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The annual Christmas Bird Count and Project Feeder Watch are examples of _______. (p. 345) |
| | A) | community–based planning |
| | B) | citizen science |
| | C) | lobbying |
| | D) | environmental literacy |
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Setting up an experiment to test the effectiveness of a management regime is an example of adaptive management. (p. 346) |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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Under the precautionary principle, human cloning would be banned even if the consequences are not fully understood. (p. 347) |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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Reading books like The Population Bomb, by Paul Ehrlich, is an example of (p. 349) |
| | A) | environmental literacy. |
| | B) | reasoned justice. |
| | C) | adaptive management. |
| | D) | citizen science. |
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Choose the correct sequence of events that occurs in the policy cycle. (p. 351) |
| | A) | identify problem, evaluate results, enact law |
| | B) | set agenda, suggest changes, enact law |
| | C) | identify problem, set agenda, enact law |
| | D) | suggest change, enact law, set agenda |
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_______ requires an environmental impact statement for every major federal project having a significant impact on the quality of the human environment. (p. 352) |
| | A) | NGO |
| | B) | SLAPP |
| | C) | Agency rule making |
| | D) | NEPA |
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Laws that are enacted by Congress and signed by the president are referred to as case laws. (p. 353) |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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Which law regulates the dumping of waste into the ocean and coastal waters? (p. 355) |
| | A) | Marine Protection Act |
| | B) | Clean Water Act |
| | C) | Coastal Zone Management Act |
| | D) | Toxic Substances Control Act |
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If plaintiffs can prove they are materially affected by the situation they are petitioning the court to redress, they are said to have legal standing. (p. 356) |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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Citizens who criticize environmentally irresponsible businesses or government agencies often need to defend themselves against criminal law. (p. 357) |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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When a federal agency develops administrative standards, it is participating in a process called _______. (p. 357) |
| | A) | case law |
| | B) | arbitration |
| | C) | lobbying |
| | D) | agency rule-making |
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The _______ is responsible for determining endangered species. (p. 358) |
| | A) | Environmental Protection Agency |
| | B) | Department of Interior |
| | C) | Department of Agriculture |
| | D) | Bureau of Land Management |
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California has banned MTBE from its gasoline because it is a known contributor to acid rain and ground-level ozone. (p. 360) |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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A mediator is more interested in resolving a dispute than in application of the law. (p. 361) |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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The major disadvantage of mediation is that no one can be forced to mediate and that rancorous participants can prolong the process for many years. (p. 361) |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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The primary purpose of the Atlantic Coastal Action Programme in eastern Canada is to _______. (p. 362) |
| | A) | stop clear cutting of old-growth forest |
| | B) | develop blueprints for restoration of environmentally degraded harbors |
| | C) | to buy land to protect it from misuse and development |
| | D) | all of the above |
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When the likelihood of a nasty event is high and the seriousness of the event is also high, reasoned judgment tells us to take preventive action. (p. 362) |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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The “Group of 10” is a group of recently formed, highly radical, extremist environmental organizations. (p. 364) |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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Nongovernmental organizations ________. (p. 366) |
| | A) | work for social change |
| | B) | have become a powerful aspect of environmental protection |
| | C) | are located primarily in more highly developed nations |
| | D) | all of the above |
| | E) | b and c are correct |
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