FREE AND STUDY GAMES ABOUT ENV EXAM 2 EXAM

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FREE AND STUDY GAMES ABOUT ENV EXAM 2 EXAM

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Question 1: 1. Western ethics tends to be anthropocentric.

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true

Question 2: Most environmental activists are men.

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False Question 3: A story with a beginning and an end is called a(n):

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narrative Question 4: When Marx writes about "accumulation", what is he referring to?

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Accumulation of capital

Question 5: In the concept of power/knowledge, marginalized entities can use power to challenge dominant discourses.

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true

Question 6: John Muir was a huge advocate for this line of thinking.

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land ethic Question 7: Environmental justice is primarily concerned with the uneven distribution of environmental "bads."

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true Question 8: Social constructionists attempt to do all of the following, EXCEPT:

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Enforce existing environmental discourses as a mode of power.

Question 9: Gifford Pinchot was a huge advocate for this line of thinking.

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land ethic Question 10: Natural hazards are those in which there is no human presence or impact.

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false Question 11: 1. The _______ view of nature argues that any part of nature that is unused has no value and is therefore wasted.

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utilitarian Question 12: 1. _______ is the philosophical view that humans are separate from and superior to nature.

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The dominion thesis

Question 13: Social constructivists question all of the following regarding science in

constructivism, EXCEPT:

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Whether science is socially constructed.

Question 14: Which of the following is NOT a meaning for "nature"?

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Nature is society

Question 15: Risk is defined as

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the estimated likelihood that a decision or action will have a negative consequence.Question 16: The more we advance technologically, the more uncertainties we face.

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true Question 17: Marx would agree with which of the following statements about modern capitalism and environmental problems?

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Environmental problems are already built into the economy that causes them.Question 18: Which of the following questions could we ask ourselves to determine if something is socially constructed?

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All of these questions can be asked.

Question 19: A relativist would most likely argue that _______.

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All beliefs, truths, and facts are constructed in a particular social context

Question 20: Prior to capitalism, goods were sold at their exchange rate.

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true

Question 21: The theory that any category, condition, or thing is understood to have certain

characteristics because people agree that it does is called:

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Social construction

Question 22: Which current policy promotes the global trade of pollution?

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Cap and Trade Question 23: The theory of co-production argues that all beliefs, truths, and facts are socially constructed in a particular social context.

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False

Question 24: 1. Which of the following is NOT true about the land ethic?

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Suggests that humans should not exploit nature and that it should be left alone.Question 25: According to Marx, problems such as overaccumulation, overproduction, and underconsumption are anomalies in capitalism and suggest that the system is not functioning properly.

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false Question 26: _______ is a concept that is used to explore how knowledge is created and sustained in a field of social relations of power.

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Power/knowledge Question 27: _______ describes how capitalism undermines itself by undermining the environmental conditions necessary for its own perpetuation.

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The second contradiction of capitalism