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A sustainable solution to urban growth

• suburban growth

• stopping growth

• building up

• urban heat island

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A sustainable solution to urban growth

• suburban growth

• stopping growth

• building up

• urban heat island

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Use Figure 13-2. Which of the following increases in efficiency would save a typical household the most money?

• Increase heating efficiency by 3%

• Use 25% less energy for lighting

• Increase cooling efficiency by 12%

• Acquire appliances that are 10% more efficient

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The cost of a good or service that is not included in the economic price is

• price grouping

• externality

• transaction cost

• demand equilibrium

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One way a local community might regulate a shared and limited resource and reduce the tragedy of the commons is to ....

• eliminate ownership of the resources and make them available to all

• divide the resources into parcels and assign them to individuals

• offer subsides to users of the resources in the form of tax breaks

• reduce the cost of access to the resources

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Which of the following best describes the advantages and disadvantages of drip irrigation?

• This method most efficiently delivers water directly to plant roots compared with other methods, and wastes less water, but it may be too costly for farmers in developing countries to use.

• This method is suitable for a range of topographies and is easy to operate, but it requires a high initial investment in machinery.

• This method delivers water to the field by pipes and water flows directly over the soil, but there is a large amount of runoff.

• This method applies water directly to trenches dug in soil and is cost effective, but water is often lost to evaporation.

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Which of the following methods should the farmers choose to minimize the cost for efficient pest removal while still reaching their goal of reducing the amount of pollution in the river?

• Planting genetically modified crops

• Applying a single dose of pesticides

• Introducing a natural predator to feed on the pests

• Using physical traps

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How can recycling be encouraged?

• decreased purchasing of recycled material

• decreased fees for using landfills

• decreased taxes on recycled material

• decreased taxes on fossil fuel companies

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Which of the following is the most desirable method of solid waste pollution management?

• Landfill

• Source Reduction

• Incineration

• Recycling

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US cars made starting in 1975 had to have a _____ and burn unleaded gasoline to comply with the Clean Air Act.

• combustion chamber

• electrostatic precipitator

• scrubber

• catalytic converter

• baghouse filter

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