Chapter 2: Economics and Policy (E.S)

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

• Internal and external environmental costs are considered equally

• long-term effects often receive more weight than short term effects

• harm to the environment can harm economics

• the relationship usually receives serious consideration

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"Energy Star," "USDA Organic," and "Fair Trade Certified" are all examples of:

• ecosystems

• ecolabeling

• non-market values

• market failure

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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Most major laws in the modern U.S. environmental policy were enacted in the:

• 1960s and 1970s

• 1980s and 1990s

• years between 2000-20005

• years between 2005-2010

Headquartered in New York City, the 190 member nations of the following organization work together to promote peace and to help solve economic, social, cultural, and humanitarian problems

• World Trade Organization

• European Union

• United Nations

• Kyoto Protocol

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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The first step of the environmental policy process is to:

• guide the solution to law

• identify the problem

• get organized

• gain access to policymakers

Decision makers commonly use a method called supply and demand in which they ocmpare what they will sacrifice and gain by a specific action

• True

• False

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All economic policies depend on the environment.

• True

• False

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In the United States, the strength of environmental policy is constant from state to state.

• True

• False