Enviro Science Test 1

Which environmental worldview most strongly advocates for living in harmony with natural systems?

• Stewardship

• Industrial ecology

• Environmental wisdom

• Planetary management

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Which environmental worldview primarily sees nature as a resource to be used for human economic development?

• Planetary management

• Ecological stewardship

• Deep ecology

• Environmental wisdom

The stewardship environmental worldview primarily advocates for:

• Balanced resource and economic management

• Complete environmental preservation

• Economic development at all costs

• Total human separation from nature

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Which statement best reflects an anthropocentric worldview?

• Forests should be protected because they are home to countless species of plants and animals.

• Forests should be preserved because they regulate climate and provide oxygen.

• Forests should be conserved because they provide timber, jobs, and resources for humans.

• Forests should be left untouched because all living things have intrinsic value.

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A community debates whether to build a dam that would provide hydroelectric power but flood a large wetland. Which worldview would most likely oppose the dam because of the loss of biodiversity, regardless of human benefit?

• Anthropocentric

• Ecocentric

• Technocentric

• Industrialist

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The tragedy of the commons concept most directly relates to which fundamental environmental challenge?

• International environmental treaties

• Individual self-interest vs collective resource cn

• Corporate environmental responsibility

• Government regulation of natural resources

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Which historical environmental event significantly raised awareness about pesticide dangers in the United States?

• Love Canal disaster

• Publication of Silent Spring by Rachel Carson

• Three Mile Island nuclear accident

• Cuyahoga River fire

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Global marine pollution represents a tragedy of the commons due to:

• Economic priorities of developing countries don't align with reducing plastic use

• Lack of international government cooperation

• Insufficient dumping regulations

• All of the above

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Groundwater extraction demonstrates the tragedy of the commons through:

• Unsustainable extraction (removal) rates

• Agricultural irrigation

• Aquifer depletion through improper regulation

• All the above

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Urban noise pollution can be considered a tragedy of the commons because it:

• Reduces property values

• Affects public health collectively such as sleep disturbance, cardiovascular diseases, cognitive impairment, and stress-related mental health risks

• Increases urban development

• Impacts transportation systems

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