CH 2 ENV SCI

Question 1

What causes most coastal pollution in the US?

Accepted Answer

industrial waste and sewage

Question 2

the field of economics that links environmental and economic costs

Accepted Answer

environmental economics

Question 3

the field of economics that recognizes the relationships between ecosystems and economic systems

Accepted Answer

ecological economics

Question 4

The First Period

Accepted Answer

The general idea was resources were endless/ expansion to the west

Question 5

the value that is not included in the price of a product or service

Accepted Answer

non-market value

Question 6

During the 1960s & 70s, what was one of the events that triggered awareness of env. problems?

Accepted Answer

the publication of Silent Spring by Rachel Carson

Question 7

a formal set of general plans and principles that guide problem solving and decision making in specific instances

Accepted Answer

policy

Question 8

the study of how resources are converted into products and services and of how those products and services R distributed

Accepted Answer

economy

Question 9

a tax levied on companies that participate in activities or produce products that are harmful to the environment

Accepted Answer

green tax

Question 10

a method in which decision-makers compare what will be sacrificed and gained by taking a specific action

Accepted Answer

cost benefit analysis

Question 11

the value that is not included in the price of a product or service

Accepted Answer

non-market value

Question 12

What is an example of an external cost?

Accepted Answer

depleted natural resources

Questions 12