Kuznets Guides d'étude, Notes de cours & Résumés

Anthropogenic global warming - Answer-- caused by human activity: - a layer of greenhouse gases- primarily water vapor, including much smaller amounts of carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide- acts as a thermal blanket for the earth, absorbing heat and warming the surface to a life supporting average to 59 degrees F - The idea that man is causing the earth to undergo a rapid rise in temperature Asymmetric distribution of costs - Answer-the costs are spread and not all places are impact...

NRES 287 TEST QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS reconciliation ecology - CORRECT ANSWER one way people can work to promote ecosystem health and biodiversity without entirely removing human access to an area anthropocene - CORRECT ANSWER the current era in which human activity has been the dominant influence on climate and the environment ecocentric perspective - CORRECT ANSWER first priority is sustaining ecosystems (nature first) anthropocentric pers...

Sophia pathway Introduction to Sociology - Final Test. Compared to other countries, China and Peru have an average standard of living. China and Peru, therefore, are examples of which of the following? • Core countries • High-income countries • Low-income countries • Middle-income countries Which of the following is NOT a variable in the population growth equation? • Emigration • Number of births • Infant mortality rate • Immigration Whi...

Sophia __ Intro to Sociology Unit 4 Milestone 4. Score 19/23 You passed this Milestone 19 questions were answered correctly. Select the statement about fundamentalists that is true. Fundamentalists hold progressive beliefs and acknowledge non-traditional worldviews. Fundamentalists believe that sacred texts provide general guidelines for living. They are not meant to be interpreted literally. Fundamentalists acknowledge the beliefs of other r...

Macro Sec B Questions and Answers Latest updated Discuss 2 macroeconomic policies, apart from protectionism, that a gov could use to reduce the negative effects of globalization (12) supply side policy (improve education, infrastructure) boost productivity boost GDP, enable firms to compete with foreign companies EV: education has a time lag Fiscal policy (inc gov spending, decrease prices) - increase peoples disposable incomes, reduces downsides mentioned in the text EV: depends on con...

Introduction to Sociology - Milestone 4 The division of labor includes a variety of positions, from doctors to truck drivers. According to Davis and Moore, why are some positions better-paid than others? • None of the answer choices are correct. • If all positions were paid (approximately) equally, there would be no incentive to enter professions that are most-needed by society. • Some positions are filled only by upper-class people, who demand higher pay. • Some posit...

Environmental economics - -application of the principles of economics to the study of how scarce environmental resources are allocated by individuals and society. -Failure and successes of incentive based policies - -Tough mexican clean air act and Corporate average fuel economy charge per trash bag -postitive economics - -describes what is -normative economics - -deals with what should be -Regulations and economic growth - -unlikely to increase unemployment and impair competitiv...

ECON 582 Exam 2 with Complete Solutions Size distribution measure - CORRECT ANSWER - Deals with the individual persons or households and the total income. Puts individuals into columns and divide them into groups or sizes into quintiles or deciles Then determine what proportion of national income is received by each group quintiles and deciles - CORRECT ANSWER - 20% proportion of any numerical quantity. 10% proportion of any numerical quantity. Kuznets Ratio - CORRECT ANSWER - ratio ...

Introduction to Sociology - Milestone 4 The division of labor includes a variety of positions, from doctors to truck drivers. According to Davis and Moore, why are some positions better-paid than others? • None of the answer choices are correct. • If all positions were paid (approximately) equally, there would be no incentive to enter professions that are most-needed by society. • Some positions are filled only by upper-class people, who demand higher pay. • Some posit...

Sophia pathway Introduction to Sociology - Final Test. Compared to other countries, China and Peru have an average standard of living. China and Peru, therefore, are examples of which of the following? • Core countries • High-income countries • Low-income countries • Middle-income countries Which of the following is NOT a variable in the population growth equation? • Emigration • Number of births • Infant mortality rate • Immigration Whi...