Chapters 15 & 16 Review

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Across
  1. 3. the _________ progress index measures progress by considering factors like income, quality of life, environmental damage, and unpaid labor
  2. 5. used to compare the costs and benefits of a project including both social and environmental impacts (abbreviation)
  3. 6. a source of pollution like urban runoff which cannot be traced back to a single place
  4. 8. environmental ___________ refers to rules, practices, and laws that protect human health, natural resources, and environmental quality
  5. 10. proposed the “Tragedy of the Commons” stating that self-interest would deplete shared resources (like to overgrazing of common pastures)
  6. 12. overcrowded areas typically found in developing countries that lack basic services
  7. 14. it is difficult to get around many cities without private _________ due to expansion with freeways
  8. 15. agreement focused on reducing CFCs in order to prevent the ozone hole from getting bigger
  9. 17. passed in 1972 and aimed to make our _______________ both “swimmable and fishable”
  10. 19. economic style that assumes resources are finite
  11. 20. economic style that includes labor, knowledge, and capital, seeing resources as interchangeable
  12. 21. aimed to cleanup abandoned toxic sites and hold polluters liable for unsafe dumping
  13. 22. cities with over 10 million people
  14. 24. reflects the total value of goods and services in an economy (abbreviation)
Down
  1. 1. make producers pay for all costs including the environmental impacts
  2. 2. international agreement aimed at regulating the trade of endangered species
  3. 4. economic style that focuses on pricing natural capital and the environmental costs of exploitation
  4. 7. cornerstone of US environmental policy that established oversight & directed federal agencies to consider environmental consequences
  5. 9. system in which companies with excess emission reductions can sell credits to others; incentivizes low emissions
  6. 11. passed in 1970 and was aimed at improving human health by reducing air contaminants
  7. 13. model in which small loans are provided to entrepreneurs with small businesses
  8. 16. continent that currently has the most urban areas
  9. 18. promotes efficient land use by encouraging “fill-in” development, diverse housing, and transportation options for residents
  10. 23. EIS or environmental ___________ statements are required for major federal projects and include the possible short/long term effects of the project