EVR 1001 Exam 2 Study Review Questions With Correct Answers

EVR 1001 Exam 2 Study Review
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What is the unit of measure for determining an ecological
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footprint? - CORRECT ANSWERS(S)✅✅Land area needed
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to produce resources used and assimilate waste produced
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Which of the following is an assumption of mainstream
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economics that environmental economists feel is || || || || || ||



erroneous? - CORRECT ANSWERS(S)✅✅Natural || || || ||



resources are infinite or substitutable || || || ||




Which of the following is an internal cost of coal mining? -
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CORRECT ANSWERS(S)✅✅Wages paid to workers || || || ||




water purification is an example of an - CORRECT
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ANSWERS(S)✅✅ecosystem service ||




The central thesis of environmental economics is, simply
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put, if you switch to circular business models with
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sustainable practices, it will be worth your investment || || || || || || || ||



because you can reasonably expect to receive: (select all
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that apply) - CORRECT ANSWERS(S)✅✅increased profits
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|| increased business longevity || ||

,|| increased market good will || || ||




|| an expanded client base
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Researchers use the IPAT model to estimate the size of an || || || || || || || || || ||



individual's ecological footprint. - CORRECT
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ANSWERS(S)✅✅False


the water cycle is an example of: - CORRECT
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ANSWERS(S)✅✅ecosystem service ||




To sell sustainability to a capitalistic business owner, it
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must be [ Select ] ["green", "profitable", "fun", "good for
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the environment, society and economy"] . [ Select ]
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["Circular business models", "linear business models"]
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business models are more (your answer to the first blank
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would go here too) and tend to result in a healthier
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business overall. - CORRECT ANSWERS(S)✅✅profitable,
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circular


Which of the following is true for a circular economic
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model of production? - CORRECT ANSWERS(S)✅✅Waste
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is folded back into the production cycle whenever
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possible.


Readily produced resources that can be used and still
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leave enough natural capital behind to replace what we
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, took are known as: - CORRECT ANSWERS(S)✅✅natural
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interest


What does the term "cradle-to-cradle" mean when talking
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about product management? - CORRECT
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ANSWERS(S)✅✅Production is cyclical: "Waste" becomes || || || || ||



the raw material once again and can be reused.
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Items certified as fair trade have been produced in an
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environmentally and socially responsible way. - CORRECT || || || || || || ||



ANSWERS(S)✅✅True


The IPAT equation is used to calculate - CORRECT
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ANSWERS(S)✅✅human impact on the environment || || || ||




Through the application of the the scientific method ,
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guinea worm disease is likely to [b] in your life time. This
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is only the second disease in history to go that way so far.
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- CORRECT ANSWERS(S)✅✅scientific method
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Which of the following would be examples of non-
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communicable diseases? select all that apply - CORRECT || || || || || || || ||



ANSWERS(S)✅✅cancer, cardiovascular disease, obesity || || ||