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Questions

1. Health risks, farm loss, reduced quality of life, and environmental degradation are all _____________________ created by the industrialization of hog production.

externalities of scale

point source polluters

bioremediations

market-based approaches

2. Sociologist Philip McMichael created the term ______________ to describe how food seems to just "appear" on people's plates; people have little knowledge of where the food comes from or who produces it.

"green revolution"

"farm to table"

"farms to factories"

"food from nowhere"

3. A 1998 Senate Agriculture Committee report estimated that _____________ was the single largest contributor to the pollution of America's waterways.

nuclear waste

trash / litter

fertilizers

livestock waste

4. A shopper choosing to buy more expensive organic carrots over less expensive non-organic carrots because the organic ones are better for the environment is an example of:

political consumerism

eco-commodification

food regime theory

word systems theory

5. ____________ is determined by a number of factors including access to nature (including parks and forests) and exposure to pollution, overcrowding, and noise.

Environmental health

Sustainability

Ecological footprint

Climate consciousness

6. An example of environmental injustice described in the textbook includes:

The poisoning of Flint, Michigan's water supply with lead

The chemical contamination of the Love Canal neighborhood in Niagara Falls

The high percentage of families on the Navajo Reservation that lack running water at home

All of the above

7. Corn and soy are two foods that are commonly _______________, meaning their genes have been altered by importing genes from other plants.

genetically modernized

genetically mitigated

genetically greened

genetically modified

8. In 1987, a national study conducted by the United Church of Christ Commission on Racial Justice found that ________ was the most significant factor in determining where toxic waste facilities were located in the U.S.

income

education

race

gender

9. Describe a specific instance or example from the documentary "Crying Earth Rise Up" that exemplifies environmental injustice. Does this example also meet the criteria for environmental racism? Why or why not?

10. According to the textbook, of the wide variety of strategies being used by alternative food movements today, market-based approaches are the most prominent. Explain one potential benefit of market-based approaches and one potential drawback.