Question 1

What is the "tragedy of the commons"?

Accepted Answer

A)  The system leads to underused resources. 
B)  The system results in overinvestment in agriculture. 
C)  The system encourages individuals in a way that is harmful to the group as a whole. 
D)  The system encourages the group to behave in a manner that harms individuals. 
A)  The system leads to underused resources. 
B)  The system results in overinvestment in agriculture. 
C)  The system encourages individuals in a way that is harmful to the group as a whole. 
D)  The system encourages the group to behave in a manner that harms individuals.

Question 2

What environmental group was born when activists protested a US underground nuclear test?

Accepted Answer

A)  Nature Conservancy. 
B)  Friends of the Earth. 
C)  Taiga Rescue Network. 
D)  Greenpeace. 
A)  Nature Conservancy. 
B)  Friends of the Earth. 
C)  Taiga Rescue Network. 
D)  Greenpeace.

Question 3

Which of the following countries is least likely to support energy conservation?

Accepted Answer

A)  Germany. 
B)  South Africa. 
C)  Brazil. 
D)  Saudi Arabia. 
A)  Germany. 
B)  South Africa. 
C)  Brazil. 
D)  Saudi Arabia.

Question 4

How has the United States dealt with the radioactive waste from nuclear weapons?

Accepted Answer

A)  It has buried it at Yucca Mountain, Nevada. 
B)  It has encased them in cement and dumped it in the Pacific Ocean. 
C)  It has sent it to poor countries for burial. 
D)  It has not solved the problem. 
A)  It has buried it at Yucca Mountain, Nevada. 
B)  It has encased them in cement and dumped it in the Pacific Ocean. 
C)  It has sent it to poor countries for burial. 
D)  It has not solved the problem.

Question 5

Which of the following accompanies the transition from high to low birth rates?

Accepted Answer

A)  Agricultural reform. 
B)  Lower wages. 
C)  Urbanization. 
D)  Lower quality of education. 
A)  Agricultural reform. 
B)  Lower wages. 
C)  Urbanization. 
D)  Lower quality of education.

Question 6

What was the cause of the "mad hatters' disease" in Alice in Wonderland?

Accepted Answer

A)  Carbon gases. 
B)  Cholera caused by human wastes in drinking water. 
C)  Mercury poisoning. 
D)  Lead poisoning. 
A)  Carbon gases. 
B)  Cholera caused by human wastes in drinking water. 
C)  Mercury poisoning. 
D)  Lead poisoning.

Question 7

What was one reason the United States refused to ratify the Kyoto Protocol?

Accepted Answer

A)  China was not required to limit carbon emissions. 
B)  Russia was permitted to increase carbon emissions. 
C)  Other counters were greater sources of carbon emissions than the United States. 
D)  France and Germany refused to ratify the protocol. 
A)  China was not required to limit carbon emissions. 
B)  Russia was permitted to increase carbon emissions. 
C)  Other counters were greater sources of carbon emissions than the United States. 
D)  France and Germany refused to ratify the protocol.

Question 8

Which of the following is not a cause of increased oil prices?

Accepted Answer

A)  Growing global reliance on nuclear power. 
B)  China's growing demand for energy. 
C)  Tensions between Iran and the West. 
D)  Flagging US energy conservation. 
A)  Growing global reliance on nuclear power. 
B)  China's growing demand for energy. 
C)  Tensions between Iran and the West. 
D)  Flagging US energy conservation.

Question 9

Which of the following best describes the most likely future?

Accepted Answer

A)  The triumph of globalization. 
B)  Restructuring of global politics to allow for a greater role for international organizations. 
C)  Escalating chaos. 
D)  Elements of all the above. 
A)  The triumph of globalization. 
B)  Restructuring of global politics to allow for a greater role for international organizations. 
C)  Escalating chaos. 
D)  Elements of all the above.

Question 10

If chaos engulfed the world, what would probably follow?

Accepted Answer

A)  A revival of authoritarian states. 
B)  The resurgence of global civil society. 
C)  Reform of international organizations. 
D)  Spreading democratization. 
A)  A revival of authoritarian states. 
B)  The resurgence of global civil society. 
C)  Reform of international organizations. 
D)  Spreading democratization.

Question 11

Which of the following is most effective in reducing population growth?

Accepted Answer

A)  Economic development. 
B)  Agricultural free trade. 
C)  Major wars. 
D)  Widespread famine. 
A)  Economic development. 
B)  Agricultural free trade. 
C)  Major wars. 
D)  Widespread famine.

Question 12

Where was food used as a weapon in global politics in 1992?

Accepted Answer

A)  Russia. 
B)  Nigeria. 
C)  Somalia. 
D)  Yemen. 
A)  Russia. 
B)  Nigeria. 
C)  Somalia. 
D)  Yemen.

Question 13

Which of the following is an example of a "side payment"?

Accepted Answer

A)  Providing tax breaks to industries regardless of whether they install anti-pollution equipment. 
B)  Providing tax breaks to industries that install anti-pollution equipment. 
C)  Taxing industries that refuse to install anti-pollution equipment. 
D)  Arresting polluters. 
A)  Providing tax breaks to industries regardless of whether they install anti-pollution equipment. 
B)  Providing tax breaks to industries that install anti-pollution equipment. 
C)  Taxing industries that refuse to install anti-pollution equipment. 
D)  Arresting polluters.

Question 14

What political leader sought to encourage population growth in his country?

Accepted Answer

A)  Neville Chamberlain. 
B)  Franklin D. Roosevelt. 
C)  Josef Stalin. 
D)  Benito Mussolini. 
A)  Neville Chamberlain. 
B)  Franklin D. Roosevelt. 
C)  Josef Stalin. 
D)  Benito Mussolini.

Question 15

Which of the following countries has exceeded 85 percent in meeting environmental goals?

Accepted Answer

A)  Canada. 
B)  France. 
C)  Iceland. 
D)  The United States. 
A)  Canada. 
B)  France. 
C)  Iceland. 
D)  The United States.

Question 16

Which of the following is not viewed by Thomas F. Homer-Dixon as a consequence of environmental degradation?

Accepted Answer

A)  Wars resulting from social inequalities. 
B)  Wars resulting from a breakdown of the balance of power. 
C)  Wars between ethnic or cultural communities. 
D)  Scarcity wars. 
A)  Wars resulting from social inequalities. 
B)  Wars resulting from a breakdown of the balance of power. 
C)  Wars between ethnic or cultural communities. 
D)  Scarcity wars.

Question 17

Where did the UN authorize humanitarian intervention in 2011?

Accepted Answer

A)  Libya. 
B)  Gaza. 
C)  Cambodia. 
D)  Morocco. 
A)  Libya. 
B)  Gaza. 
C)  Cambodia. 
D)  Morocco.

Question 18

How did ancient Greece deal with overpopulation?

Accepted Answer

A)  By providing free contraception. 
B)  By exposing female children at birth. 
C)  By encouraging late marriages. 
D)  By establishing overseas settlements. 
A)  By providing free contraception. 
B)  By exposing female children at birth. 
C)  By encouraging late marriages. 
D)  By establishing overseas settlements.

Question 19

What former American president established a center for conflict resolution?

Accepted Answer

A)  Bill Clinton. 
B)  George H. W. Bush. 
C)  Jimmy Carter. 
D)  Ronald Reagan. 
A)  Bill Clinton. 
B)  George H. W. Bush. 
C)  Jimmy Carter. 
D)  Ronald Reagan.

Question 20

Who predicted that the Soviet Union would "bury" the United States?

Accepted Answer

A)  Vladimir Lenin. 
B)  Vladimir Putin. 
C)  Nikita Khrushchev. 
D)  Joseph Stalin. 
A)  Vladimir Lenin. 
B)  Vladimir Putin. 
C)  Nikita Khrushchev. 
D)  Joseph Stalin.

What is the "tragedy of the commons"?

What environmental group was born when activists protested a US underground nuclear test?

Which of the following countries is least likely to support energy conservation?

How has the United States dealt with the radioactive waste from nuclear weapons?

Which of the following accompanies the transition from high to low birth rates?

What was the cause of the "mad hatters' disease" in Alice in Wonderland?

What was one reason the United States refused to ratify the Kyoto Protocol?

Which of the following is not a cause of increased oil prices?

Which of the following best describes the most likely future?

If chaos engulfed the world, what would probably follow?

Which of the following is most effective in reducing population growth?

Where was food used as a weapon in global politics in 1992?

Which of the following is an example of a "side payment"?

What political leader sought to encourage population growth in his country?

Which of the following countries has exceeded 85 percent in meeting environmental goals?

Which of the following is not viewed by Thomas F. Homer-Dixon as a consequence of environmental degradation?

Where did the UN authorize humanitarian intervention in 2011?

How did ancient Greece deal with overpopulation?

What former American president established a center for conflict resolution?

Who predicted that the Soviet Union would "bury" the United States?

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 is the "tragedy of the commons"?

What environmental group was born when activists protested a US underground nuclear test?

Which of the following countries is least likely to support energy conservation?

How has the United States dealt with the radioactive waste from nuclear weapons?

Which of the following accompanies the transition from high to low birth rates?

What was the cause of the "mad hatters' disease" in Alice in Wonderland?

What was one reason the United States refused to ratify the Kyoto Protocol?

Which of the following is not a cause of increased oil prices?

Which of the following best describes the most likely future?

If chaos engulfed the world, what would probably follow?

Which of the following is most effective in reducing population growth?

Where was food used as a weapon in global politics in 1992?

Which of the following is an example of a "side payment"?

What political leader sought to encourage population growth in his country?

Which of the following countries has exceeded 85 percent in meeting environmental goals?

Which of the following is not viewed by Thomas F. Homer-Dixon as a consequence of environmental degradation?

Where did the UN authorize humanitarian intervention in 2011?

How did ancient Greece deal with overpopulation?

What former American president established a center for conflict resolution?

Who predicted that the Soviet Union would "bury" the United States?

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