Question 1

What territory is claimed by both China and Japan?

Accepted Answer

A)  Spratly Islands. 
B)  Senkaku Islands. 
C)  Andaman Islands. 
D)  Nicobar Islands. 
A)  Spratly Islands. 
B)  Senkaku Islands. 
C)  Andaman Islands. 
D)  Nicobar Islands.

Question 2

Which of the following is the world envisioned by Richard Rosecrance?

Accepted Answer

A)  A stateless world. 
B)  A world of virtual states. 
C)  A world of chaos. 
D)  A world of reinvigorated states. 
A)  A stateless world. 
B)  A world of virtual states. 
C)  A world of chaos. 
D)  A world of reinvigorated states.

Question 3

Who pioneered the use of "environmental terrorism"?

Accepted Answer

A)  Osama bin Laden. 
B)  Saddam Hussein. 
C)  Muammar Qaddafi. 
D)  Hugo Chavez. 
A)  Osama bin Laden. 
B)  Saddam Hussein. 
C)  Muammar Qaddafi. 
D)  Hugo Chavez.

Question 4

What is meant by a "private good"?

Accepted Answer

A)  It offers benefits that must be shared and for which therefore everyone has an incentive to pay. 
B)  It can be enjoyed only by some and need not be shared. 
C)  It is available only to those who are coerced to pay for it. 
D)  It offers benefits that must be shared and made available to everyone if it is to be enjoyed by anyone. 
A)  It offers benefits that must be shared and for which therefore everyone has an incentive to pay. 
B)  It can be enjoyed only by some and need not be shared. 
C)  It is available only to those who are coerced to pay for it. 
D)  It offers benefits that must be shared and made available to everyone if it is to be enjoyed by anyone.

Question 5

What country dramatically reduced birth rates by combining coercive family planning and economic development?

Accepted Answer

A)  China. 
B)  India. 
C)  Vietnam. 
D)  El Salvador. 
A)  China. 
B)  India. 
C)  Vietnam. 
D)  El Salvador.

Question 6

Why was the Arab oil embargo against the United States in 1973 unsuccessful?

Accepted Answer

A)  The availability of US oil reserves. 
B)  The availability of non-Arab oil supplies. 
C)  Fear of American military intervention. 
D)  American energy conservation. 
A)  The availability of US oil reserves. 
B)  The availability of non-Arab oil supplies. 
C)  Fear of American military intervention. 
D)  American energy conservation.

Question 7

What major body of water is drying up owing to the diversion of rivers that feed it?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Aral Sea. 
B)  Lake Superior. 
C)  The Great Salt Lake. 
D)  Lake Titicaca. 
A)  The Aral Sea. 
B)  Lake Superior. 
C)  The Great Salt Lake. 
D)  Lake Titicaca.

Question 8

What is meant by a "collective good"?

Accepted Answer

A)  It offers benefits that must be shared and for which everyone, therefore, has an incentive to pay. 
B)  It is provided by governments for all those who have political influence. 
C)  It must be paid for by anyone who wishes to enjoy its benefits. 
D)  It offers benefits that must be shared and made available to everyone if it is to be enjoyed by anyone. 
A)  It offers benefits that must be shared and for which everyone, therefore, has an incentive to pay. 
B)  It is provided by governments for all those who have political influence. 
C)  It must be paid for by anyone who wishes to enjoy its benefits. 
D)  It offers benefits that must be shared and made available to everyone if it is to be enjoyed by anyone.

Question 9

Which of the following cities features high crime and violence?

Accepted Answer

A)  Tel Aviv. 
B)  Karachi. 
C)  New York. 
D)  Lima. 
A)  Tel Aviv. 
B)  Karachi. 
C)  New York. 
D)  Lima.

Question 10

Why does Richard Rosecrance believe that war is obsolete?

Accepted Answer

A)  The distribution of nuclear weapons. 
B)  Economic interdependence. 
C)  Spreading pacifism. 
D)  Growing middle classes. 
A)  The distribution of nuclear weapons. 
B)  Economic interdependence. 
C)  Spreading pacifism. 
D)  Growing middle classes.

Question 11

What do we call the arrangement whereby a government pays off a debtor country's obligations at reduced interest and the debtor country uses the funds it would have paid in interest to improve the environment?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Habitat Scheme. 
B)  Environmental stewardship. 
C)  Carbon bonds. 
D)  Debts-for-nature swap. 
A)  The Habitat Scheme. 
B)  Environmental stewardship. 
C)  Carbon bonds. 
D)  Debts-for-nature swap.

Question 12

What is OPEC?

Accepted Answer

A)  A free-trade area. 
B)  A military alliance. 
C)  A commodity cartel. 
D)  An industrial consortium. 
A)  A free-trade area. 
B)  A military alliance. 
C)  A commodity cartel. 
D)  An industrial consortium.

Question 13

Which of the following illustrates a world dominated by liberal institutions?

Accepted Answer

A)  The failure of the Doha trade talks. 
B)  Russia's annexation of Crimea. 
C)  Humanitarian intervention in East Timor. 
D)  Anglo-American intervention in Iraq. 
A)  The failure of the Doha trade talks. 
B)  Russia's annexation of Crimea. 
C)  Humanitarian intervention in East Timor. 
D)  Anglo-American intervention in Iraq.

Question 14

What political philosopher declared that "fortune is the ruler of half our actions"?

Accepted Answer

A)  Niccolò Machiavelli. 
B)  Thomas Hobbes. 
C)  Immanuel Kant. 
D)  Jean-Jacques Rousseau. 
A)  Niccolò Machiavelli. 
B)  Thomas Hobbes. 
C)  Immanuel Kant. 
D)  Jean-Jacques Rousseau.

Question 15

Which of the following is not a trend in contemporary global politics?

Accepted Answer

A)  Centralization of global power. 
B)  Intensification of religious and ethnic identities. 
C)  Proliferation of weapons of mass destruction. 
D)  Privatization of public functions. 
A)  Centralization of global power. 
B)  Intensification of religious and ethnic identities. 
C)  Proliferation of weapons of mass destruction. 
D)  Privatization of public functions.

Question 16

Which of the following is likely to apply to countries with large numbers of young males?

Accepted Answer

A)  It is likely to experience rapid economic growth. 
B)  It is likely to be politically unstable. 
C)  It is likely to have an excellent system of higher education. 
D)  It is likely to be a democracy. 
A)  It is likely to experience rapid economic growth. 
B)  It is likely to be politically unstable. 
C)  It is likely to have an excellent system of higher education. 
D)  It is likely to be a democracy.

Question 17

What is one of the consequences of global warming?

Accepted Answer

A)  The growth of palm trees in Canada. 
B)  The appearance of icebergs off Ireland. 
C)  Increased agricultural productivity in Central America. 
D)  The probable inundation of Tuvalu. 
A)  The growth of palm trees in Canada. 
B)  The appearance of icebergs off Ireland. 
C)  Increased agricultural productivity in Central America. 
D)  The probable inundation of Tuvalu.

Question 18

What is a particularly effective way of reducing birth rates in poor countries?

Accepted Answer

A)  Land reform. 
B)  Permissive abortion policies. 
C)  Reducing the proportion of females in the population. 
D)  Education of women. 
A)  Land reform. 
B)  Permissive abortion policies. 
C)  Reducing the proportion of females in the population. 
D)  Education of women.

Question 19

By 2000, what percentage of the world's population lived in less-developed countries?

Accepted Answer

A)  40 percent. 
B)  50 percent. 
C)  80 percent. 
D)  90 percent. 
A)  40 percent. 
B)  50 percent. 
C)  80 percent. 
D)  90 percent.

Question 20

Where did three nuclear reactors simultaneously overheat?

Accepted Answer

A)  Three Mile Island, Pennsylvania. 
B)  Fukushima, Japan. 
C)  Chernobyl, USSR. 
D)  Visaginas, Lithuania. 
A)  Three Mile Island, Pennsylvania. 
B)  Fukushima, Japan. 
C)  Chernobyl, USSR. 
D)  Visaginas, Lithuania.

What territory is claimed by both China and Japan?

Which of the following is the world envisioned by Richard Rosecrance?

Who pioneered the use of "environmental terrorism"?

What is meant by a "private good"?

What country dramatically reduced birth rates by combining coercive family planning and economic development?

Why was the Arab oil embargo against the United States in 1973 unsuccessful?

What major body of water is drying up owing to the diversion of rivers that feed it?

What is meant by a "collective good"?

Which of the following cities features high crime and violence?

Why does Richard Rosecrance believe that war is obsolete?

What do we call the arrangement whereby a government pays off a debtor country's obligations at reduced interest and the debtor country uses the funds it would have paid in interest to improve the environment?

What is OPEC?

Which of the following illustrates a world dominated by liberal institutions?

What political philosopher declared that "fortune is the ruler of half our actions"?

Which of the following is not a trend in contemporary global politics?

Which of the following is likely to apply to countries with large numbers of young males?

What is one of the consequences of global warming?

What is a particularly effective way of reducing birth rates in poor countries?

By 2000, what percentage of the world's population lived in less-developed countries?

Where did three nuclear reactors simultaneously overheat?

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

What territory is claimed by both China and Japan?

Which of the following is the world envisioned by Richard Rosecrance?

Who pioneered the use of "environmental terrorism"?

What is meant by a "private good"?

What country dramatically reduced birth rates by combining coercive family planning and economic development?

Why was the Arab oil embargo against the United States in 1973 unsuccessful?

What major body of water is drying up owing to the diversion of rivers that feed it?

What is meant by a "collective good"?

Which of the following cities features high crime and violence?

Why does Richard Rosecrance believe that war is obsolete?

What do we call the arrangement whereby a government pays off a debtor country's obligations at reduced interest and the debtor country uses the funds it would have paid in interest to improve the environment?

What is OPEC?

Which of the following illustrates a world dominated by liberal institutions?

What political philosopher declared that "fortune is the ruler of half our actions"?

Which of the following is not a trend in contemporary global politics?

Which of the following is likely to apply to countries with large numbers of young males?

What is one of the consequences of global warming?

What is a particularly effective way of reducing birth rates in poor countries?

By 2000, what percentage of the world's population lived in less-developed countries?

Where did three nuclear reactors simultaneously overheat?

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