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WorksheetsEnvironmental Ethics Review
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
What percentage of all species that ever existed that are now extinct?
5%
99%
1%
75%
As per the TEDx Project we completed in class, what communities are affected by water pollution and dumping?
Coastal regions.
Mountains and hilly places.
The tropical rainforest.
The regions around Northern parts of Africa.
Which of the following is the most likely reason a corporation would pollute the environment?
corporate executives show a callous disregard for the environment
the corporation is a legal entity interested primarily in profitability for its shareholders, not in environmental protection
the corporation looks at its pollution as residues of the production process, rather than as wastes
the corporation is only interested in making decisions that have a positive long-term impact on society
How does the gap between rich and poor countries contribute to the current environmental crisis?
developed countries consume a disproportionate share of the resources
rapid industrialization in developing countries poisons cities
increased agricultural production in developing countries often destroys soils and forests
Rich countries often use increased amount of energy which puts pressure on the environment.
all of the above
Conventional economics has a major role in environmental ethics because it focuses on interactions between
households and businesses
tree planting and new factories.
How humans relate to the environment.
Business and the area where they would be located.
The value assigned to natural resources is based on
perception of scarcity.
Perception of value addition.
How the resource is easy to digest and provide the energy required.
The value given to a resource.
Ethics and economics are linked because
Both disciplines deal with how we value and perceive our environment.
Ethics is what makes economics which then influences our decisions about the environment.
Economics is what influences ethics which in turn affects our decisions.
Economics and ethics are not linked in any way.
Anthropogenic Ethics deals with
The value animals place on plants.
The value of animals in nature.
The value humans place on nature.
Species interactions in nature.
Biocentric ethics is concerned with
Species numbers and their extinction.
Rights of nature or species equivalence.
Rights of animals.
Factors that may facilitate extinction of a species.
Anthropocentric Ethics is concerned with
Plant welfare
Animal welfare
Human welfare
Abiotic factors and welfare.
The two possible types of ethicists are
Generalists and universalists.
Relativists and universalists.
Relativists and ethicists.
Universalists and activists.
Something that might happen because of global warming is
melting polar ice caps
more reflected sunlight off the ice pack
lower sea levels
a sale on bathing suits
The solar energy that warms the Earth includes visible light, infrared and _____ coming from the sun.
gamma rays
ultraviolet radiation
microwaves
sunshots
If time was one calendar year, when would humans have been born?
January 31st, 15 minutes before midnight.
June 30th, 15 minutes before midnight.
December 31st, 15 minutes before midnight.
Definitely November 15, 15 minutes before midnight.
People with different Worldviews and Cultures may have
Similar views and hence would easily have a universal standard of environmental ethics.
Different values and hence, their actions toward the environment may differ.
Mixed values and hence, their actions toward the environment may be similar.
No values and hence, their actions toward the environment may differ.
