Environmental Science (Enger) 12th Edition

Chapter 19: Environmental Policy and Decision Making

Practice Quiz

1
The U.S. EPA was developed in the early 1970s to protect the environment.
A)True
B)False
2
In the U.S., the executive, judicial, and legislative branches of government interact to form policy.
A)True
B)False
3
All of the below are future environmental challenges EXCEPT
A)the dissolving of the EPA.
B)worldwide population growth.
C)increase demand for goods, services, and space.
D)use of biological and chemical weapons.
4
One type of weapon that may contain bacteria is
A)biological.
B)chemical.
C)nuclear.
D)genetic.
5
Environmental concerns are becoming an increasing part of
A)Saddam Hussein's ecoterrorism policy.
B)the developed world's foreign policy.
C)criminal proceedings.
D)wetland degradation in New Orleans.
6
The lowest gasoline tax among industrial countries in the world is in the
A)USA.
B)United Kingdom.
C)European Union.
D)China.
7
China's energy consumption has increased
A)over 30% in the last year.
B)about 10% from 2000 to 2008.
C)60% between 2002 and 2006.
D)50% between 1990 and 2008.
8
Science always plays the pivotal role when the U.S. tackles ecological problems.
A)True
B)False
9
_______________ is the use of force against environmental resources to deprive populations of their benefits.
A)Resource sabotage
B)Natural resource terrorism
C)Environmental destruction
D)Environmental terrorism
10
The Montreal Protocol
A)is an example of a successful international treaty.
B)phased out the production and consumption of chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs).
C)helped protect people from increase UV radiation.
D)All of the above are correct.
11
There is only one international legislature with authority to pass laws.
A)True
B)False
12
The official title of the first Earth Summit was "UNICEF."
A)True
B)False
13
Which branches of the U.S. government interact to make policies?
A)executive
B)judicial
C)legislative
D)All of the above are correct.
14
Over the past few decades, the global community has responded to emerging environmental problems with
A)the Montreal Protocol.
B)the Framework Convention on Climate Change.
C)the Convention on Biological Diversity.
D)All of the above are correct.
15
EMS stands for Environmental Management Systems.
A)True
B)False
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