External Forces in the Natural Environment Include

question 80

Multiple Choice

External forces in the natural environment include

• A)the trend toward healthier lifestyles, which can shift spending toward exercise equipment and health clubs and away from alcohol and snack foods.
• B)air and/or water pollution, the depletion of irreplaceable natural resources, or inefficient energy/resource usage.
• C)interest rates, exchange rates, the inflation rate, the unemployment rate, the rate of economic growth, trade deficits or surpluses, savings rates, and per-capita domestic product.
• D)tax policy, fiscal policy, tariffs, the political climate, and the strength of institutions such as the federal banking system.
• E)slow growth in buyer demand.

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Definitions:

Land Use Restriction

Regulations that govern how land can be used in specific areas to control development and preserve the environment.

Diminishes Value

Refers to any action or occurrence that lessens or reduces the worth or perceived worth of something, often used in legal and commercial contexts.

Governmental Taking

In law, the act of a government seizing private property for public use, often with compensation to the owner.

Unconstitutional Conditions

The principle that the government cannot condition the receipt of a government benefit or the ability to participate in a government program upon the waiver of a constitutionally protected right.