Understanding Global Climate Change from a Systems Perspective Could Entail

question 36

Multiple Choice

Understanding global climate change from a systems perspective could entail ______.

• A) reducing climate change to its atmospheric effects: greenhouse gases and the depletion of the ozone layer
• B) collecting evidence of climate change over time and understanding how changes are related to one another
• C) pinpointing clear causes and effects between consumer waste and rising temperatures
• D) doing closed laboratory studies on the impacts of rising shorelines and making clear predictions about future outcomes

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Definitions:

Physical Capital

The stock of tangible, non-financial assets that are used in the production of goods and services, such as machinery and buildings.

Opportunity Costs

The cost of an alternative that must be forgone in order to pursue a certain action, essentially what is sacrificed to choose one option over another.

Subsidies

Financial support provided by governments to individuals, organizations, or industries to encourage certain activities or reduce costs.

Comparative Advantage

The ability of an individual or country to produce a particular good or service at a lower opportunity cost than its competitors.