Environmental Quiz 2.2

Which of the following is one of the main goals of environmental policy?

• • restrict individual freedoms

• • maintain rapid economic growth

• • protect the rights of businesses

• • ensure that resources are shared fairly

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Which of the following is an individual or group that make environmental policies?

• Legislative, executive and judicial branches of government

• Non-governmental organizations

• Environmental scientists

• Community groups

Which of the following is an example of a primary goal of modern-day environmental policies.

• To reduce carbon emissions

• To increase industrial growth

• To promote deforestation

• To enhance fossil fuel usage

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What role does science play in making environmental policy?

• Science provides data and evidence for policy decisions.

• Science has no role in environmental policy.

• Science only complicates policy-making.

• Science is used to delay policy implementation.

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Producing effective environmental policy requires input from

• • ethics.

• • economics.

• • science.

• • all of the above

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• What is one of the main reasons a city like Pittsburgh has strong environmental policies?

• • It is very wealthy and has vast financial resources.

• • It has dealt with the impact of messy environmental cleanups.

• • All cities have strong environmental policies.

• • It has always been aware of environmental issues.

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Environmental catastrophes tend to influence environmental policies in state and local governments by:

• Increasing regulatory measures

• Decreasing public awareness

• Reducing funding for environmental programs

• Encouraging industrial expansion

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In the United States, laws enacted from the late-1800s to the mid-1900s reflected the understanding that

• • the amount of land and natural resources in the West were endless.

• • the West's natural resources could be used up and required legal protection.

• a sustainable future should be a primary goal.

• • western expansion gave settlers a chance to be successful and relieved crowded cities.

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Which period of U.S. environmental policy created the Wilderness Act and the Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act?

• • the first period (1780s to late-1800s)

• • the second period (late-1800s to mid-1900s)

• • the third period (mid- to late-1900s)

• • the fourth period

From the 1780s to the late 1800s, what was the mindset that drove environmental policies?

• Natural resources were overused and needed to be protected so that resources would be available for future generations

• Policies managed land ownership due to westward expansion and resources in the west seemed unlimited

• Social changes and increased awareness of environmental problems caused by increased population, technology and industrial use of resources

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