Question 1

How is US foreign policy dictated by oil?

Accepted Answer

A)  Securing oil supplies is a vital part of the operations of US global power. 
B)  US foreign policy stands against making economic alliances with dictatorial regimes. 
C)  Expect foreign oil suppliers to respect human rights and offer oil at a reasonable price. 
D)  US investment in alternative sources of fuel is a recognition of oil as a nonrenewable. 
A)  Securing oil supplies is a vital part of the operations of US global power. 
B)  US foreign policy stands against making economic alliances with dictatorial regimes. 
C)  Expect foreign oil suppliers to respect human rights and offer oil at a reasonable price. 
D)  US investment in alternative sources of fuel is a recognition of oil as a nonrenewable. A

Question 2

For centuries, oil was just a messy black substance that oozed from the Earth until the creation of the carbon economy. What is this an example of?

Accepted Answer

A)  socially constructed resources 
B)  organic resources 
C)  renewable resources 
D)  none of the above 
A)  socially constructed resources 
B)  organic resources 
C)  renewable resources 
D)  none of the above A

Question 3

Aside from technical change, what is also involved in the translation from an inert material to a resource?

Accepted Answer

A)  demand 
B)  profitability 
C)  social benefit 
D)  commodification 
A)  demand 
B)  profitability 
C)  social benefit 
D)  commodification D

Question 4

The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) is a group of oil-producing countries that together control the supply of oil and ultimately its price. What term describes OPEC?

Accepted Answer

A)  peak oil 
B)  oil cartel 
C)  carbon economy 
D)  oil exporters 
A)  peak oil 
B)  oil cartel 
C)  carbon economy 
D)  oil exporters

Question 5

What is the almost 90 percent of coal produced in the United States used for?

Accepted Answer

A)  manufacturing 
B)  heating 
C)  electricity 
D)  export 
A)  manufacturing 
B)  heating 
C)  electricity 
D)  export

Question 6

What country is the single largest exporter of oil?

Accepted Answer

A)  Iran 
B)  Saudi Arabia 
C)  United States 
D)  Russia 
A)  Iran 
B)  Saudi Arabia 
C)  United States 
D)  Russia

Question 7

In 2015, the world's largest coal producer was _____ and the largest coal importer was _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  Australia; Britain 
B)  United States; Philippines 
C)  China; Japan 
D)  Britain; India 
A)  Australia; Britain 
B)  United States; Philippines 
C)  China; Japan 
D)  Britain; India

Question 8

Besides the demand and potential profit of successfully extracting new sources of oil, what specifically enabled offshore drilling and then the fracking revolution to access and exploit more and more difficult, costly deposits?

Accepted Answer

A)  sustainability 
B)  technological advancement 
C)  geopolitics 
D)  exaggerated risk 
A)  sustainability 
B)  technological advancement 
C)  geopolitics 
D)  exaggerated risk

Question 9

What term describes the assumption that the Earth can only support so much population and sustain so much economic growth?

Accepted Answer

A)  limits to growth 
B)  neo-Malthusian 
C)  carrying capacity 
D)  Nonrenewable 
A)  limits to growth 
B)  neo-Malthusian 
C)  carrying capacity 
D)  Nonrenewable

Question 10

What term describes the situation where our world oil supply has reached its potential maximum?

Accepted Answer

A)  peak oil 
B)  easy oil 
C)  tough oil 
D)  oil shock 
A)  peak oil 
B)  easy oil 
C)  tough oil 
D)  oil shock

Question 11

What is an oil crunch?

Accepted Answer

A)  a group of oil-producing countries 
B)  a bottleneck in the transport of oil exports 
C)  a gap between national supply and demand 
D)  a reserve of crude oil that is difficult to extract 
A)  a group of oil-producing countries 
B)  a bottleneck in the transport of oil exports 
C)  a gap between national supply and demand 
D)  a reserve of crude oil that is difficult to extract

Question 12

If the carbon economy declines or is replaced, what is NOT one of the consequences for specific countries and/or the global economy overall?

Accepted Answer

A)  Countries and/or corporations will search for alternative sources of energy. 
B)  Socio-spatial assemblages that rely on cheap oil will be able to persist long-term. 
C)  Countries and/or corporations that rely mostly on oil revenue will be affected. 
D)  Socio-spatial assemblages that rely on cheap oil will be unsustainable long-term. 
A)  Countries and/or corporations will search for alternative sources of energy. 
B)  Socio-spatial assemblages that rely on cheap oil will be able to persist long-term. 
C)  Countries and/or corporations that rely mostly on oil revenue will be affected. 
D)  Socio-spatial assemblages that rely on cheap oil will be unsustainable long-term.

Question 13

What is NOT one of the five laws of resource use?

Accepted Answer

A)  Resources replace exhausted, unavailable, depleted, or expensive previous resources. 
B)  Resource use creates new geographies, landscapes, economic flows, and networks. 
C)  Resource use has virtually no social, political, public, or community implications. 
D)  Resource use's negative public consequences are often resistant to regulation. 
A)  Resources replace exhausted, unavailable, depleted, or expensive previous resources. 
B)  Resource use creates new geographies, landscapes, economic flows, and networks. 
C)  Resource use has virtually no social, political, public, or community implications. 
D)  Resource use's negative public consequences are often resistant to regulation.

Question 14

What had to be created before oil became a valuable resource?

Accepted Answer

A)  combustible engine 
B)  its price 
C)  carbon economy 
D)  its use 
A)  combustible engine 
B)  its price 
C)  carbon economy 
D)  its use

Question 15

Why did coal come into use as a fuel?

Accepted Answer

A)  better quality for fuel 
B)  cheaper than wood 
C)  cleaner quality of fuel 
D)  more scare than wood 
A)  better quality for fuel 
B)  cheaper than wood 
C)  cleaner quality of fuel 
D)  more scare than wood

How is US foreign policy dictated by oil?

For centuries, oil was just a messy black substance that oozed from the Earth until the creation of the carbon economy. What is this an example of?

Aside from technical change, what is also involved in the translation from an inert material to a resource?

The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) is a group of oil-producing countries that together control the supply of oil and ultimately its price. What term describes OPEC?

What is the almost 90 percent of coal produced in the United States used for?

What country is the single largest exporter of oil?

In 2015, the world's largest coal producer was _ and the largest coal importer was _.

Besides the demand and potential profit of successfully extracting new sources of oil, what specifically enabled offshore drilling and then the fracking revolution to access and exploit more and more difficult, costly deposits?

What term describes the assumption that the Earth can only support so much population and sustain so much economic growth?

What term describes the situation where our world oil supply has reached its potential maximum?

What is an oil crunch?

If the carbon economy declines or is replaced, what is NOT one of the consequences for specific countries and/or the global economy overall?

What is NOT one of the five laws of resource use?

What had to be created before oil became a valuable resource?

Why did coal come into use as a fuel?

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How is US foreign policy dictated by oil?

For centuries, oil was just a messy black substance that oozed from the Earth until the creation of the carbon economy. What is this an example of?

Aside from technical change, what is also involved in the translation from an inert material to a resource?

The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) is a group of oil-producing countries that together control the supply of oil and ultimately its price. What term describes OPEC?

What is the almost 90 percent of coal produced in the United States used for?

What country is the single largest exporter of oil?

In 2015, the world's largest coal producer was _____ and the largest coal importer was _____.

Besides the demand and potential profit of successfully extracting new sources of oil, what specifically enabled offshore drilling and then the fracking revolution to access and exploit more and more difficult, costly deposits?

What term describes the assumption that the Earth can only support so much population and sustain so much economic growth?

What term describes the situation where our world oil supply has reached its potential maximum?

What is an oil crunch?

If the carbon economy declines or is replaced, what is NOT one of the consequences for specific countries and/or the global economy overall?

What is NOT one of the five laws of resource use?

What had to be created before oil became a valuable resource?

Why did coal come into use as a fuel?

The Home Planet

The Nature of Geography

Population Dynamics

Population and Food

People and the Environment

The Geography of Three Economic Sectors

The Economic Geography of Uneven Development

The Geography of Population

The Geography of Religion

The Geography of Language

Creating a Global Economy

The Global Geography of Culture

World Orders

The Nation-State

The Urban Transformation

Networks of Cities

The Internal Structure of the City

Filters

In 2015, the world's largest coal producer was _ and the largest coal importer was _.