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Stuff exam
- Please select one answer for each question.
- You can change your answers any number of times
- You can take the test any number of times
- There is no time limit for the test
- The exam will be removed form blackboard on the 12th of December
- The correct answers will not be displayed after the test
Question 1
2 out of 2 points
Correct
How many pounds of natural resources does the average American consume each day?

Answer
Selected Answer: c.
120
Correct Answer: c.
120
Question 2
2 out of 2 points
Correct
How is this industrial/American scale of consumption possible?
Answer
Selected Answer: c.
Because chains of production reach all over the planet, and are not confined to the industrial world
Correct Answer: c.
Because chains of production reach all over the planet, and are not confined to the industrial world
Question 3
3 out of 3 points
Correct
How can industrial societies reach a point where our environmental impacts are minimal?
Answer
Selected Answer: b.
All the needed pieces are already there (e.g., alternative technologies, more balanced lifestyles, better laws). They just need to be put into place
Correct Answer: b.
All the needed pieces are already there (e.g., alternative technologies, more balanced lifestyles, better laws). They just need to be put into place
Question 4
2 out of 2 points
Correct
What happened to small scale coffee farms in Colombia beginning in the 1980s?
Answer
Selected Answer: e.
All of the above happened with the rise of industrial scale, factory farming of coffee in Colombia.
Correct Answer: e.
All of the above happened with the rise of industrial scale, factory farming of coffee in Colombia.
Question 5
2 out of 2 points
Correct
Growing cotton accounts for how much of the world’s annual pesticide consumption?
Answer
Selected Answer: a.
10%
Correct Answer: a.
10%
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