Title: Unit 7 Quiz - Jose
Course: BIS 105 Environmental Biology > Section: BIS 105 Environmental Biology

Q: A limitation of a command and control approach to pollution control is that:
- it seeks to achieve zero pollution emissions.
- it allows polluters to use whatever methods they feel can best reduce their pollution.
- it encourages pollution prevention which would put government regulators out of a job.
- it sets a cap on the maximum allowable pollution.
- it does not provide incentives for polluters to reduce pollution below the allowable level.
A: it does not provide incentives for polluters to reduce pollution below the allowable level.

Q: What are non-market ecosystem services? Provide an example. Why are they an important, and why are they a vital component of environmental economics?

Q: An environmental impact statement is required ________.
- to be put to voters on every local ballot if federal action may affect local environments
- before Congress can pass any law
- for implementation of any program funded by the World Bank
- only by executive order
- for any federal action that may affect U.S. environmental quality
A: for any federal action that may affect U.S. environmental quality

Q: Which of the following would be an example of an external cost?
- cost to a municipality to pick up roadside litter.
- a deposit on lead vehicle batteries.
- deposits on beverage containers.
- a charge consumers pay to dispose of old appliances.
- “pay as you throw” waste collection system.
A: cost to a municipality to pick up roadside litter.

Q: The first national park in the world was ________.
- Yosemite
- Glacier National Park
- Yellowstone
- Death Valley
- Grand Canyon
A: Yellowstone

Q: If you benefit from improved water quality because of your neighbor's efforts to reduce pollution, while not making any improvements yourself, you can be called a [_____].
A: free rider

Q: To control pollution, industry has been given limits and been threatened with punishment if these limits are violated. This approach is called ________.
- cap and trade
- command and control
- subsidies
- external taxes
- market failure
A: command and control

Q: Rachel Carson's book Silent Spring, published in the 1960s, ________.
- was concerned with birth defects in humans
- warned of insect pollinator losses through pesticide use
- awakened the American public to negative effects of artificial hormones
- was the beginning of the first era of U.S. environmental policy
- focused on chemical pollutants, including industrial chemicals
A: focused on chemical pollutants, including industrial chemicals

Q: The social changes in the U.S. 20th century gave rise to environmental laws concerned primarily with ________.
- management of private lands
- preserving endangered species
- the settlement of the West
- reducing pollution caused by industry
- mining and homesteading
A: reducing pollution caused by industry

Q: Discuss the three major eras of environmental law in the United States. What key events sparked each era, and/or resulted from each one?

Q: Which of the following transactions most clearly generate a negative externality to Person C?
- Corporation A sells Person B a car, Person C admires it as it is driven past
- Corporation A sells Person B a car, Person C coughs from the exhaust as it is driven past
- Corporation A sells Person B a car, Person C coughs from the exhaust as it is driven past
- Person C sells Corporation A a car for more than the market price
- Person C sells Person B a car for less than the market price
A: Corporation A sells Person B a car, Person C coughs from the exhaust as it is driven past