U10 guide

Question 1

refers to tools and materials to make goods

Answer 1

Manufactured Capital

Question 2

Policy that ensures the fair treatment and meaningful involvement of all people, regardless of
race, color, national origin, or income, with respect to unfair share of pollution, follows the
__________ principle.

Answer 2

environmental-justice

Question 3

In _______ economics, it is the study of the cost-effective allocation, use, and protection
of the world's natural resources.

Answer 3

environmental

Question 4

A fine paid or _____ tax is a tax levied on activities which are considered to be harmful to the
environment causing pollution.

Answer 4

green

Question 5

________ is the process of safely storing or disposing of liquids deep underground.

Answer 5

deep-well injection

Question 6

A gift of money to help develop wind-energy technology is an example of a(n)

Answer 6

subsidy

Question 7

The __________ worldview believes that people will be able to use innovation to meet their needs even if natural resources run out.

Answer 7

planetary-management

Question 8

________ refers to people’s mental and physical capabilities.

Answer 8

Human capital

Question 9

The _____ controls how hazardous waste is disposed of.

Answer 9

RCRA

Question 9

________ levels increased to a dangerous level that Biosphere 2 failed.

Answer 9

Carbon dioxide

Question 9

WTE facilities are a small but steady source of electric power in the United States through
_______, burning _______, at very high temperatures.

Answer 9

incineration, garbage

Question 10

_______ in cities aims to build up.

Answer 10

Smart growth

Question 11

The ______ regulates how land that is polluted with hazardous substances is developed.

Answer 11

CERCLA

Question 12

A company that reduces the amount of pollution it produces and then sells its leftover “permission to pollute” is participating in ____ and trade.

Answer 12

cap

Question 13

Policy that avoids potential environmental problems follows the _______ principle.

Answer 13

prevention

Question 14

Reducing ______ helps people go green by giving them the resources to use more
environmentally friendly practices.

Answer 14

poverty

Question 15

________ can include things such as solid and liquid waste that is toxic, flammable,
chemically reactive or corrosive.

Answer 15

Hazardous waste

Question 16

_______ waste comes from mining, agriculture, the manufacturing of goods, and the
processing of petroleum.

Answer 16

Industrial

Question 16

________ is the professional pursuit that attempts to design cities in such a way as to
maximize their efficiency, functionality, and beauty.

Answer 16

City planning

Question 17

Commonly known as trash, ______ waste, consists of nonliquid waste that comes from
homes, small businesses, and institutions.

Answer 17

municipal solid

Question 18

A municipal solid waste called _____ is the liquid that forms when rainwater dissolves the
substances in the trash.

Answer 18

leachate

Question 19

A _______ is the place where trash is buried underground or collected in very carefully
designed mounds.

Answer 19

sanitary landfill

Question 20

Unwanted material that is left over from human activity is known as _____.

Answer 20

waste

Question 21

__________, environmental laws and regulations that are designed and enforced by
government agencies.

Answer 21

Environmental policy

Question 22

Environmental ______, works to persuade politicians to vote on legislation in a way that will favor the interests of the environmental group they represent.

Answer 22

lobbying,

Question 23

______ refers to a government’s classification of different areas of land for different uses.

Answer 23

Zoning

Question 24

The measure that indicates how much resources from the environment are required to support one’s lifestyle is ___________.

Answer 24

ecological footprint

Question 25

The economy is a subset of natural capital

Answer 25

Economics

Question 26

The production and transfer of wealth in societies

Answer 26

Economic
Development

Question 27

Natural Capital is a subset of the economy

Answer 27

Economic Growth

Question 28

The improvement of living standards and health for people through economic growth

Answer 28

Environmental
Economics

Question 29

An increase in the ability to provide goods and services

Answer 29

Neoclassical
Economics

Question 30

Principles of natural capital and full-cost pricing are incorporated into existing economic systems

Answer 30

Ecological
Economics