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SUS 120 Finals Quiz
SUS 120 Finals Quiz
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What is mitigation?
reaction to live with occurring changes
reverse or lessen the impact
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What is boundary work?
policy makers in different countries work together
barriers between policy makers & researchers are diminished
countries alter borders to aid ecosystem services
a planetary boundary is lowered due to human interaction
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What is an ecosystem service?
A natural process that helps humans
A human-made process that helps the environment
A human-made process that catalyzes natural processes
a natural process that helps the environment
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What's the process that creates & enforces laws about how people and the environment interact.
governance
valuation
environmental justice
government
5
Are green buildings truly sustainable?
Yes
No
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What is the phenomenon where the temp. in cities is warmer than in surrounding areas?
isolated heating principle
property of city warming
metropolis phenomenon
urban heat island effect
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What is a bioregion? An area of...
similar climate and plants/animals
one major city and its' surroundings
similar climate, topography, plants/animals, & human culture
100 miles in diameter
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What is the significance of biophilia?
shows aptitude for activities like gardening/bird watching
people love all animals
contact with nature is important to human well-being
nature is present for human prosperity
9
What is valuation?
assigning metrics to something
evaluating something
creating laws to protect something
liking it a lot
10
What is grayfield? A site that has...
been contaminated by past industrial uses; can be cleaned up
non-contaminated land
aging surburban sprawl land
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What is a green building? A building that is...
made entirely of green walls/vertical gardens
environmentally linked, profitable & healthy to live/work in
painted green
completely sustainable
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What is a trade-off?
a positive effect outweighs a negative effect
bartering
buying and selling of pollution rights
a compromise
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What is agency?
human free will
the CIA
cause and effect
an organization to provide a particular service
14
Define: the right to protection from uncontrollable circumstances, like pollution/ abandonment.
environmental basics
environmental justice
environmental racism
environmental law codes
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What is environmental racism? Minority communities are...
forced to work outside
targeted by natural disasters
subjected to more pollutants & less ecological benefits
not favored by the EPA
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What is the urban growth boundary? A boundary that is...
chosen by the community to promote compact development
fixed so that suburbs can be closer to major cities
flexible according to population to allow room for growth
determined by the government to promote compact development
17
What are the determinants of trust?
emotional, physical, and intellectual
knowledge, social, and manufactured
saliency, credibility, legitimacy
collaboration, responsibility, and adaptation
18
What is an externality in terms of economics?
inflation
increase or decrease in prices
consequences that are not included in the price signal
negative consequences not included in the price signal
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Using of price signals to change behaviors is an example of a(n)...
law
incentive
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What is the "Tragedy of the Commons" ?
a group of people share common resources
common resources are lost due to natural disaster
shared resources that deteriorate due to competition
competition increases resource regeneration
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What is adaptation?
reverse or lessen the impact
reaction to live with occurring changes
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What is sprawl?
settlement w/ high density land use and mixed use zoning
settlement w/ low density land use and single use zoning
