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$100 Question from Conservation & Preservation

of Resources

This is any part of the natural environment used to promote the welfare of people or other species.

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of Resources

Resource

$200 Question from Conservation & Preservation

of Resources

This term means “sensible and careful management of natural resources”.

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Conservation

$300 Question from Conservation & Preservation of Resources

This involves setting aside undisturbed areas, maintaining them in a pristine state, and protecting them from human activities that might alter their “natural” state.

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Preservation

$400 Question from Conservation & Preservation of Resources

In the early 20In the early 20thth century, what two century, what two factors began to increase pressure factors began to increase pressure on the world’s supply of natural on the world’s supply of natural resources?resources?

$400 Answer from Conservation & Preservation of Resources

• Expanding industrialization• Increasing human population

$500 Question from Conservation & Preservation of Resources

Identify one reason that might Identify one reason that might make the decision to preserve a make the decision to preserve a given place controversial. given place controversial.

$500 Answer from Conservation & Preservation of Resources

• Resources in undisturbed places often have substantial economic value

• The value of nature in a preserved state is difficult to quantify

$100 Question from Environmental History

What did Rachel Carson contribute to the environmental movement?

$100 Answer from Environmental History

Rachel Carson published Silent Spring, alerting the public about the dangers of uncontrolled pesticide use.

$200 Question from Environmental History

During the 1700s and early 1800s, what were the attitudes of most Americans in regard to nature?

$200 Answer from Environmental History

Conquer and exploit nature as quickly as possible.

$300 Question from Environmental History

This term describes a person who values natural resources because of their usefulness to humans, but uses them sensibly and carefully.

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Utilitarian conservationist

$400 Question from Environmental History

This term describes a person who person who believes in protecting nature from believes in protecting nature from human interference because all human interference because all forms of life deserve respect and forms of life deserve respect and consideration.consideration.

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Biocentric preservationist

$500 Question from Environmental History

What is a perspective that considers not just immediate or intended effects of activities, but all of the impacts of those activities in other places or at other times?

$500 Answer from Environmental History

Systems perspective

$100 Question from Environmental Legislation

This piece of legislation was established in 1970, and forces the government to determine the environmental effects when it is considering a new project.

$100 Answer from Environmental Legislation

National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)

$200 Question from Environmental Legislation

This is a document that describes This is a document that describes the nature and purpose of the nature and purpose of proposals, its short- and long-term proposals, its short- and long-term environmental impacts, and environmental impacts, and possible alternatives that would possible alternatives that would create fewer adverse effects. create fewer adverse effects.

$200 Answer from Environmental Legislation

Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)

$300 Question from Environmental Legislation

NEPA established this group to monitor the required EISs and report directly to the president.

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Council on Environmental Quality

$400 Question from Environmental Legislation

Give one positive effect that Give one positive effect that environmental legislation has had environmental legislation has had overall since 1970.overall since 1970.

$400 Answer from Environmental Legislation

• 15 national parks have been established, and the National Wilderness Preservation System now totals more than 44 million hectares.

• Millions of hectares of farmland particularly vulnerable to erosion have been withdrawn from production, reducing soil erosion by more than 60%.

• Many endangered species are recovering, and some have been removed from the endangered species list (e.g., American alligator, California gray whale, bald eagle).

Give two examples of how Give two examples of how pollution control efforts have pollution control efforts have been successful, according to been successful, according to the EPA’s the EPA’s 2008 Report on the 2008 Report on the EnvironmentEnvironment..

$500 Question from Environmental Legislation

• Emissions of 6 important air pollutants have dropped by more than 25% since 1990.

• Since 1990, levels of wet sulfate, a major component of acid rain, have dropped by 20-35%.

• In 2007 almost 90% of the U.S. population got its drinking water from community water systems with no violations of EPA standards, up from 75% in 1993.

• In 2008, 45% of municipal solid waste generated in the U.S. was combusted for energy recovery or recovered for composting or recycling, up from 6% in the 1960s.

• By 2007 the EPA considered human exposures to contamination to be under control at 93% of the 1968 listed hazardous waste sites.

$500 Answer from Environmental Legislation

$100 Question from Environmental Economics

What are 2 measures used in national income accounting (i.e., measures of the total income of a nation’s goods and services for a given year)?

$100 Answer from Environmental Economics

• Gross Domestic Product (GDP)• Net Domestic Product (NDP)

$200 Question from Environmental Economics

This is a harmful environmental or This is a harmful environmental or social cost that is borne by people not social cost that is borne by people not directly involved in selling or buying a directly involved in selling or buying a product. product.

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External cost (externality)

$300 Question from Environmental Economics

These pollution control laws work by establishing emission targets and providing industries with incentives to reduce emissions

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Incentive-based regulations

$400 Question from Environmental Economics

These pollution control laws work These pollution control laws work by setting limits on levels of by setting limits on levels of pollution; usually, all polluters pollution; usually, all polluters must comply with the same rules must comply with the same rules and regulations, regardless of and regulations, regardless of their particular circumstances.their particular circumstances.

$400 Answer from Environmental Economics

Command and control regulations

$500 Question from Environmental Economics

What is this diagram depicting?

$500 Answer from Energy Solutions

Marginal cost of pollution (at low pollution levels, the environment may absorb the damage, so the marginal cost of one added unit of pollution is near zero; as the level of pollution rises, the cost of damage increases sharply).

$100 Question from Potpourri

Who sings the theme song for the 2015 James Bond movie, Spectre?

$100 Answer from Potpourri

Sam Smith

$200 Question from Potpourri

Tina Fey, the writer of Mean Girls, 30 Rock, and Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, attended what high school.

$200 Answer from Potpourri

Upper Darby High School

$300 Question from Potpourri

The biographical war movie The biographical war movie American SniperAmerican Sniper was directed by was directed by

which legendary figure?which legendary figure?

$300 Answer from Potpourri

Clint Eastwood

$400 Question from Potpourri

Which state has this as their flag?Which state has this as their flag?

$400 Answer from Potpourri

New Mexico

$500 Question from Potpourri

What was the name of Hermione Granger’s cat in the Harry Potter books/movies?

$500 Answer from Potpourri

Crookshanks

Final JeopardyWhat does the point on this What does the point on this diagram indicate?diagram indicate?

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Optimum amount of Optimum amount of pollutionpollution