Question 1

Brazil's population is about _people.

Accepted Answer

A)  123 million 
B)  173 million 
C)  273 million 
D)  23 million 
E)  1.3 billion 
A)  123 million 
B)  173 million 
C)  273 million 
D)  23 million 
E)  1.3 billion B

Question 2

Who do John Vandermeer and Ivette Perfecto NOT blame for the destructive cycle of rainforest decimation in Costa Rica?

Accepted Answer

A)  Costa Rican landowners 
B)  the international economic system which demands hard currency 
C)  the debt-ridden Costa Rican government 
D)  MNCs who lure workers to short-lived new plantations 
E)  all of the above 
A)  Costa Rican landowners 
B)  the international economic system which demands hard currency 
C)  the debt-ridden Costa Rican government 
D)  MNCs who lure workers to short-lived new plantations 
E)  all of the above C

Question 3

The 1994 Cairo Conference on Population issued a strong statement opposing abortion at the request of the Catholic Church and the Imams of the World Islamic Movement.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 4

One of the three key players in the majority of debt-for-nature swaps is the World Bank.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The concept of ecological space has been one pushed in recent years by whom?

Accepted Answer

A)  poor countries of the South 
B)  rich countries of the North 
C)  northern European countries . 
D)  southern European countries 
E)  a small number of radical NGOs 
A)  poor countries of the South 
B)  rich countries of the North 
C)  northern European countries . 
D)  southern European countries 
E)  a small number of radical NGOs

Question 6

President Cardoso's program to make Brazil's economy more fiscally responsible was known as the REAL plan.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

In which area has the least amount of global institution building taken place?

Accepted Answer

A)  environment 
B)  population 
C)  food 
D)  energy 
E)  economic development 
A)  environment 
B)  population 
C)  food 
D)  energy 
E)  economic development

Question 8

John and Nancy Jack Todd have developed "living machines" that enable cross-breeding of plant species that may expand agricultural productivity as their main goal.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Northern and Southern hemisphere countries split most contentiously over which issue at the 1992 Earth Summit?

Accepted Answer

A)  desertification 
B)  ozone depletion 
C)  global warming 
D)  rainforest depletion 
E)  biodiversity 
A)  desertification 
B)  ozone depletion 
C)  global warming 
D)  rainforest depletion 
E)  biodiversity

Question 10

Since 1991 a new institution called the Global Environment Facility GEF) has been allocating large sums of money worldwide to address environmental problems.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

The United Nations Environment Programme UNEP) grew out of which global town meeting?

Accepted Answer

A)  Rome 1974 
B)  Stockholm 1972 
C)  Cairo 1994 
D)  Rio 1992 
E)  Bucharest 1974 
A)  Rome 1974 
B)  Stockholm 1972 
C)  Cairo 1994 
D)  Rio 1992 
E)  Bucharest 1974

Question 12

Chapter five expresses the opinion that since technology has caused most of our ecological problems, it therefore cannot represent the solution to any of these problems.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

____ruled Brazil from 1831-89, when a federal republic was created following a revolution.

Accepted Answer

A)  Pedro Cabral 
B)  Dom Joao V 
C)  Dom Joao VI 
D)  Dom Pedro I 
E)  Dom Pedro II 
A)  Pedro Cabral 
B)  Dom Joao V 
C)  Dom Joao VI 
D)  Dom Pedro I 
E)  Dom Pedro II

Question 14

Which is NOT one of the policy principles recommended for global actors in Chapter 5?

Accepted Answer

A)  multilateralism 
B)  democratic devolution 
C)  female empowerment 
D)  sectorally-specific aid 
E)  top-down policy formation 
A)  multilateralism 
B)  democratic devolution 
C)  female empowerment 
D)  sectorally-specific aid 
E)  top-down policy formation

Question 15

John Vandermeer and Ivette Perfecto are proponents of the establishment who criticize radicals intent on confusing the issue and undoing the ecological progress achieved to date through debt-for-nature swaps.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

The practice of debt-for-nature swaps evolved out of the work of which organization:

Accepted Answer

A)  Sierra Club 
B)  Greenpeace 
C)  World Wildlife Fund 
D)  UNEP 
E)  GFE 
A)  Sierra Club 
B)  Greenpeace 
C)  World Wildlife Fund 
D)  UNEP 
E)  GFE

Question 17

The linkage of what two problems has aided the emergence of debt-for-nature swaps:

Accepted Answer

A)  environmental abuse and over-population 
B)  over-population and drought-induced famine 
C)  drought-induced famine and energy shocks 
D)  energy shocks and the debt burden 
E)  the debt burden and environmental abuse 
A)  environmental abuse and over-population 
B)  over-population and drought-induced famine 
C)  drought-induced famine and energy shocks 
D)  energy shocks and the debt burden 
E)  the debt burden and environmental abuse

Question 18

The world's oldest and most important food IGO is called the:

Accepted Answer

A)  Food and Agricultural Organization FAO. 
B)  International Fund for Agricultural Development IFAD. 
C)  Food First 
D)  Bread for the World 
E)  none of the above 
A)  Food and Agricultural Organization FAO. 
B)  International Fund for Agricultural Development IFAD. 
C)  Food First 
D)  Bread for the World 
E)  none of the above

Question 19

The Brazilian cities of Cubatao and Curitiba are both shining examples of green cities with green policies admired around the world.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Compared to the U.S., Brazilian society is:

Accepted Answer

A)  more homogeneous 
B)  more heterogeneous 
C)  considerably younger 
D)  more imbued with a work ethic 
E)  much more violent 
A)  more homogeneous 
B)  more heterogeneous 
C)  considerably younger 
D)  more imbued with a work ethic 
E)  much more violent

Brazil's population is about _people.

Who do John Vandermeer and Ivette Perfecto NOT blame for the destructive cycle of rainforest decimation in Costa Rica?

The 1994 Cairo Conference on Population issued a strong statement opposing abortion at the request of the Catholic Church and the Imams of the World Islamic Movement.

One of the three key players in the majority of debt-for-nature swaps is the World Bank.

The concept of ecological space has been one pushed in recent years by whom?

President Cardoso's program to make Brazil's economy more fiscally responsible was known as the REAL plan.

In which area has the least amount of global institution building taken place?

John and Nancy Jack Todd have developed "living machines" that enable cross-breeding of plant species that may expand agricultural productivity as their main goal.

Northern and Southern hemisphere countries split most contentiously over which issue at the 1992 Earth Summit?

Since 1991 a new institution called the Global Environment Facility GEF) has been allocating large sums of money worldwide to address environmental problems.

The United Nations Environment Programme UNEP) grew out of which global town meeting?

Chapter five expresses the opinion that since technology has caused most of our ecological problems, it therefore cannot represent the solution to any of these problems.

____ruled Brazil from 1831-89, when a federal republic was created following a revolution.

Which is NOT one of the policy principles recommended for global actors in Chapter 5?

John Vandermeer and Ivette Perfecto are proponents of the establishment who criticize radicals intent on confusing the issue and undoing the ecological progress achieved to date through debt-for-nature swaps.

The practice of debt-for-nature swaps evolved out of the work of which organization:

The linkage of what two problems has aided the emergence of debt-for-nature swaps:

The world's oldest and most important food IGO is called the:

The Brazilian cities of Cubatao and Curitiba are both shining examples of green cities with green policies admired around the world.

Compared to the U.S., Brazilian society is:

Globalization

Social Science Philosophy and Methods

Geography and Spatial Analysis

Global Ecological Problems

Identity Amid Human Diversity

Psychology and Human Motivation

Global Ethics and Human Rights

Anthropology and Humans As Bio-Cultural Beings

Sociology and Human Social Activity

Comparative Cultures

Political Science: Who Gets What, When, and How

The State Challenged by New Actors

Macroeconomics and Us Economic Hegemony

International Economics

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Exam 5: Solving Ecological Problems

Brazil's population is about _people.

Who do John Vandermeer and Ivette Perfecto NOT blame for the destructive cycle of rainforest decimation in Costa Rica?

The 1994 Cairo Conference on Population issued a strong statement opposing abortion at the request of the Catholic Church and the Imams of the World Islamic Movement.

One of the three key players in the majority of debt-for-nature swaps is the World Bank.

The concept of ecological space has been one pushed in recent years by whom?

President Cardoso's program to make Brazil's economy more fiscally responsible was known as the REAL plan.

In which area has the least amount of global institution building taken place?

John and Nancy Jack Todd have developed "living machines" that enable cross-breeding of plant species that may expand agricultural productivity as their main goal.

Northern and Southern hemisphere countries split most contentiously over which issue at the 1992 Earth Summit?

Since 1991 a new institution called the Global Environment Facility GEF) has been allocating large sums of money worldwide to address environmental problems.

The United Nations Environment Programme UNEP) grew out of which global town meeting?

Chapter five expresses the opinion that since technology has caused most of our ecological problems, it therefore cannot represent the solution to any of these problems.

____ruled Brazil from 1831-89, when a federal republic was created following a revolution.

Which is NOT one of the policy principles recommended for global actors in Chapter 5?

John Vandermeer and Ivette Perfecto are proponents of the establishment who criticize radicals intent on confusing the issue and undoing the ecological progress achieved to date through debt-for-nature swaps.

The practice of debt-for-nature swaps evolved out of the work of which organization:

The linkage of what two problems has aided the emergence of debt-for-nature swaps:

The world's oldest and most important food IGO is called the:

The Brazilian cities of Cubatao and Curitiba are both shining examples of green cities with green policies admired around the world.

Compared to the U.S., Brazilian society is:

Globalization

Social Science Philosophy and Methods

Geography and Spatial Analysis

Global Ecological Problems

Identity Amid Human Diversity

Psychology and Human Motivation

Global Ethics and Human Rights

Anthropology and Humans As Bio-Cultural Beings

Sociology and Human Social Activity

Comparative Cultures

Political Science: Who Gets What, When, and How

The State Challenged by New Actors

Macroeconomics and Us Economic Hegemony

International Economics

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