
patriotism, and other values that may be conferred upon the consumer by acquisition
of the product
b. Price advertising--appealing to the financial concerns of consumers
c. "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)
d. Green advertising--appealing to the environmental concerns of consumers
6. (TCO 6) According to your text, what percent of U.S. carbon dioxide emissions come from
automobiles?
a. 10%
b. 20%
c. 27%
d. 52%
7. (TCO 7) According to Malthus, population grows:
a. Incrementally, in fits and starts.
b. At a steady, measured pace.
c. Arithmetically
d. Exponentially
8. (TCO 7) Which of the following does Sen claim will NOT insure food availability?
a. Dependable food imports
b. Land reform
1. (TCO 1) Ecological dialogue can best be summarized as:
a. what we believe about the environment depends on what we see and feel.
b. what we see and feel about the environment depends on what we believe.
c. Both A and B are correct.
d. Neither A nor B is correct.
2. (TCO 2) Which of the following is the major cause of species extinction?
a. Habitat Loss
b. Pollution
c. Genetic Engineering
d. Interrupted reproduction
3. (TCO 3) What environmental problem did the Montreal Protocol seek to address?
a. A reduction of chlorofluorocarbons (CFC) production and use implicated in the
thinning of the ozone layer
b. A moratorium on the use of high sulfur coal implicated in acid rain
c. The need for the United States to establish an Environmental Protection Agency
(EPA)
d. Due process procedures for litigants in environment justice lawsuits
4. (TCO 4) According to the economist Fred Hirsch, a "positional good" is a good or
commodity:
a. That places you in a high status position relative to those who don't possess it.
b. That is desirable because of short supply or limited access.
c. That is desirable because it has a high price tag.
d. All of the above
5. (TCO 5) Of the many techniques advertisers use to persuade customers to purchase goods,
which is the most effective?
a. Appeal to sentiments--accentuating affection, love, belongingness, community,
patriotism, and other values that may be conferred upon the consumer by acquisition
of the product
b. Price advertising--appealing to the financial concerns of consumers
c. "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)
d. Green advertising--appealing to the environmental concerns of consumers
6. (TCO 6) According to your text, what percent of U.S. carbon dioxide emissions come from
automobiles?
a. 10%
b. 20%
c. 27%
d. 52%
7. (TCO 7) According to Malthus, population grows:
a. Incrementally, in fits and starts.
b. At a steady, measured pace.
c. Arithmetically
d. Exponentially
8. (TCO 7) Which of the following does Sen claim will NOT insure food availability?
a. Dependable food imports
b. Land reform
