Motor vehicle drivers paying for the full cost of the harmful effects of fossil fuel use is the application of the ____ principle.
A. precautionary
B. public access
C. human rights
D. polluter-pays
E. environmental justice
Answer: D
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Which of the following is the least relevant to the concept of threshold?
A) Movie theaters have different thresholds for different sizes of theatres. B) Large supermarkets need to be in an area where at least 25,000 people can get there within 15 minutes. C) A department store also has gas stations. D) Analysis is performed to determine average travel times to different parts of the city. E) A survey is conducted to understand what the average income is of nearby neighborhood.
Sustainable agriculture has many goals. One of the primary goals is best described as ________
A) converting forestland into productive cropland B) converting desert land into productive cropland because of the growth in desalinization technology C) increasing the use of chemical fertilizers and pesticides D) making an effort to maintain productive topsoil E) encouraging the growth of large-scale agribusiness because it is the most economically viable form of agriculture
Which geologic hazard can be triggered by a volcanic landslide?
A. Earthquake B. Tsunami C. Steam explosion D. Pyroclastic flow
Tectonic plates move about as fast as ________
A) a child crawls B) a river flows C) a snail crawls D) grass grows in the summer E) your fingernails grow