Chapter 21 Review

Which of the following issues hinders efforts to achieve sustainability?

• who will solve environmental problems

• who is responsible for environmental problems

• who pays the costs of implementing solutions

• all of the above

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If you wanted information about a particular environmental issue, what should you do?

• watch the news on television

• read scientific journals

• conduct research on the Internet

• all of the above

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An organized attempt to influence the decisions of lawmakers is called?

• informing

• coercing

• lobbying

• debating

Which of these planned projects would NOT need to file an EIS with the federal government?

• building a new airport

• building a new garage on your property

• building a new highway

• building a new dam

A government offers low-interest loans to people who build solar homes. This is an example of a(n)

• economic failure

• economic incentive

• marketing ploy

• regulation

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A government restricts the production of a certain chemical. This is an example of a(n)

• economic failure

• economic incentive

• marketing ploy

• regulation

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If you wanted to convince your elected leaders that steps should be taken to reduce soil erosion along the bank of the creek that runs through your neighborhood, you would probably be most effective working with your

• local government

• state representative

• United States Senator

• Congressional Representative

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Solutions to environmental problems require

• individual actions

• the cooperation of many people

• a basis in scientific methods and knowledge

• all of the above

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Legally formed groups that advocate on behalf of an issue but are not part of a government or for-profit business are called

• non-governmental organizations

• local agencies

• small business ventures

• lobbyists

The purpose of the Kyoto Protocol was to

• regulate ozone-destroying chemicals

• prevent the trade of endangered species

• reduce greenhouse gas emissions

• prevent the exploitation of the world's oceans

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