Transcript Double Jeopardy

Hosted
by
Mr. Manskopf
Econ
Pop II
Resources
Science
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B. Ecolabling
Energy Star,” “USDA Organic,”
and “Fair Trade Certified” are all examples of
A.ecosystems
B. ecolabelling
C. non-market values
B. D.market failure
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39 years
How long did it take to go from 3
to 6 billion?
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D. Oil
Which of the following
is not a renewable resource?
a. groundwater
b. trees in a forest
c. fertile soil
d. oil
e. crops
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d. peer-review journals
Results published in ____
are the most respected in
science as they have
passed through rigorous evaluation
a. newspapers
b. web sites
c. magazines
d. peer-review journals
a. e. all equal
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D. comparison between what is sacrificed
and gained by a specific action.
A cost-benefit analysis is a(n)
A. study of the factors that influence that influence decisions
of buyers and sellers.
B. economy in which the government decides what is made.
C.
equilibrium between a product's supply and its demand.
D. comparison between what is sacrificed
and gained by a specific action.
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A. Asia
Currently, the fastest growing populations are in
a. Asia
b. Europe
c. North America
d. South America
e. Australia
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B. Pollution
Undesired changes in the air, water or soil
is known as
a. Habitat loss
b. Pollution
c. Climate change
d. Resource Usage
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b. observing and questioning
Which steps are usually near the beginning
of a scientific investigation?
a. predicting and modeling
b. observing and questioning
c. gathering and interpreting data
d. Drawing conclusions
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C.
Harm to the environment can harm economies
Which statement about the relationship between
economics and the environment is true?
A. Internal and external environmental costs are
usually considered equally.
B. Long-term effects often receive more weight
than short-term effects.
C.Harm to the environment can harm economies.
D. None of these
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Which Age Structure Diagram (A,B,C,D)
represents most developing
(lesser developed) countries?
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B. Developed
Which countries tend to use the
most resources per person
(have the largest ecological footprint)?
a. Developing
b. Developed
c. None of these
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A. What percent of people prefer roses to tulips?
One example of a question that
can be addressed by science is:
a. What percent of people prefer roses to tulips?
b. What is the best flower to send for Valentine’s Day?
c. Which flower is a prettier rose or tulips?
d. Which flower smells more pleasant, tulip or rose?
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D. drop price and supply.
When demand for a product is low,
the producer will
A. raise price and drop supply.
B. raise price and supply.
C. drop price and raise supply.
D. drop price and supply.
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b. educated women may learn family-planning
techniques
Educating women worldwide has lowered
birthrate partly because
a. educated women have many children to ensure some survive
b. educated women may learn family-planning techniques
c. educated women contribute less to their family income
d. all of these answers
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A. All three branches of government are
involved in environmental policy.
Which statement about environmental policy
in the United States is true?
A. All three branches of government are
involved in environmental policy.
B. The environmental policies have
always been successful.
C. All important environmental policies
are created at the federal level.
D. Environmental policy is based only
on scientific information..
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B. judicial branch
Which branch of the U.S. government is involved in interpreting
environmental laws and hearing lawsuits
regarding environmental issues?
A. state governors
B. judicial branch
C. legislative branch
D.
executive branch
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C.
United Nations
Headquartered in New York City,
the 190 member nations of the following organization work
together to promote peace and to help solve
economic, social, cultural, and humanitarian problems.
A.
World Trade Organization
B.
European Union
C.
United Nations
D.
Kyoto Protocol
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C
Which Age Structure Diagram (A,B,C,D)
shows countries where the population is
almost steady (not growing or shrinking)?
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E. Renewable
A resource that theoretically
can last forever are called
a. nonrenewable
b. renewable
c. degradable
d. natural
e. none of these
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C. Biodiversity
The number of species living in a given
area is known as
a. Biomagnification
b. Bioluminescence
c. Biodiversity
d. Habitat
e. Habitat Loss
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Free Response Questions
1) Explain in detail, using examples and terms learned
in class, how human impact on the environment has
changed over the course of history.
2) Agree or Disagree. Make an argument either
supporting or contradicting the following statement:
“The main cause of environmental problems today are
because of human population growth.”
3) Explain how Earth is like “Spaceship Earth” or
“Earth Island” What does that tell us about our need
to conserve resources?
4) Explain how U.S. environmental policies have
changed over the last 200 years.
5) Which type of approach to environmental policy
do you think is most effective? Why?
6) Describe human population problems faced by
different countries. Use examples and details.
7) What do you think the role of scientists should be
in making environmental policies?