Question 1

Earth-focused philosophers say that to be rooted, each of us needs to find a(n) ____________________.

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Question 2

The ____________________ worldview is devoted to preserving the earth's biodiversity and life systems for now and in the future.

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The answer of The ____________________ worldview is devoted to preserving...

Question 3

History indicates we can change faster than may be thought, once we have courage to leave behind ideas and practices that no longer work.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

The Biosphere 2 experiment was a complete success.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Which of the following is based on a belief that the less government interference the better?

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A)  no-problem school
B)  free-market school
C)  spaceship-earth school
D)  stewardship
E)  ecocentrismF) A) and E)
G) D) and E)

Question 6

The stewardship worldview holds that as we use natural capital we are ______________ from future generations.

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Question 7

Which of the following is not a part of the Planetary Management worldview?

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A)  We are the most important and dominant species.
B)  Resources are limited and should not be wasted.
C)  The earth should be managed for our own benefit.
D)  The potential for economic growth is essentially unlimited.
E)  Success depends on managing life-support systems to our benefit.F) B) and D)
G) A) and C)

Question 8

Our ecological footprints ____________________ the earth's estimated ecological capacity.

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The answer of Our ecological footprints ____________________ the earth's estimated...

Question 9

Research by psychologists have found that a growing number of people want more of a sense of community as opposed to more 'stuff.'

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Which of the following is part of the environmental wisdom worldview?

Accepted Answer

A)  Success is managing the earth's systems for ourselves.
B)  Success is managing the earth by dominating, changing, and managing the earth for everyone.
C)  Success is economic growth, development, better management, and technology.
D)  Success is learning how nature sustains itself and integrating this into our actions.
E)  Success is understanding nature to dominate, change, and manage it.F) None of the above
G) A) and B)

Question 11

Which of the following is synonymous with an anthropocentric worldview?

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A)  self-centered
B)  life-centered
C)  human-centered
D)  ecosystem-centered
E)  earth-centeredF) A) and E)
G) B) and E)

Question 12

Consider the section "How Much Is Enough?" Do you agree that many of the things we now feel are necessities are actually luxuries? Could you do without them, or are they now part of your necessities? How does your worldview affect your sense of what is necessary?

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Question 13

Which of the following ideas would not be part of the earth-oriented worldview?

Accepted Answer

A)  Preserving the earth's biodiversity now and in the future
B)  Humans are not in charge of the world
C)  We have an ethical responsibility to be caring, responsible managers of the earth.
D)  Human economies and systems are part of earth's life-support systems
E)  Preventing depletion of natural capital promotes environmental sustainabilityF) A) and D)
G) A) and E)

Question 14

Which of the following is not one of the ethical guidelines for living more sustainably?

Accepted Answer

A)  Do not degrade or deplete the earth's natural capital.
B)  Help maintain the earth's capacity for self-repair.
C)  Do not waste matter and energy resources.
D)  Avoid climate-changing activities.
E)  Encourage more technological answers to problems.F) All of the above
G) A) and B)

Question 15

An ____________________ is how people think the world works and what they believe their role in it should be.

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The ____________________ worldview is devoted to preserving the earth's biodiversity and life systems for now and in the future.

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Research by psychologists have found that a growing number of people want more of a sense of community as opposed to more 'stuff.'

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