Q QUIZ #3 SCI-120: HUMAN ECOLOGY (Ch 5 & 6) 1. TRUE or FALSE: Management actions taken in complex social-ecological systems sometimes result in outcomes intended by the policy makers, but always include unintended outcomes that are often undesirable or even catastrophic. EXPLAIN: 2. TRUE or FALSE: Exponential growth can continue indefinitely in a finite world. EXPLAIN: 3. The curve below: a. shows a balancing (negative) feedback relationship. b. indicates that socio-ecological perfection has been met. c. proves that unlimited growth is possible. d. is an example of an exponential relationship. ? 4. The curve below: a. shows an example of “goal-seeking”. b. is a result of processes involving balancing (negative) feedback. c. is a result of processes involving reinforcing (positive) feedback. d. “a” and “b” above are correct. e. “a” and “c” above are correct. 5. TRUE or FALSE: In the Fixes that Fail archetype, attempts to “fix” the symptoms instead of the problem, result in making the underlying problem worse, which in turn makes the symptoms worse, stimulating the problem solver to apply a greater amount of “fixing” to the worsened symptoms, making the problem even worse yet! EXPLAIN: 6. TRUE or FALSE: The failure of policymakers to have prevented today’s Global Climate Changes (storms, droughts, eroded coastlines, sea-level rise, warmer global temperatures, etc.) are at least partially the result of the delayed effects of feedback due to the long term accumulation effects of CO2 from the burning of fossil fuels over the last century. EXPLAIN. 7. Proponents of Sustainable Growth: a. argue that new technologies will help societies “do more with less”. b. focus mainly on social justice and equity. c. argue that new technologies will allow societies to operate within planetary limits despite continued growth in consumption. d. all of the above are true. e. “a” and “b”. f. “a” and “c”. 8. Proponents of Sustainable Development argue that: a. there is an absolute limit to what can be achieved technologically. b. continued growth is not possible on a finite planet. c. human consumption of energy and matter must eventually be stabilized at rates that can be accommodated indefinitely by the planet. d. new technologies will allow societies to operate within planetary limits despite continued growth in consumption. e. All of the above. f. “a”, “b” and “c” above. 9. T/F: Sustainable Development and Sustainable Growth are mutually compatible. EXPLAIN: 10. T/F: It is possible to bring all the poor of the world up to levels of affluence enjoyed by the rich. EXPLAIN: 11. T/F: The paradigm of ‘sufficiency’ must come to dominate the human economy. EXPLAIN: 12. T/F: There are limits inherent in the physics, chemistry, biology and ecology of Earth that cannot be exceeded. EXPLAIN: