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three sectors that account for 50% of all jobs worldwide

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Agriculture, Forestry, and Fishing

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which of the following is not a renewable resource

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oil reserves, buried deep below the surface of the ground

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Rachel Carson's scientific credibility was due in major part to her

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Meticulous documentation of the findings reported in her book

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Rachel Carson's book silent spring showed that

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scientific expertise can help shape positive environmental policies

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Rachel Carson's impact on environmental policy change was aided by support from

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the EPA

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Rachel Carson was particularly critical of the use of DDT TO

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control the spread of Dutch Elm Disease

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since 1800, the human population has increaced

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six times

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the current global human population in 2012 is more than

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7.1 billion and is growing at a rate of 1.2%

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most of the worlds population growth in the near future will be in

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developing countries

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If the Millennium Development Goals are achieved by 2015

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more than 400 million people will be lifted out of extreme poverty

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the economic gap between developing and industrialized countries may best be narrowed by

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stabilizing population growth in developing countries

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What ecosystem service degradations is not a major environmental concern

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depleting supplies of coal

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A new store is constructed in place of a farm fields, leading to increased runoff into streams, that leads to mudslides in the surrounding region. This construction resulted in the loss of ecosystem capital, because it

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all of the above

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The \"environmentalist's Paradox\" is

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as human material prosperity increases, ecosystem health decreases

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world population growth over the past 500 years looks like

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J

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which one of the following ecosystem services has been enhanced most by humans

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crops

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the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment primarily characterized human impact on

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ecosystem services

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the 2007 Assessment Report concluded that global climate change is caused at least in part by the

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human use of fossil fuels to generate electricity and power engines

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Carbon Dioxide int the atmosphere contributes to global warming by

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Transmitting visible light and absorbing infrared radiation

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if atmospheric carbon dioxide was eliminated for our atmosphere, we would expect that

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the earth would cool considerably and photosynthesis would dramatically decrease

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which of the following is a correlation that is causing widespread concern

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as levels of carbon dioxide increase, average global temps are increasing

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which of the following relationships is most likely to occur if global climate change policies are not enacted soon

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the poorest nations will contribute most to global climate change, and they will suffer the most.

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which of the following is an example of the greatest cause of biodiversity loss in the world today

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in Brazil, ranchers cut and burn rain forest to clear fields for grazing

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In 2013 most species in the world go extinct because

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loss of habitat

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biodiversity is important because

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it is necessary to maintain stability of ecosystems

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the source f the acidity blamed for killing oregon oyster larvae was

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acidic precipitation from nearby coal-burning industries

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the destruction of oyster larvae in oregon aquaculture tanks was discovered to be caused by

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increase in the acidity of sea water in which larvae were incubated

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which of the following is the most inclusive example of environment

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a remote region in yellow stone nat. park with access restricted to people

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which one of the following is least appropriate to the field of environmental science

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study x-ray emissions for evidence of black holes

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which on of the following terms best applies to the practice of environmental science

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integrative and interdisciplinary

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the census of 1890 highlighted the \"closing of the frontier\" which concluded with

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John Muir's conservation activities

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During the Great Depression conservation

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provided work and helped restore land

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the greatest environmental problems of the 1950s mainly concerned

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widespread and easily detected water and air pollution

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in 1962, Rachel Carson published her book silent spring. seven years later in 1969, the cuyahoga river again caught fire and gained national attention. based upon the concerns she expressed in silent spring which of the following would have been her most likely reaction to learning of the 1969 fire

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the river fires illustrate one of the many ways we are polluting our environment

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if rivers were catching fire to today in 2012, what group would most likely be involved to investigate the situation and apply federal laws

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EPA

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the environmental movement was a grassroots initiative that

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primarily addressed growing pollution of the environment

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because of the modern environmental movement

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average life expectancy for humans is longer

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which of the following has been the most recent political response to efforts of the environmental movement

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increased efforts for deregulation

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which of the following is true today

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environmental policy debates are always politically divisive

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whcih of the following best demonstrates stewardship

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promoting the recycling of paper and aluminium on university campuses

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which of the following best illustrates sustainability

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increasing our reliance upon renewable sources of energy

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which of the following best illustrates sound science

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measuring wind velocities to determine the cost-effectiveness of windmills in a region

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which one of the following terms least applies to science

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profitable

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if seven students tell a zoologist they saw bigfoot while hiking in an idaho forest the past weekend and interested zoologist would most likely

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return to that region to look for evidence of a bigfoot

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which of the following does not represent an important aspect of sound science

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a scientist accepts funding from an industry and tries to generate data to support their products to treat lung cancer

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Thousands of cases of lung cancer occur in a two-year period in a city out side of kentucky, at rates that are double that seen in other cities in the us. scientists working in that region assume that

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there is something peculiar to the region causing these unusually high rates

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all scientific investigations are initially founded upon

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multiple hypotheses, some of which are unanswerable

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Which of the following types of pollution became much more common in the 20th cen.

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large-scale pollution in developing countries

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as depicted in the film contagion, isolated viral outbreaks can quickly become global threats if the virus is easily

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transferred between people who then travel widely while infected

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the greatest public health concerns about the h5n1 bird flu virus, as recently highlighted in the potentially dangerous dual-use experiments, is that it will

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be spread from birds to people

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even if people cannot easily spread bird flu from person to person, how might bird flu virus spread in the world

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migrating birds might spread the flu widely

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a recent study indicated that more than 60% of human pathogens are zoonotic, meaning

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they ca be spread from humans to animals

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which of the following is the least biodegradable

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polyethylene wrapper that was used to package campbell's soup

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people suffering from AIDS have a weakened immune system because of their disease AIDS patients are

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more vulnerable to bacteria, which are less of a risk to healthy people

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the h1n1 swine flu pandemic of 09-10 resulted in the immunization of millions. people under 25 and over 65 were given priority because

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these age groups were most vulnerable to the hazard, putting them at greater risk

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in the winter in north america the common cold often shows

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high morbidity but low mortality

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the CDC employs many people who study epidemiology. these people might be interested in

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identifying, tracking the spread of and preventing infectious diseases

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in the us if you are concerned about an infectious disease such as the bird flu the most reliable source of information would be the

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CDC

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the concern about human-to-human transmission of bird flu is most closely monitored by

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the world health organization and the CDC

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over the past 50yrs global life expectancy has

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risen more than 20 yrs due to better health care and nutrition world wide

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the causes of mortality differ greatly between developing countries and developed countries. in developing countries,a high proportion of mortality is caused by

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infectious diseases while in the developed world; most deaths are related to voluntary behaviors

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which of the following is a good example of a cultural hazard to public health

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eating a high fat diet and engaging in little exercise

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which of the following is a good example of a physical hazard to public health

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an earthquake

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which of the following is a good example of a biological hazard

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rotavirus

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which of the following is a good example of a chemical hazard

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before the switch to unleaded gas, children living near highways had high lead exposure

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the fact that life expectancy has increased significantly over the past 60 yrs in developing nations is primarily a result of the

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epidemiologic transition

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the infectious diseases that cause the greatest mortality in the world today are

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acute respiratory infections, diarrhea, and hiv/aids

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which of the following is true or accurate about malaria

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mosquito saliva transmits tiny sporozooites to the victim when they are bitten

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in the us we could save more lives if we simply

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stopped smoking and reduced obesity

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the rise of TB in the past few decades is largely the result of

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the evolution of antibiotic resistance and increases in hiv infections which compromise the immune system

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more than anything else, the greatest adult mortality from infectious disease in the world can be traced to

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TB

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which of the following natural threats to human health is least predictable

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earthquakes, tsunami, and tornadoes

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questions about the danger of a particular chemical hazard will relate to that chemical's

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toxicity, exposure, and dose

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some milk becomes contaminated with mercury,who will most likely be impacted by this poison

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a fetus inside a mother who drinks this contaminated milk

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which of the following products contains the greatest number of carcinogens

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chewing tobacco

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carcinogen's danger lies in their effect on

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DNA molecules inside cells

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industrial pollution from this oil refinery best represents a type of

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chemical environmental hazard

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which one of the following is the best predictor of underweight of people of in a particular country?

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the wealth or poverty of the country

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a person who dies of a heart attack at the age of 93 is more likely to have lived in a

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developed country

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in general countries that enjoy the best health have

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the largest families

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around the world the greatest health risk to children under 5 is

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underweight

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according to the WHO the greatest global root cause of risk of disease is

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poverty

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according to the CDC aprox what fraction of americans will die or become disabled because of smoking

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1/10

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smoking is attributed to all of the following except

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malaria and TB

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synergistic health risks are associated with a person who smokes and

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works in a coal mine

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since the 60s in the us public policies and high taxes on cigarettes to discourage smoking have

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decreased and the number of adult smokers has dropped by about 20%

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economic growth in china has led to extensive air and water pollution because of

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inadequately enforced environmental protection policies

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which of the following most accurately indicates the recent changes that have occurred in china as the chinese economy has grown

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industrial pollution and literacy have increased while poverty and public health have declined

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in response to environmental problems, the chinese government has

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increasingly relied upon local, non-governmental groups to monitor and respond

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which of the following is least associated with economics

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studying the sky a child looks for faces in the clouds

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we would expect that in a community with mounting air and water pollution problems the

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population would increase

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in general problems caused by economic activities are

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addressed by laws and public policies

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in the classical view of economic activity households

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consume goods and services

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if the number of households in a region increase

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the demands for labor will increase

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we expect businesses to prosper when

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labor costs are low and household incomes rise

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in general centrally planned economics are run to promote the

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interests of society, while free-market economies depend on the self interests of individuals

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centrally planned and free market economies both

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represent ideals not found in perform in any country

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in a free market society

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the needs of the poor are often not met by business interests but by government programs

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the world trade organization

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has steadily lost the power to regulate international trade

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the best hope for the future global economy and environmental policy depends on

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sustainability

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sustainable economic and environmental policies will shift the focus from

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growth to the well being of humans

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if current energy consumption trends continue and the per capita income of the world increased dramatically, we would expect

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global climate change will be a greater problem

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in comparing green to brown economies

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green economies will embrace technology that reduce pollutants and increase efficiency

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the doha round of WTO meetings have failed to reach agreement about

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farm subsidies and trade barriers

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the classical economic paradigm and to new ecological economic paradigm differ in the way that

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each views the land, either as a resource within the human economy(classical) or as something that encompasses the economy(ecological)

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the ecological economic paradigm argues that the environment encompasses the economy

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vital raw materials and ecosystem services and absorb wastes

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from a global sustainability perspective economic production

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is the process of converting the natural world to the manufactured world

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which of the following is a part of natural capital but not ecosystem capital

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coal and oil reserves

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from a ecological economists perspective without sustainability as economics grow

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the natural world is depleted

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nature capital includes ecosystem capital plus

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nonrenewable resources such as fossil fuel

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the concept of sustainability requires that

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economic growth does not exceed the renewal of natural capital

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which of the following represents intangible capital

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the library of the sithsinian institution

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large stocks of fish in the great lakes represent

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renewable natural capital

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which is an example of produced capital

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stocks and bonds

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teaching people to use forests in a sustainable way to produce lawn furniture represents

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human capital affecting renewable generation produced capital

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unlike high income countries, low income countries rely most on their

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natural capital

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according to 2011 world bank studies which of the following is an example of the dominant form of wealth for most countries

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the intangible wealth of education and educational systems

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what do the GDP and the world bank both fail to include in their measurements of wealth

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the gradual deterioration of machinery used in industrial manufacturing

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which of the following is not included in the calculation of the GNP of a coal mine

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the cost of fuel to run the mining equipment

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which of the following reduces net GDP

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degradation of farm equipment

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the GDP and the GPI both include calculations of the

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labor that goes into housework, parenting, and volunteer work

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because of rising environmental and social costs of economic activity the

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gap between the GDP and GPI has increased

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examine the trends in the GDP and GPI, the GPI has remained fairly level because of

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the rising environmental and social costs of economic activity

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equity in the distribution of resources is promoted by growth in

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sustainable harvesting of renewable resources

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the rule of law index is a measure of

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justice and the structure of social systems in a society

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which of the following illustrates an inter generational consideration

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reducing the harvest of blue fin tuna to sustainable levels

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discount rates calculate the

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current value of a future benefit or cost

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environmental public policy is intended to

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improve human welfare and protect the natural world

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millions of human lives could be saved of we developed environmental policies that

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prevent the degradation of the environment and encourage sustainable use

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sustainable development and the protection of public health require

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public policies that protect the environment

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