Environmental Justice, Ethic, Land, People, Tigers, Equity, Vertebrates, Regulations
The key terms in this Environmental Biology course include Environmental, Ethic, Land, People, Tigers, Mammals, Vertebrates, Hetch Hetchy Valley of California, Indigenous, Lake, Flowers, Regulations, Environmental Justice, Equity, Inductive Reasoning
John Muir’s position on the proposed development in the Hetch Hetchy Valley of California in the early 1900s would best match which one of the following?
Frontier ethic
Sustainable ethic
Land ethic – correct
Ethos ethic
Darwinian ethic
Which one of the following is an example of inductive reasoning?
Every lion you’ve seen on TV hunts gazelles, therefore all lions hunt gazelles. – correct
All tigers are mammals. All mammals are vertebrates. Therefore, tigers are vertebrates.
Every lake contains water; therefore, Crater Lake contains water.
Only plants have flowers. Tulips are a plant because they have flowers.
The fair treatment and meaningful involvement of all people regarding enforcement and implementation of environmental regulations and policies is known as what?
Quid pro quo
Environmental justice – correct
Environmental equity
Habeas corpus
Ecological inclusiveness
People and their culture that have existed continuously dating back to a time before their land was invaded or colonized by other societies are known as…
Endemic
Exotic
Incunable
Indigenous – correct
Invidious
Place holder question.
yes – correct
no
The fair treatment and meaningful involvement of all people regarding enforcement and implementation of environmental regulations and policies is known as what?
Quid pro quo
Environmental justice – correct
Environmental equity
Habeas corpus
Ecological inclusiveness
People and their culture that have existed continuously dating back to a time before their land was invaded or colonized by other societies are known as…
Endemic
Exotic
Incunable
Indigenous – correct
Invidious
Place holder question.
yes – correct
no
Which one of the following suggests that when the effects of a human activity are poorly understood, we must presume that some level of harm may exist to the environment, and thus must proceed with that activity carefully?
Sustainability ethic
Precautionary principle – correct
Environmental harm dictum
Environmental injustice
Presumptive principle
Which one of the following demonstrates the concept of the “tragedy of the commons”?
Competing companies log as many trees as possible for financial gain until no trees are left – correct
Public forest land is sold to a privately-owned investor group
Logging forests is dangerous work and ends up killing or injuring many workers
A careless hiker accidentally starts a wildfire that destroys hundreds of acres of forest
Government regulations lead to conditions that increase the risk of forest fire on public lands
The equal sharing of Earth’s resources is specifically known as…
Environmental justice
Sustainability
Environmental Equity – correct
Ecological footprinting
Mutualism
John Muir’s position on the proposed development in the Hetch Hetchy Valley of California in the early 1900s would best match which one of the following?
Frontier ethic
Sustainable ethic
Land ethic – correct
Ethos ethic
Darwinian ethic
Which one of the following is an example of inductive reasoning?
Every lion you’ve seen on TV hunts gazelles, therefore all lions hunt gazelles. – correct
All tigers are mammals. All mammals are vertebrates. Therefore, tigers are vertebrates.
Every lake contains water; therefore, Crater Lake contains water.
Only plants have flowers. Tulips are a plant because they have flowers.
The fair treatment and meaningful involvement of all people regarding enforcement and implementation of environmental regulations and policies is known as what?
Quid pro quo
Environmental justice – correct
Environmental equity
Habeas corpus
Ecological inclusiveness
People and their culture that have existed continuously dating back to a time before their land was invaded or colonized by other societies are known as…
Endemic
Exotic
Incunable
Indigenous – correct
Invidious
Place holder question.
yes – correct
no
Which one of the following is an example of inductive reasoning?
Every lion you’ve seen on TV hunts gazelles, therefore all lions hunt gazelles. – correct
All tigers are mammals. All mammals are vertebrates. Therefore, tigers are vertebrates.
Every lake contains water; therefore, Crater Lake contains water.
Only plants have flowers. Tulips are a plant because they have flowers.