Dr. Mark O’Gorman - Maryville College
The Exam will be on Wednesday December 12th 2007 at 9:00am
in Thaw Hall 202 (our classroom)
Name: _____________________________________
Directions: During this exam time, please complete the
information listed below. Complete all
work on the separate paper provided by Dr. O’Gorman. You must sign & turn in this exam sheet to receive credit,
along with validation of not giving or receiving aid during this exam. Good Luck!
Please write a short one-paragraph answer that
defines the term you have chosen to answer, explains its importance to
environmental issues, and then discusses how this term could be seen/perceived
in both positive and negative terms.
REMEMBER TO EXPLAIN ACRONYMS AND YOUR ANALYSIS how each answer can be
environmentally explained in multiple ways (“pluses and minuses – or pro and
con – or how an anthropocentric versus a ecocentric would respond”). BE SURE TO ANSWER THE CORRECT NUMBER
OF QUESTIONS FOR EACH SUBSECTION.
Section One – From the Final 1/3rd
of the Course – Answer Six (6): 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.
7. 8. 9.
10. 11.
Section Two – From the ENTIRE COURSE –
Answer Four (4) A. B.
C. D. E. F. G. H.
I. J.
SECTION TWO: One Essay – 40
Points
Be sure to write a thoughtful
essay that explains your answer AND USES EXAMPLES FROM THE COURSE in order to
show your mastery of the class material.
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You will have some
choice in the forty- point essay question.
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An “A” essay will
provide multiple examples and material from the entire course.
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And an “A” essay
will show you have read the material in the course.
SECTION THREE _
APPLIED WORK 20 Points - Please
answer all questions listed below, in the format required.
Some fill in the blank, some lists, maybe a requirement to draw a
figure or graph – ALL FROM THE FINAL 1/3rd OF THE COURSE – will be
in this section.
THE FINAL EXAM:
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Cumulative Final Exam, with emphasis on the final 1/3rd of the
course (material since the last exam).
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The Exam is worth twenty five percent (25%) of your course grade.
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The Exam will cover:
· For the final 1/3rd section of the
exam: Chapters 10, 11, 12,
13, and 14 in Principles of Environmental Science: Inquiry and Applications.
· The three sets of pages listed in the syllabus
from Listening to Earth.
· The usgbc.org, caiso.com and greenpowerswitch
websites.
· From the entire course: ALL class notes, readings and discussions
· The first two exams.
Reviewing
your old exams is a good place to start, in order to understand material that
was important enough to be tested once…and may be tested again!
LOOK TO MAKE CONNECTIONS – this
material, although separated artificially by our text, does integrate. Find ways in your answers (especially your
essay) to discuss such connections (Ex.
What are the connections between wetland issues and wastewater treatment
facilities? Why is environmental
philosophy important in understanding Superfund? How can organic foods and hazardous waste be related? How does energy use and biocentrism
integrate environmentally? Why are population,
natural science and environmental art related?)
USE THE EXTRA TIME IN THIS FINAL EXAM TO TAKE A MOMENT
OR TWO TO ORGANIZE YOUR THOUGHTS.
(write out an outline of your essay before you write the essay is a good
way to use the extra time).