Question 1

Which concept refers to the maximum number of humans and living species that can be supported by a given territory?

Accepted Answer

A) environmental capacity 
B) global commons 
C) supportive capacity 
D) carrying capacity 
A) environmental capacity 
B) global commons 
C) supportive capacity 
D) carrying capacity

Question 2

Which concept refers to the claiming of common properties by states or private interests for their own use?

Accepted Answer

A) the tragedy of the commons 
B) enclosure movement 
C) greenhouse effect 
D) commodification of the environment 
A) the tragedy of the commons 
B) enclosure movement 
C) greenhouse effect 
D) commodification of the environment

Question 3

Which international body has been actively involved in studying the phenomenon of climate change and in organizing diverse countries to attempt to find a global solution?

Accepted Answer

A) the European Union 
B) the United Nations 
C) the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries 
D) the World Bank 
A) the European Union 
B) the United Nations 
C) the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries 
D) the World Bank

Question 4

Which concept refers to new crops with improved characteristics created artificially through genetic engineering that combines genes from species that would not naturally interbreed?

Accepted Answer

A) cash crops 
B) genetically engineered crops 
C) cornucopian crops 
D) transgenic crops 
A) cash crops 
B) genetically engineered crops 
C) cornucopian crops 
D) transgenic crops

Question 5

Which of the following is a reason the prices of food have risen worldwide?

Accepted Answer

A) The prices of energy have increased. 
B) Fertilizer prices never rose to keep up with market demand. 
C) Lower demand for food worldwide led to increasing food prices. 
D) Flat or diminishing demand for nitrogen led to increasing food prices. 
A) The prices of energy have increased. 
B) Fertilizer prices never rose to keep up with market demand. 
C) Lower demand for food worldwide led to increasing food prices. 
D) Flat or diminishing demand for nitrogen led to increasing food prices.

Question 6

Which of the following factors is NOT expected to contribute to rising oil prices over the next decade?

Accepted Answer

A) discovery of newer and easier ways to extract oil 
B) rising demand for oil in the Global South 
C) restriction of oil supply by OPEC 
D) All of these will contribute to rising oil prices. 
A) discovery of newer and easier ways to extract oil 
B) rising demand for oil in the Global South 
C) restriction of oil supply by OPEC 
D) All of these will contribute to rising oil prices.

Question 7

The scientific community is in nearly unanimous agreement that global temperatures are rising. What are the expected effects of rising temperatures?

Accepted Answer

The expected effects of rising global te

Question 8

Why is the Arctic becoming important in assessing the politics of global warming?

Accepted Answer

A) because Arctic ice is melting more slowly than anticipated 
B) because the Arctic is not melting fast enough to offset CFCs 
C) because one-fourth of the world's oil and gas reserves lie under the ice 
D) because the Arctic's penguin population is threatened 
A) because Arctic ice is melting more slowly than anticipated 
B) because the Arctic is not melting fast enough to offset CFCs 
C) because one-fourth of the world's oil and gas reserves lie under the ice 
D) because the Arctic's penguin population is threatened

Question 9

What measures the relative performance of countries across the categories of environmental health, air pollution, water resources, biodiversity and habitat, productive natural resources, and climate change?

Accepted Answer

A) Environmental Protection Index (EPI) 
B) Environmental Performance Index (EPI) 
C) United Nations (UN) 
D) Kyoto Protocol 
A) Environmental Protection Index (EPI) 
B) Environmental Performance Index (EPI) 
C) United Nations (UN) 
D) Kyoto Protocol

Question 10

The gas primarily responsible for the greenhouse effect, carbon dioxide, is released by which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) livestock 
B) burning fossil fuels 
C) rising ocean temperatures 
D) desertification 
A) livestock 
B) burning fossil fuels 
C) rising ocean temperatures 
D) desertification

Question 11

Deforestation is most frequently occurring in which regions?

Accepted Answer

A) the Amazon, West Africa, and Southeast Asia 
B) Bali, Australia, and Southeast Asia 
C) Central America and South America 
D) sub-Saharan Africa and South Africa 
A) the Amazon, West Africa, and Southeast Asia 
B) Bali, Australia, and Southeast Asia 
C) Central America and South America 
D) sub-Saharan Africa and South Africa

Question 12

What has been exceeded if too many tourists visit a national park and, as a result, the park in question is ruined?

Accepted Answer

A) environmental capacity 
B) global commons 
C) supportive capacity 
D) carrying capacity 
A) environmental capacity 
B) global commons 
C) supportive capacity 
D) carrying capacity

Question 13

The oceans, the air, and outer space are all examples of which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) biodiversity 
B) global commons 
C) epistemic community 
D) biodiversity hotspots 
A) biodiversity 
B) global commons 
C) epistemic community 
D) biodiversity hotspots

Question 14

Which term refers to scientific experts on a subject of inquiry, such as global warming, that are organized internationally as NGOs to communicate with one another and use their constructed understanding of "knowledge" to lobby for global transformations?

Accepted Answer

A) epistemic community 
B) environmental security 
C) the United Nations 
D) biodiversity convention 
A) epistemic community 
B) environmental security 
C) the United Nations 
D) biodiversity convention

Question 15

Which idea is associated with sustainable development?

Accepted Answer

A) economic growth that does not deplete the resources needed to maintain growth 
B) underutilizing resources 
C) "spending the earth's capital" 
D) the ability of a corporation to sustain its development by establishing subsidiaries abroad 
A) economic growth that does not deplete the resources needed to maintain growth 
B) underutilizing resources 
C) "spending the earth's capital" 
D) the ability of a corporation to sustain its development by establishing subsidiaries abroad

Question 16

According to the United Nations, approximately how many plant and animal species become extinct every year?

Accepted Answer

A) 5 
B) 50 
C) 5,000 
D) 50,000 
A) 5 
B) 50 
C) 5,000 
D) 50,000

Question 17

Which organization has used its control over oil production as an instrument of coercive diplomacy?

Accepted Answer

A) OPEC 
B) OECD 
C) NATO 
D) NAFTA 
A) OPEC 
B) OECD 
C) NATO 
D) NAFTA

Question 18

Which of the following is NOT a compound that can change the Earth's atmosphere and lead to the greenhouse effect and global warming?

Accepted Answer

A) carbon dioxide 
B) methane 
C) nitrogen 
D) chlorofluorocarbon 
A) carbon dioxide 
B) methane 
C) nitrogen 
D) chlorofluorocarbon

Question 19

Which great power failed to ratify two-thirds of the UN's major global environmental agreements?

Accepted Answer

A) China 
B) Russia 
C) France 
D) the United States 
A) China 
B) Russia 
C) France 
D) the United States

Question 20

Describe the tragedy of the commons. How can this metaphor help us understand the difficulties that countries experience in working together to stop climate change?

Accepted Answer

The tragedy of the commons refers to a s

Which concept refers to the maximum number of humans and living species that can be supported by a given territory?

Which concept refers to the claiming of common properties by states or private interests for their own use?

Which international body has been actively involved in studying the phenomenon of climate change and in organizing diverse countries to attempt to find a global solution?

Which concept refers to new crops with improved characteristics created artificially through genetic engineering that combines genes from species that would not naturally interbreed?

Which of the following is a reason the prices of food have risen worldwide?

Which of the following factors is NOT expected to contribute to rising oil prices over the next decade?

The scientific community is in nearly unanimous agreement that global temperatures are rising. What are the expected effects of rising temperatures?

Why is the Arctic becoming important in assessing the politics of global warming?

What measures the relative performance of countries across the categories of environmental health, air pollution, water resources, biodiversity and habitat, productive natural resources, and climate change?

The gas primarily responsible for the greenhouse effect, carbon dioxide, is released by which of the following?

Deforestation is most frequently occurring in which regions?

What has been exceeded if too many tourists visit a national park and, as a result, the park in question is ruined?

The oceans, the air, and outer space are all examples of which of the following?

Which term refers to scientific experts on a subject of inquiry, such as global warming, that are organized internationally as NGOs to communicate with one another and use their constructed understanding of "knowledge" to lobby for global transformations?

Which idea is associated with sustainable development?

According to the United Nations, approximately how many plant and animal species become extinct every year?

Which organization has used its control over oil production as an instrument of coercive diplomacy?

Which of the following is NOT a compound that can change the Earth's atmosphere and lead to the greenhouse effect and global warming?

Which great power failed to ratify two-thirds of the UN's major global environmental agreements?

Describe the tragedy of the commons. How can this metaphor help us understand the difficulties that countries experience in working together to stop climate change?

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Exam 14: Global Responsibility for the Preservation of the Environment

Which concept refers to the maximum number of humans and living species that can be supported by a given territory?

Which concept refers to the claiming of common properties by states or private interests for their own use?

Which international body has been actively involved in studying the phenomenon of climate change and in organizing diverse countries to attempt to find a global solution?

Which concept refers to new crops with improved characteristics created artificially through genetic engineering that combines genes from species that would not naturally interbreed?

Which of the following is a reason the prices of food have risen worldwide?

Which of the following factors is NOT expected to contribute to rising oil prices over the next decade?

The scientific community is in nearly unanimous agreement that global temperatures are rising. What are the expected effects of rising temperatures?

Why is the Arctic becoming important in assessing the politics of global warming?

What measures the relative performance of countries across the categories of environmental health, air pollution, water resources, biodiversity and habitat, productive natural resources, and climate change?

The gas primarily responsible for the greenhouse effect, carbon dioxide, is released by which of the following?

Deforestation is most frequently occurring in which regions?

What has been exceeded if too many tourists visit a national park and, as a result, the park in question is ruined?

The oceans, the air, and outer space are all examples of which of the following?

Which term refers to scientific experts on a subject of inquiry, such as global warming, that are organized internationally as NGOs to communicate with one another and use their constructed understanding of "knowledge" to lobby for global transformations?

Which idea is associated with sustainable development?

According to the United Nations, approximately how many plant and animal species become extinct every year?

Which organization has used its control over oil production as an instrument of coercive diplomacy?

Which of the following is NOT a compound that can change the Earth's atmosphere and lead to the greenhouse effect and global warming?

Which great power failed to ratify two-thirds of the UN's major global environmental agreements?

Describe the tragedy of the commons. How can this metaphor help us understand the difficulties that countries experience in working together to stop climate change?

Discovering World Politics

Interpreting World Politics Through the Lens of Theory

Theories of International Decision Making

Great Power Relations and Rivalries

World Politics and the Global South

Non-State Actors and the Quest for Global Community

The Threat of Armed Conflict to the World

The Pursuit of Power Through Arms and Alliances

The Quest for Peace Through International Law and Collective Security

The Globalization of International Finance

International Trade in the Global Marketplace

The Demographic and Cultural Dimensions of Globalization

The Promotion of Human Development and Human Rights

Looking Ahead at Global Trends and Transformations

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