ENVS 1126 Exam 1 QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE
Human Development Index (HDI) - ANS assesses the human well-being of nations based on
health, education, and basic living standards; correlates with literacy, equality, happiness
ecosystem service - ANS a benefit provided to humans by natural systems
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) - ANS the value of everything produced by a country in a year
increasing
increasing - ANS gross domestic product overall is increasing or decreasing?
gross domestic product per capita is increasing or decreasing?
Norman Borlaug - ANS started the green revolution, increased food production per hectare with
modern fertilizer to combat population growth
environmentalists paradox - ANS amt of land per person has decreased but food production
per hectare has increased (due to technology aka fertilizer), so human health and well being
has improved
technological optimism - ANS "technology can always substitute for natural systems"
technological pessimism - ANS "there are limits to the ability of technology to substitute for
natural systems"
teddy roosevelt - ANS first conservationist president, also poached a rhino?
Silent Spring by Rachel Carson - ANS book (and author) that began the modern environmental
movement; warned of the dangers of pesticides and lead to the elimination of DDT in the US
sustainability - ANS meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future
generations to meet their own needs
science sustainability stewardship - ANS 3 S's
sustainable development - ANS development or progress that meets the needs of the present
without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their needs
, development - ANS improvement of human well-being
environmental sustainability - ANS developed countries are more concerned with
____________
economic development - ANS developing countries are more concerned with ____________
economically feasible
socially desirable
ecologically viable - ANS sustainable solutions must be:
population
economy
resource use - ANS for a sustainable society we need stable:
scientific method - ANS a way of gaining knowledge
empiricism - ANS the idea that our senses represent objective reality
hypothesis - ANS an educated guess about the cause of an observation; tested through
observation and experimentation
theory - ANS a hypothesis that has been rigorously tested and confirmed; logically consistent
with all observations
inherent value - ANS what has ___________ is they key question in environmental policy
stewardship ethic - ANS assumes that we take care and manage natural resources not for
ourselves but for everyone, including people who haven't been born yet (inter-generational
equity)
science - ANS a method based in empiricism for learning about the natural world
stewardship - ANS taking care of something that doesn't belong to you (like the planet)
economics - ANS social science that deals with the production, distribution, and consumption of
goods/services
economic systems - ANS social and legal arrangements people construct to satisfy their needs
and wants
sanitation - ANS example of a problem that improves with income rise
CORRECT ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE
Human Development Index (HDI) - ANS assesses the human well-being of nations based on
health, education, and basic living standards; correlates with literacy, equality, happiness
ecosystem service - ANS a benefit provided to humans by natural systems
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) - ANS the value of everything produced by a country in a year
increasing
increasing - ANS gross domestic product overall is increasing or decreasing?
gross domestic product per capita is increasing or decreasing?
Norman Borlaug - ANS started the green revolution, increased food production per hectare with
modern fertilizer to combat population growth
environmentalists paradox - ANS amt of land per person has decreased but food production
per hectare has increased (due to technology aka fertilizer), so human health and well being
has improved
technological optimism - ANS "technology can always substitute for natural systems"
technological pessimism - ANS "there are limits to the ability of technology to substitute for
natural systems"
teddy roosevelt - ANS first conservationist president, also poached a rhino?
Silent Spring by Rachel Carson - ANS book (and author) that began the modern environmental
movement; warned of the dangers of pesticides and lead to the elimination of DDT in the US
sustainability - ANS meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future
generations to meet their own needs
science sustainability stewardship - ANS 3 S's
sustainable development - ANS development or progress that meets the needs of the present
without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their needs
, development - ANS improvement of human well-being
environmental sustainability - ANS developed countries are more concerned with
____________
economic development - ANS developing countries are more concerned with ____________
economically feasible
socially desirable
ecologically viable - ANS sustainable solutions must be:
population
economy
resource use - ANS for a sustainable society we need stable:
scientific method - ANS a way of gaining knowledge
empiricism - ANS the idea that our senses represent objective reality
hypothesis - ANS an educated guess about the cause of an observation; tested through
observation and experimentation
theory - ANS a hypothesis that has been rigorously tested and confirmed; logically consistent
with all observations
inherent value - ANS what has ___________ is they key question in environmental policy
stewardship ethic - ANS assumes that we take care and manage natural resources not for
ourselves but for everyone, including people who haven't been born yet (inter-generational
equity)
science - ANS a method based in empiricism for learning about the natural world
stewardship - ANS taking care of something that doesn't belong to you (like the planet)
economics - ANS social science that deals with the production, distribution, and consumption of
goods/services
economic systems - ANS social and legal arrangements people construct to satisfy their needs
and wants
sanitation - ANS example of a problem that improves with income rise
