Environmental Policy and Economics Quiz

The main mechanism that drives economics is called ____________.

• Cap and Trade

• Supply and Demand

• Hype level and Discounts

• Water and Air rights

Economics studies all these factors except

• supply

• demand

• affect on behavior

• sleep cycles of a species

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Environmental resources include things such as air, water, minerals, energy sources and so on. When using environmental resources, what costs can you incur?

• labor

• time

• environmental impacts

• increased solar energy output

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Using economics to make environmental decisions centers around this important idea.

• Scarce resources

• cost-benefit analysis

• federal regulations

• endangered animals

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Why are environmental policies needed in a society?

• We don't. Everything will be fine.

• Resources are not limitless.

• Humans can cause permanent damage to ecosystems.

• The Earth will balance everything out on its own.

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Which of these is an "ecosystem service"?

• Provisioning

• Regulating

• Cultural

• Supporting

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Wetlands near coasts can be used to help further purify waste water before it goes into oceans. What kind of ecosystem service is this?

• Regulating Services

• Provisioning Services

• Cultural Services

• Supporting Services

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Some lands have been set aside for indigenous peoples due to a religious and hertiage value. Development is not allowed and the lands are protected. What kind of ecosystem service is mentioned here.

• Regulating Services

• Provisioning Services

• Cultural Services

• Supporting Services

This type of environmental policy brings rules that have a threat of punishment of some sort if rules are not followed.

• regulation

• incentive

• Curfew

• subsidy

How are incentives typically implemented from policies?

• subsidies

• free candy

• reduced taxes

• get out of jail free card