Question 1

Where are population growth rates highest?

Accepted Answer

A)  East Asia. 
B)  South Asia. 
C)  Sub-Saharan Africa. 
D)  Latin America. 
A)  East Asia. 
B)  South Asia. 
C)  Sub-Saharan Africa. 
D)  Latin America. C

Question 2

Where did political chaos and popular anxiety encourage authoritarianism?

Accepted Answer

A)  Chile. 
B)  France. 
C)  Gabon. 
D)  Tunisia. 
A)  Chile. 
B)  France. 
C)  Gabon. 
D)  Tunisia. A

Question 3

What was Thomas Malthus's argument regarding population?

Accepted Answer

A)  Population increased geometrically while food supplies increased arithmetically, so that the former outstripped the latter. 
B)  A "green revolution" would allow food supplies to keep pace with population growth. 
C)  If population growth outstripped food supplies, parents would adjust and have fewer children. 
D)  Rapid population growth would provide the cheap labor necessary for industrialization. 
A)  Population increased geometrically while food supplies increased arithmetically, so that the former outstripped the latter. 
B)  A "green revolution" would allow food supplies to keep pace with population growth. 
C)  If population growth outstripped food supplies, parents would adjust and have fewer children. 
D)  Rapid population growth would provide the cheap labor necessary for industrialization. A

Question 4

Which of the following authors describes a future world of apocalyptic chaos?

Accepted Answer

A)  Richard Rosecrance. 
B)  Robert Kaplan. 
C)  Stephen Krasner. 
D)  Hans Morgenthau. 
A)  Richard Rosecrance. 
B)  Robert Kaplan. 
C)  Stephen Krasner. 
D)  Hans Morgenthau.

Question 5

What environmental hazard was rated by the US Embassy in Beijing as "Crazy Bad"?

Accepted Answer

A)  Pesticides in food. 
B)  Air pollution. 
C)  Lead poisoning. 
D)  Untreated waste water. 
A)  Pesticides in food. 
B)  Air pollution. 
C)  Lead poisoning. 
D)  Untreated waste water.

Question 6

What was once called the "lungs of the world"?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Canadian Rockies. 
B)  The steppes of Central Asia. 
C)  The Amazon basin. 
D)  The Nile delta. 
A)  The Canadian Rockies. 
B)  The steppes of Central Asia. 
C)  The Amazon basin. 
D)  The Nile delta.

Question 7

Where did the largest oil spill in marine waters taker place?

Accepted Answer

A)  Alaska. 
B)  The Gulf of Mexico. 
C)  The Pacific Ocean. 
D)  The Strait of Malacca. 
A)  Alaska. 
B)  The Gulf of Mexico. 
C)  The Pacific Ocean. 
D)  The Strait of Malacca.

Question 8

What country was the scene of civil war in the 1980s that was partly a result on unequal land distribution?

Accepted Answer

A)  Venezuela. 
B)  El Salvador. 
C)  Vietnam. 
D)  Iran. 
A)  Venezuela. 
B)  El Salvador. 
C)  Vietnam. 
D)  Iran.

Question 9

What treaty was signed in 2016 in an effort to slow global warming?

Accepted Answer

A)  North American Agreement on Environmental Cooperation. 
B)  The Kyoto Protocol. 
C)  The Paris Climate Agreement. 
D)  The Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer 
A)  North American Agreement on Environmental Cooperation. 
B)  The Kyoto Protocol. 
C)  The Paris Climate Agreement. 
D)  The Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer

Question 10

Why do some developing countries refuse to take steps to protect their environment?

Accepted Answer

A)  Environmental measures reduce the rate of economic development. 
B)  Environmental protection is relatively less important than disease and famine. 
C)  Environmental controls limit the profits of politically important interest groups. 
D)  Environmentalists become too influential in local politics. 
A)  Environmental measures reduce the rate of economic development. 
B)  Environmental protection is relatively less important than disease and famine. 
C)  Environmental controls limit the profits of politically important interest groups. 
D)  Environmentalists become too influential in local politics.

Question 11

What caused London's "pea-soup" fogs in the nineteenth century?

Accepted Answer

A)  The burning of trash. 
B)  The use of coal for heating. 
C)  The smog from factories. 
D)  Frequent incidents of arson. 
A)  The burning of trash. 
B)  The use of coal for heating. 
C)  The smog from factories. 
D)  Frequent incidents of arson.

Question 12

Which of the following is one of the consequences of population density in a country?

Accepted Answer

A)  Government efforts to enforce birth control. 
B)  Land hunger. 
C)  Exploitation of natural resources. 
D)  Government coercion to encourage migration. 
A)  Government efforts to enforce birth control. 
B)  Land hunger. 
C)  Exploitation of natural resources. 
D)  Government coercion to encourage migration.

Question 13

Why has the United States been reluctant to join other countries in carrying out the Kyoto Protocol to limit greenhouse gases?

Accepted Answer

A)  It would have to pay a significant amount of the costs. 
B)  It would receive relatively few benefits. 
C)  Other industrialized countries have refused to ratify the Kyoto Protocol. 
D)  There is inadequate evidence that carbon gases cause global warning. 
A)  It would have to pay a significant amount of the costs. 
B)  It would receive relatively few benefits. 
C)  Other industrialized countries have refused to ratify the Kyoto Protocol. 
D)  There is inadequate evidence that carbon gases cause global warning.

Question 14

What is a "body" state?

Accepted Answer

A)  A country that specializes in research and development. 
B)  A country that suffers from overpopulation. 
C)  A country that manufacture physical products. 
D)  A country that lacks an adequate education system. 
A)  A country that specializes in research and development. 
B)  A country that suffers from overpopulation. 
C)  A country that manufacture physical products. 
D)  A country that lacks an adequate education system.

Question 15

What was the first country to have more people over the age of 65 than under the age of 15?

Accepted Answer

A)  Iceland. 
B)  Russia. 
C)  Italy. 
D)  Mexico. 
A)  Iceland. 
B)  Russia. 
C)  Italy. 
D)  Mexico.

Question 16

Where did the Soviet navy dump its radioactive wastes?

Accepted Answer

A)  The North Sea. 
B)  The Barents Sea. 
C)  The Baltic Sea. 
D)  The Atlantic Ocean. 
A)  The North Sea. 
B)  The Barents Sea. 
C)  The Baltic Sea. 
D)  The Atlantic Ocean.

Question 17

What environmentalist was murdered in 1988?

Accepted Answer

A)  Chico Mendes. 
B)  Rachel Carson. 
C)  Erin Brockovich. 
D)  Paul Ehrlich. 
A)  Chico Mendes. 
B)  Rachel Carson. 
C)  Erin Brockovich. 
D)  Paul Ehrlich.

Question 18

What is another term for global warming?

Accepted Answer

A)  Ozone depletion. 
B)  Acid precipitation. 
C)  The greenhouse effect. 
D)  Eutrophication. 
A)  Ozone depletion. 
B)  Acid precipitation. 
C)  The greenhouse effect. 
D)  Eutrophication.

Question 19

Which of the following is among the six countries that account for half the annual population growth?

Accepted Answer

A)  Russia. 
B)  India. 
C)  Brazil. 
D)  Indonesia. 
A)  Russia. 
B)  India. 
C)  Brazil. 
D)  Indonesia.

Question 20

Which of the following NGOs seeks to alleviate famine and malnutrition?

Accepted Answer

A)  Greenpeace. 
B)  Oxfam. 
C)  Sierra Club. 
D)  Amnesty International. 
A)  Greenpeace. 
B)  Oxfam. 
C)  Sierra Club. 
D)  Amnesty International.

Where are population growth rates highest?

Where did political chaos and popular anxiety encourage authoritarianism?

What was Thomas Malthus's argument regarding population?

Which of the following authors describes a future world of apocalyptic chaos?

What environmental hazard was rated by the US Embassy in Beijing as "Crazy Bad"?

What was once called the "lungs of the world"?

Where did the largest oil spill in marine waters taker place?

What country was the scene of civil war in the 1980s that was partly a result on unequal land distribution?

What treaty was signed in 2016 in an effort to slow global warming?

Why do some developing countries refuse to take steps to protect their environment?

What caused London's "pea-soup" fogs in the nineteenth century?

Which of the following is one of the consequences of population density in a country?

Why has the United States been reluctant to join other countries in carrying out the Kyoto Protocol to limit greenhouse gases?

What is a "body" state?

What was the first country to have more people over the age of 65 than under the age of 15?

Where did the Soviet navy dump its radioactive wastes?

What environmentalist was murdered in 1988?

What is another term for global warming?

Which of the following is among the six countries that account for half the annual population growth?

Which of the following NGOs seeks to alleviate famine and malnutrition?

Prologue

An Introduction to Global Politics: Change and Continuity

The Evolution of the Interstate System and Alternative Political Systems

The World Wars

The Cold War

Decolonization and the Global South

Globalization: The New Frontier

Great Issues in Contemporary Global Politics

Causes of War

Technology and the Changing Face of War

International Law and Organization and the Quest for Peace

Identity Politics: Nationalism and Ethnicity

International Political Economy

Human Rights

Human Security

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Exam 16: The Environment: a Global Collective Good

Where are population growth rates highest?

Where did political chaos and popular anxiety encourage authoritarianism?

What was Thomas Malthus's argument regarding population?

Which of the following authors describes a future world of apocalyptic chaos?

What environmental hazard was rated by the US Embassy in Beijing as "Crazy Bad"?

What was once called the "lungs of the world"?

Where did the largest oil spill in marine waters taker place?

What country was the scene of civil war in the 1980s that was partly a result on unequal land distribution?

What treaty was signed in 2016 in an effort to slow global warming?

Why do some developing countries refuse to take steps to protect their environment?

What caused London's "pea-soup" fogs in the nineteenth century?

Which of the following is one of the consequences of population density in a country?

Why has the United States been reluctant to join other countries in carrying out the Kyoto Protocol to limit greenhouse gases?

What is a "body" state?

What was the first country to have more people over the age of 65 than under the age of 15?

Where did the Soviet navy dump its radioactive wastes?

What environmentalist was murdered in 1988?

What is another term for global warming?

Which of the following is among the six countries that account for half the annual population growth?

Which of the following NGOs seeks to alleviate famine and malnutrition?

Prologue

An Introduction to Global Politics: Change and Continuity

The Evolution of the Interstate System and Alternative Political Systems

The World Wars

The Cold War

Decolonization and the Global South

Globalization: The New Frontier

Great Issues in Contemporary Global Politics

Causes of War

Technology and the Changing Face of War

International Law and Organization and the Quest for Peace

Identity Politics: Nationalism and Ethnicity

International Political Economy

Human Rights

Human Security

Filters