APES - Intro Unit

Which of the following are examples of ecosystem services?

• Industrial production of fertilizers.

• Nutrient cycling, pollination of crops, and air and water purification by plants and wetlands.

• Power and electricity produced from fossil fuel combustion.

• Recycling of aluminum, glass, and paper.

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Along with population growth, which of the following choices is a major root of the environmental problems caused by humans?

• our exploitation and consumption of resources

• our renewable energy initiaitves

• our sustainable development practices

• our reforestation projects

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Which type of ethical perspective is held by an individual who opposes the building of a new dam, which would generate needed hydropower, if the dam would cause the extinction of an entire species?

• environmentalism

• evolution

• biocentrism

• ecocentrism

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The conservation ethic suggested

• land be put aside for national parks so that only government can have access to it.

• resources should be used from natural areas but in a responsible way sich that they are not depleted.

• land should be preserved in the natural environment in a pristine, unaltered state.

• citizens be required to recycle.

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Which of the following terms is used to describe a human-centered view of our relationship with the environment?

• ecocentrism

• biocentrism

• anthropocentrism

• geocentrism

Which of the following terms is used to describe the belief that the whole ecosystem has value, including biotic and abiotic factors.

• ecocentrism

• biocentrism

• anthropocentrism

• geocentrism

Which Ethic has the viewpoints that unspoiled nature should be protected for its own intrinsic value?

• Conservation Ethic

• Perservation Ethic

Which Ethic has the viewpoint that people should use natural resources wisely for the greatest good for the most people?

• Perservation Ethic

• Conservation Ethic

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The concept that commonly held resources will become overused and degraded is known as...

• The Tragedy of the Commons

• The Tragedy of the Resources

• The Environmental Perspective Theory

• The Tragedy of Humans

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The goal to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in an effort to slow climate change is which act or protocol?

• Kyoto Protocol

• Clean Air Act

• Clean Water Act

• CERCLA

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