Environmental policies and decision making Quiz

Rules put in place to regulate the effects of human activities on the environment; Any measure by a government or corporation or other public or private organization regarding the effects of human activities on the environment.

• Economics

• Ecosystem services

• Environmental policies

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NGSS.HS-ESS3-4

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The number of people that are willing to purchase or use resources.

• Supply

• Demand

• Economics

Which type of ecosystem service?: Non material benefits that people gain from the ecosystem. Example: Rivers provide recreational opportunities for people; the beach is another recreational area.

• Provisioning

• Cultural

• Supporting

The process of deciding whether the gain brought by the resource is worth the cost.

• Ecosystem services

• Cost-Benefit Analysis

• Cap-and-Trade

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Payments by the government given to an individual, business, or institution to promote economic growth.

• Regulations

• Ecosystem services

• Subsidies

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United States' primary federal air quality law, intended to reduce and control air pollution.

• Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITIES)

• Clean Water Act

• Clean Air Act

The (a)   established the National Wilderness Preservation System, a national network of more than 800 federally-designated wilderness areas.

PRIMARY law in the U.S. that focuses on conserving & protecting endangered plants and animals.

• Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITIES)

• National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)

• Endangered Species Act

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Legally binding international treaty on climate change adopted in 2015.

• Montreal Protocol

• Kyoto Protocol

• Paris Agreement

International treaty designed to protect the ozone layer by phasing out the production of numerous substances that are responsible for ozone depletion.

• Montreal Protocol

• Kyoto Protocol

• Paris Agreement