How Is Environmental Anthropology a Response to Existing Environmental Policies

question 34

Multiple Choice

How is environmental anthropology a response to existing environmental policies?

• A) There is increasing recognition that environmental policies imposed from the top down are unlikely to work.
• B) There are few environmental policies in the developing world, so anthropologists are needed to apply Western policies to new communities.
• C) Existing environmental policies are culturally discriminatory, and anthropologists are involved to reduce this bias.
• D) There is evidence that environmental change is more likely to be successful if it is initiated by an outsider.

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Definitions:

Untreated Sewage

Wastewater and human wastes that have not been processed or cleaned, often containing harmful pollutants and pathogens.

Freshwater Ecosystems

Aquatic systems of low salt concentration, including rivers, lakes, streams, ponds, and wetlands, supporting diverse life forms.

Groundwater

The water present beneath Earth's surface in soil pore spaces and in the fractures of rock formations.

Plant Nutrients

Essential minerals and elements required by plants for their growth, development, and physiological processes.