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  3. Whichgofgthegfollowinggisgnotgtruegofgthegtermg environment ?gA)gEnvironmentgincludesgourgculture.g B) Thegenvironmentgincludesgthegbiosphere.g C) Thegenvironmentgincludesgpoliticalgandgsocialgsystems.g D) Thegenvironmentghasgissuesgforgwhichgtheregaregnogremedies.g E) Thegenvironmentgincludesgthegrelationshipsgbetweengorganisms.g g g
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  3. Biocentricgpreservationists,gfirstgledgbygJohngMuir,gadvocategsavinggnaturalgareasgforgtheirg A) aestheticgandgspiritualgvaluesgandgwildlifeghabitatg B) huntinggandgfishinggvalueg C) woodgandgmineralgresourcesgforgthegfutureg D) tourismgandgrecreationgpotentialg E) economicgvaluegingcleaninggthegairgandgpreventinggsoilgerosiong
  4. Biocentricgpreservationgisgagphilosophygthatgsupportsgthegbeliefgthatg A) thegbiospheregisgagcentralgresourcegforghumansg B) humansgmustgmanagegresourcesgforgmaximumgproductivityg C) preservationgofgwildlifegisgneededgforghumangsurvivalg D) allglivinggthingsghavegagfundamentalgrightgtogexistgandgpursuegtheirgownginterestsgE)g allglivinggthingsghavegvaluegforghumansg g g
  5. ThegNationalgParkgServicegreflectsgagg approachgwhilegthegForestgServicegreflectsgagg approach.g A) biocentricgpreservationist;gpragmaticgutilitariangconservationistg B) globalgenvironmentalist;gcornucopiang C) pragmaticgresourcegconservationist;gmoralgandgaestheticgpreservationistg D) cornucopian;gglobalgenvironmentalistg E) pragmaticgutilitariangconservation;gbiocentricgpreservationg

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  2. EnvironmentalismgstemminggfromgthegpublicationgofgRachelgCarson'sg SilentgSpringg differed gfromgearliergNorthgAmericangconservationgperspectivesgbyg A) focusinggonghumangpopulationggrowthg B) placinggmoregemphasisgongpollutiongproblemsg C) emphasizingginternationalgproblemsg D) encouraginggenergygefficiencyg E) emphasizinggthegvaluegofgnaturalgresourcesg
  3. ModerngenvironmentalismgisgbecominggwellgestablishedgingthegUnitedgStates.gOnegofgthegm aingreasonsgforgthisgisgprobablygtheggingthegmoderngmovement.g A) emphasisgongtechnologicalgremediesg B) interconnectedgnaturegofgourgglobalgvillageg C) combinationgofgactivismgandgresearchg D) emphasisgongimpendinggdoomg E) greatlygexpandedginternationalgcommunicationsg g g
  4. Atgthegendgofgthegtwentiethgcentury,gg has/havegbeengaddedgtogenvironmentalgthinking.g A) globalgconcernsg B) urbangproblemsg C) watergsupplygandgpollutiongproblemsg D) humangpopulationggrowthg E) airgpollutiongproblemsg g g
  5. Somegofgtoday'sgleadinggenvironmentalgthinkers,gsuchgasgDr.gWangarigMaathaigofgKenyag A) havegdenouncedgthegusegofgtechnologyg B) havegshowngthatgagslightgdecreaseginghumangwelfaregmustgaccompanygenvironmental gprotectiong C) havegfocusedgonlygonglocalgenvironmentalgissuesg D) areglinkinggimprovedgenvironmentalgqualitygwithgsocialgprogressg E) treatghumansgasgangentitygseparategfromgthegenvironmentgingwhichgtheygliveg g

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  2. Onegwaygtogdecreasegthegsizegofgourgecologicalgfootprintgisgtog A) decreasegconsumptiongratesg B) increasegconsumptiongratesg C) increasegthegdevelopmentgingthegregiong D) reducegthegsizegofgagbiologicallygproductivegareagingthegregiong E) Nonegofgthese;gitgisgnotgpossiblegtogchangegthegsizegofgangecologicalgfootprintg g g
  3. Thegworld'sgpoorestgpeoplegtypicallygg environmentalgdegradation.g A) causegthegmostg B) aregvictimsgandgcausesgofg C) aregunaffectedgbyg D) don'tgreallygcaregaboutg E) aregignorantgofg g g
  4. Povertygisgusuallygpassedgongfromgoneggenerationgtogthegnextgthroughg A) theglackgofgavailablegopportunitiesg B) geneticgconditionsg C) impropergcaregofgnaturalgresourcesg D) illnessesgspreadgbygvirusesg
  5. Inggeneral,gasgpergcapitagGDPg(grossgdomesticgproduct)grisesgbothgg andgg gincrease.g A) infantgmortality;glifegexpectancyg B) percentagegofgsafegdrinkinggwater;grategofginfectiousgdiseasesg C) infantgmortality;gadultgliteracyg D) percentagegofgsafegdrinkinggwater;gadultgliteracyg E) totalgfertilitygrate;gpercentagegofgsafegdrinkinggwaterg g g
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  2. Sustainablegdevelopmentgdiffersgfromgtraditionalgeconomicgdevelopmentgingthatgitgemphasiz esgeconomicgdevelopmentgingtheg A) shortgterm.g B) longgterm.g C) present.g D) past.g E) presentgandgpast.g
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  4. Thegbranchgofgphilosophygconcernedgwithgthegdistinctiongbetweengrightgandgwronggandgtheg ultimategworthgofgactionsgofgthingsgisg A) values.g B) ethics.g C) morals.g D) attitudes.g E) characters.g g g
  5. EthicsgshouldgguidegdecisionsgmadegregardinggA)genvironmentalgissues.g B) economicgissues.g C) developmentgissues.g D) socialgjusticegissues.g E) Allgofgthegissuesglisted.g

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  1. Thegtermg"toxicgcolonialism"ghasgbeengusedgingdescribinggA)glaxgenvironmentalgregulationsg forgtoxicgwastes.g B) thegexportationgofgtoxicgwastesgtogpoorgcommunities.g C) rulingsgthatgtoxinsgmustgnotgbegexportedgtogwealthygnations.g D) theghighglevelgofgtoxicgwastegproductiongbygwealthygnations.gE)gtheghighglevelgofgtoxi cgpesticidegusegbygwealthygnations.g g g
  2. Theghumangdevelopmentgindexg(HDI)g A) usesgmultiplegfactorsgincludingghealth,geducation,gandgpovertygtogcomparegthegdevel opmentgofgcountries.g B) considersgGDPgpergpersongasgagmeasuregofgwealthgofgthegcountrygandgitsgdevelopme nt.g C) isgagmeasurementgofgenvironmentalgdegradationgofgagcountry.g D) onlygconsidersgresourcegusegandgincomegfromgtradegtogdescribegdevelopment.g E) withgagscoregofgzerogmeansgnogproblemsginghealth,geducation,gorgothergqualitygofglife gindicators.g g g
  3. Protectinggfisheriesgandgregulatinggfishinggtogprotectgfishgstocksgwouldgbegagcomponentgofg whichgsustainablegdevelopmentggoal?gA)glifegbelowgwaterg B) affordablegandgcleangenergyg C) industry,ginnovation,gandginfrastructureg D) cleangwatergandgsanitationg E) climategactiong
  4. Whichgofgthegfollowinggisgthegbestgshortgdescriptiongofgthegsustainablegdevelopmentggoals?g A)gagsetgofginternationalggoalsgtogprotectgthegenvironmentgandgalsogpromotegaggoodgandgprod uctiveglifegforgpeopleg B) agsetgofginternationalggoalsgtogprotectgthegenvironmentg C) agplangtogincreasegthegwealthgofgallgpeoplegbygincreasinggindustryg D) agsetgofginternationalggoalsgfocusedgongreversinggclimategchangeg E) agsetgofginternationalggoalsgtogcombatgpoverty,gbutgnotgaddressgthegenvironmentg g g
  5. Saltgmarshesgalonggthegcoastgservegasgagnurserygsitegforgjuvenilegfishgincludinggthosegthatgar egimportantgtogthegfishinggindustry.gItgisgagnaturalghabitatgwheregthesegfishgcangdevelopgbefor eg

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