Question 1

Which of the following describes a Marxist perspective on the environment?

Accepted Answer

A) Profit-driven economic growth has exploited natural resources to unsustainable levels 
B) Economic growth has fed technological advances that sustain the environment 
C) Profit-driven economic growth is tempered by the response to climate change 
D) Economic imperatives support sustainable development 
A) Profit-driven economic growth has exploited natural resources to unsustainable levels 
B) Economic growth has fed technological advances that sustain the environment 
C) Profit-driven economic growth is tempered by the response to climate change 
D) Economic imperatives support sustainable development A

Question 2

Which one of the following was NOT a finding of the Stern Report in regard to the economic costs of climate change?

Accepted Answer

A) A loss of agricultural production 
B) A reduction in global gross domestic product 
C) A decrease in fertility rates 
D) Large numbers of refugees from the developing world 
A) A loss of agricultural production 
B) A reduction in global gross domestic product 
C) A decrease in fertility rates 
D) Large numbers of refugees from the developing world A

Question 3

Why are carbon dioxide levels important to understanding our environment?

Accepted Answer

A) Greenhouse gases release heat from the earth's atmosphere 
B) High levels produce chloroflurocarbons 
C) Greenhouse gases trap heat in the earth's atmosphere 
D) Low levels of carbon dioxide produce methane 
A) Greenhouse gases release heat from the earth's atmosphere 
B) High levels produce chloroflurocarbons 
C) Greenhouse gases trap heat in the earth's atmosphere 
D) Low levels of carbon dioxide produce methane C

Question 4

Which of the following is a key threat to the number of animal species in Australia?

Accepted Answer

A) Dryer conditions 
B) Drop in the earth's temperate 
C) One degree increase in the earth's temperature 
D) Increasing urbanisation 
A) Dryer conditions 
B) Drop in the earth's temperate 
C) One degree increase in the earth's temperature 
D) Increasing urbanisation

Question 5

Which of the following is reason for the limited response to climate change?

Accepted Answer

A) Indecision about an effective strategy 
B) Lack of associated dystopian imagery 
C) Political differences 
D) Lack of sociological analysis 
A) Indecision about an effective strategy 
B) Lack of associated dystopian imagery 
C) Political differences 
D) Lack of sociological analysis

Question 6

Which of the following is NOT an approach to the study of science and technology?

Accepted Answer

A) Determinist 
B) Instrumental 
C) Structuralist 
D) Substantivist 
A) Determinist 
B) Instrumental 
C) Structuralist 
D) Substantivist

Question 7

Which of the following scientists attempts to communicate a holistic view of climate change?

Accepted Answer

A) George Monbiot 
B) James Hansen 
C) David Bellamy 
D) Tim Flannery 
A) George Monbiot 
B) James Hansen 
C) David Bellamy 
D) Tim Flannery

Question 8

What is Australia's percentage contribution to the world's greenhouse gas emissions?

Accepted Answer

A) 1)5 per cent 
B) 2)5 per cent 
C) 0)3 per cent 
D) 1)3 per cent 
A) 1)5 per cent 
B) 2)5 per cent 
C) 0)3 per cent 
D) 1)3 per cent

Question 9

Which of the following is NOT a consequence of climate change?

Accepted Answer

A) Sea level rise 
B) An increase in alkalinity of the oceans 
C) Rising temperatures 
D) The disappearance of summer ice 
A) Sea level rise 
B) An increase in alkalinity of the oceans 
C) Rising temperatures 
D) The disappearance of summer ice

Question 10

The paradox inherent in the condition of worldwide expansive interaction through the shrinking screens of personal mobile communication devices is known as:

Accepted Answer

A) Mobile technology 
B) Mobile privatisation 
C) Corporate privatisation 
D) Corporate symbolism 
A) Mobile technology 
B) Mobile privatisation 
C) Corporate privatisation 
D) Corporate symbolism

Question 11

Write a brief description of 'technological determinism'.Choose one technology,and demonstrate the ways that technological determinism applies to the prevalence and use of this technology.

Accepted Answer

Student response could include an explan

Question 12

Listen to Benjamin Bratton's TED Talk (available at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yo5cKRmJaf0)and outline his critique of the communication style of TED talks.Analyse the communication style of Hansen's TED Talk.

Accepted Answer

Students outline Bratton's cri

Question 13

Which of the following is NOT an argument put forward by climate change sceptics?

Accepted Answer

A) Global warming is fictitious 
B) Global warming is a natural process 
C) Global warming depends on the economy 
D) Global warming may be good for human society 
A) Global warming is fictitious 
B) Global warming is a natural process 
C) Global warming depends on the economy 
D) Global warming may be good for human society

Question 14

Which of the following is NOT a consequence of deforestation?

Accepted Answer

A) The removal of a habitat for native species 
B) A decrease in carbon emissions 
C) The greater likelihood of the production of methane 
D) An increase in carbon emissions 
A) The removal of a habitat for native species 
B) A decrease in carbon emissions 
C) The greater likelihood of the production of methane 
D) An increase in carbon emissions

Question 15

Which was Australia's warmest decade on record?

Accepted Answer

A) 1997-2007 
B) 1989-1999 
C) 2000-2010 
D) 2003-2013 
A) 1997-2007 
B) 1989-1999 
C) 2000-2010 
D) 2003-2013

Question 16

Which of the following does NOT accurately describe the consensus of knowledge for climate change science communicated by reports such as the inter-governmental panel on climate change (IPCC)?

Accepted Answer

A) The reports are extremely detailed and contain scientific information,making them hard for lay people to understand 
B) The reports are extremely valuable as a resource as they bring together a range of different data in one place 
C) The findings and concepts documented in reports tend to be conservative,making the issue of prediction doubtful 
D) The reports are extremely thorough,and include predictions for all types of scenarios,even those where predictive data is unavailable 
A) The reports are extremely detailed and contain scientific information,making them hard for lay people to understand 
B) The reports are extremely valuable as a resource as they bring together a range of different data in one place 
C) The findings and concepts documented in reports tend to be conservative,making the issue of prediction doubtful 
D) The reports are extremely thorough,and include predictions for all types of scenarios,even those where predictive data is unavailable

Question 17

Which of the following is a common misconception of climate change?

Accepted Answer

A) More extremes in the weather system 
B) Increasing incidence of flood 
C) Increasing incidence of drought 
D) The earth is becoming dryer 
A) More extremes in the weather system 
B) Increasing incidence of flood 
C) Increasing incidence of drought 
D) The earth is becoming dryer

Question 18

Drawing on the theories of Marx,and using at least one example,discuss the ways that the rise of capitalism can be linked to the destruction of the natural environment.

Accepted Answer

Student response should provid

Question 19

Climate change sceptics make various arguments about the falsity of global warming.Write a 'letter to the editor' using the ideas in this chapter to discount the sceptics' claims.

Accepted Answer

Student response could include a respons

Question 20

The way scientific knowledge is affirmed,argued and communicated contributes to the slow response to climate change in the Australian context.Discuss.

Accepted Answer

Student response could include a definit

Which of the following describes a Marxist perspective on the environment?

Which one of the following was NOT a finding of the Stern Report in regard to the economic costs of climate change?

Why are carbon dioxide levels important to understanding our environment?

Which of the following is a key threat to the number of animal species in Australia?

Which of the following is reason for the limited response to climate change?

Which of the following is NOT an approach to the study of science and technology?

Which of the following scientists attempts to communicate a holistic view of climate change?

What is Australia's percentage contribution to the world's greenhouse gas emissions?

Which of the following is NOT a consequence of climate change?

The paradox inherent in the condition of worldwide expansive interaction through the shrinking screens of personal mobile communication devices is known as:

Write a brief description of 'technological determinism'.Choose one technology,and demonstrate the ways that technological determinism applies to the prevalence and use of this technology.

Listen to Benjamin Bratton's TED Talk (available at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yo5cKRmJaf0)and outline his critique of the communication style of TED talks.Analyse the communication style of Hansen's TED Talk.

Which of the following is NOT an argument put forward by climate change sceptics?

Which of the following is NOT a consequence of deforestation?

Which was Australia's warmest decade on record?

Which of the following does NOT accurately describe the consensus of knowledge for climate change science communicated by reports such as the inter-governmental panel on climate change (IPCC)?

Which of the following is a common misconception of climate change?

Drawing on the theories of Marx,and using at least one example,discuss the ways that the rise of capitalism can be linked to the destruction of the natural environment.

Climate change sceptics make various arguments about the falsity of global warming.Write a 'letter to the editor' using the ideas in this chapter to discount the sceptics' claims.

The way scientific knowledge is affirmed,argued and communicated contributes to the slow response to climate change in the Australian context.Discuss.

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Exam 15: Changing the Climate: Modernity at Its Limits

Which of the following describes a Marxist perspective on the environment?

Which one of the following was NOT a finding of the Stern Report in regard to the economic costs of climate change?

Why are carbon dioxide levels important to understanding our environment?

Which of the following is a key threat to the number of animal species in Australia?

Which of the following is reason for the limited response to climate change?

Which of the following is NOT an approach to the study of science and technology?

Which of the following scientists attempts to communicate a holistic view of climate change?

What is Australia's percentage contribution to the world's greenhouse gas emissions?

Which of the following is NOT a consequence of climate change?

The paradox inherent in the condition of worldwide expansive interaction through the shrinking screens of personal mobile communication devices is known as:

Write a brief description of 'technological determinism'.Choose one technology,and demonstrate the ways that technological determinism applies to the prevalence and use of this technology.

Listen to Benjamin Bratton's TED Talk (available at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yo5cKRmJaf0)and outline his critique of the communication style of TED talks.Analyse the communication style of Hansen's TED Talk.

Which of the following is NOT an argument put forward by climate change sceptics?

Which of the following is NOT a consequence of deforestation?

Which was Australia's warmest decade on record?

Which of the following does NOT accurately describe the consensus of knowledge for climate change science communicated by reports such as the inter-governmental panel on climate change (IPCC)?

Which of the following is a common misconception of climate change?

Drawing on the theories of Marx,and using at least one example,discuss the ways that the rise of capitalism can be linked to the destruction of the natural environment.

Climate change sceptics make various arguments about the falsity of global warming.Write a 'letter to the editor' using the ideas in this chapter to discount the sceptics' claims.

The way scientific knowledge is affirmed,argued and communicated contributes to the slow response to climate change in the Australian context.Discuss.

What Is Sociology

Class

Aboriginality and Australias Indigenous Peoples

The Uses of Gender

Ethnicity and Immigration: Challenging the National Imaginary

The Knowledge Generation

Illness,health and the Pursuit of Wellbeing

Personal Lives

Deviance or Difference

The Working Environment

Power and the State

Religion and Spirituality

Globalisation and the City

From Mass Media to Social Media

Sociological Theory

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