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Quiz: Survivalists believe that: Ans: several planetary boundaries have already been exceeded. Quiz: An early survivalist published a book in 1968 entitled The Population Bomb. Who was the author? Ans: Paul Ehrlich Quiz: Which of the following is an example of a tragedy of the commons? Ans: the depletion of codfish stocks in the Grand Banks Quiz: There are a number of explanations for declining birth rates in most countries of the developed world? Which is NOT one of them? Ans: government policies to curb population growth Quiz: In which part of the world is population growth the highest? Ans: sub-Saharan Africa Quiz: The argument in the Limits to Growth publication in 1972, a book that argued that economic and population growth cannot continue in a world with finite resources, was based upon: Examstudy - Stuvia US Ans: a simulation or mathematical model that included many assumptions, such as those regarding the stock of natural resources Quiz: The views of survivalists regarding environmental problems have changed somewhat over the years. What has changed? Ans: early survivalists argued that only the strong authority of central governments could deal with environmental problems; later survivalists see additional ways to deal with environmental problems Quiz: The metaphor of the lily pond is used for the purpose of demonstrating the difficulty that humans have in: Ans: understanding exponential growth and the problems it creates. Quiz: Which of the following is NOT one of the nine planetary boundaries? Ans: minerals depletion Quiz: What appears to be the main reason why the following organized religions (Catholic, Muslim, Protestant F

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PS 3450 Questions with Detailed Verified Answers
(100% Correct Answers) /Already Graded A+
Quiz: Survivalists believe that:

Ans: several planetary boundaries have already been exceeded.



Quiz: An early survivalist published a book in 1968 entitled The

Population Bomb. Who was the author?

Ans: Paul Ehrlich



Quiz: Which of the following is an example of a tragedy of the

commons?

Ans: the depletion of codfish stocks in the Grand Banks



Quiz: There are a number of explanations for declining birth rates in

most countries of the developed world? Which is NOT one of them?

Ans: government policies to curb population growth



Quiz: In which part of the world is population growth the highest?

Ans: sub-Saharan Africa



Quiz: The argument in the Limits to Growth publication in 1972, a book

that argued that economic and population growth cannot continue in

a world with finite resources, was based upon:


18:36:59

,Ans: a simulation or mathematical model that included many assumptions,
such as those regarding the stock of natural resources



Quiz: The views of survivalists regarding environmental problems have

changed somewhat over the years. What has changed?

Ans: early survivalists argued that only the strong authority of central
governments could deal with environmental problems; later survivalists see
additional ways to deal with environmental problems



Quiz: The metaphor of the lily pond is used for the purpose of

demonstrating the difficulty that humans have in:

Ans: understanding exponential growth and the problems it creates.



Quiz: Which of the following is NOT one of the nine planetary

boundaries?

Ans: minerals depletion



Quiz: What appears to be the main reason why the following organized

religions (Catholic, Muslim, Protestant Fundamentalist) oppose the

discourse of survivalism?

Ans: opposition to birth control and the full equality of women



Quiz: Over human evolutionary history, how were human populations

mostly kept in check?


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,Ans: both density and density independent forces



Quiz: The population growth curve is:

Ans: logistic



Quiz: The ideas of Malthus regarding a human future of "misery,

starvation, and death" so far have proven to be wrong because:

Ans: of better technology and higher economic productivity.



Quiz: Scientists keep track over time of the concentration of carbon

dioxide in the atmosphere. What do recent measures indicate about

the concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere?

Ans: around 400 ppm and rising



Quiz: When did global human populations first begin to noticeably

increase exponentially?

Ans: with the advent of the agricultural revolution



Quiz: Why has it proven difficult for sovereign states to cooperate on

various global environmental problems ?

Ans: all of these are reasons



Quiz: What is a major positive contribution of the survivalist discourse?



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, Ans: it has focused attention on global commons problems, such as climate
change



Quiz: The environmental discourse that economic growth is good and

that it can continue forever is today the dominant environmental

discourse.

Ans: True



Quiz: Among environmental discourses, the growth forever discourse

shows the least concern for the possible environmental consequences

of continued economic growth.

Ans: True



Quiz: There is little or no evidence to support the view of the growth

forever discourse that the market system has and will continue to lead

to improvements in human welfare.

Ans: False



Quiz: The growth forever discourse is very optimistic

Ans: True




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