Unit 2 Environmental Economics

A study of how people make decisions about resources by weighing costs and benefits

• Environmenal Science
• Economics
• Chemistry
• Physiology 

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NGSS.HS-ESS3-2

NGSS.HS-ETS1-1

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Many groups try to influence government policies through

• Crying
• Preaching
• Lobbying
• Doing Nothing

State and local environment regulations...

• are often more strict than federal standards
• do not have to follow federal standards
• simply enforce federal standards
• cannot be influenced by indviduals

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NGSS.HS-LS2-7

What is the first step in the environmental policy process?

• guide the solution to law
• identify the problem
• get organized
• gain access to policy makers

Which statement about the relationship between economics and the environment is true?

• Internal and external environmental costs are usually considered equally.
• Long-term effects often receive more weight than short-term effects.
• Harm to the environment can harm economies.
• The relationship usually receives serious consideration.

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NGSS.HS-ESS3-2

In the U.S., laws enacted from the 1780s to the late 1800s reflected the perception that

• the amount of land and natural resources in the West was endless.
• the natural resources of the West could be used up and required legal protection.
• Americans were living amid dirtier air, dirtier water, and more waste and toxic chemicals.
• a sustainable future should be a primary goal.

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NGSS.HS-ESS3-1

A law that prohibits dumping wastes into the ocean and punishes people who dump wastes demonstrates which approach to environmental policy?

• green tax
• command-and-control
• cap-and-trade
• subsidy

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NGSS.HS-LS2-7

A power company is given free land by the government to reduce the cost of providing wind-generated electricity to rural residents. This is an example of a

• command and control approach
• cap and trade system
• subsidy
• green tax

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NGSS.HS-ESS3-2

The amount of a product offered for sale at a given price is

• benefit
• cost
• demand
• supply

When demand for a product is low, the producer will

• raise price and drop supply
• raise price and supply
• drop price and raise supply
• drop price and supply