Question 1

The amount of human and other life forms that the Earth can support is referred to as

Accepted Answer

A)  the tragedy of the commons. 
B)  spaceship Earth. 
C)  carrying capacity. 
D)  the secret of the Persian chessboard. 
A)  the tragedy of the commons. 
B)  spaceship Earth. 
C)  carrying capacity. 
D)  the secret of the Persian chessboard.

Question 2

Which of the following are interrelated sets of problems on the ecopolitical agenda?

Accepted Answer

A)  Climate change and ozone depletion 
B)  Biodiversity and deforestation 
C)  Deforestation and increasing levels of carbon dioxide 
D)  Arms transfers and globalization 
A)  Climate change and ozone depletion 
B)  Biodiversity and deforestation 
C)  Deforestation and increasing levels of carbon dioxide 
D)  Arms transfers and globalization

Question 3

One successful international agreement on the environment, which gained wide acceptance thanks in part to strong scientific evidence, was

Accepted Answer

A)  the Kyoto Protocol to reduce global warming. 
B)  the Washington Agreement to prevent deforestation. 
C)  the Johannesburg Treaty on biodiversity. 
D)  the Montreal Protocol to reduce depletion of the ozone layer. 
A)  the Kyoto Protocol to reduce global warming. 
B)  the Washington Agreement to prevent deforestation. 
C)  the Johannesburg Treaty on biodiversity. 
D)  the Montreal Protocol to reduce depletion of the ozone layer.

Question 4

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 5

Many scientists are in agreement that the threat of climate change is overstated and that global warming is not a clear environmental threat.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

The production of greenhouse gases has been rising in all areas of the world, including the Global South.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Deforestation is most occurring in which countries?

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 8

Brazil's Forest Code is designed to protect the Amazon rain forest and requires that _____  of landholding remain forested.

Accepted Answer

A)  40 percent 
B)  60 percent 
C)  80 percent 
D)  95 percent 
A)  40 percent 
B)  60 percent 
C)  80 percent 
D)  95 percent

Question 9

OPEC has used its control over oil production as an instrument of coercive diplomacy to influence politics in the Middle East.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

"Neo-Malthusians" and "cornucopians" are the labels given to different schools of thought about the impact of population growth on economic development and environmental quality. Write an essay in which you contrast the positions taken by these two schools on the demographic future of the human species. Based on the available evidence on current population and resource trends, which school of thought do you find more convincing? Why?

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Global environmental issues engage the c

The amount of human and other life forms that the Earth can support is referred to as

Which of the following are interrelated sets of problems on the ecopolitical agenda?

One successful international agreement on the environment, which gained wide acceptance thanks in part to strong scientific evidence, was

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

Many scientists are in agreement that the threat of climate change is overstated and that global warming is not a clear environmental threat.

The production of greenhouse gases has been rising in all areas of the world, including the Global South.

Deforestation is most occurring in which countries?

Brazil's Forest Code is designed to protect the Amazon rain forest and requires that _____ of landholding remain forested.

OPEC has used its control over oil production as an instrument of coercive diplomacy to influence politics in the Middle East.

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The Quest for Peace Through International Law and Collective Security

The Globalization of International Finance

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Exam 14: Global Responsibility for the Preservation of the Environment

The amount of human and other life forms that the Earth can support is referred to as

Which of the following are interrelated sets of problems on the ecopolitical agenda?

One successful international agreement on the environment, which gained wide acceptance thanks in part to strong scientific evidence, was

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

Many scientists are in agreement that the threat of climate change is overstated and that global warming is not a clear environmental threat.

The production of greenhouse gases has been rising in all areas of the world, including the Global South.

Deforestation is most occurring in which countries?

Brazil's Forest Code is designed to protect the Amazon rain forest and requires that _____ of landholding remain forested.

OPEC has used its control over oil production as an instrument of coercive diplomacy to influence politics in the Middle East.

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

Nonstate 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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