Question 1

Which of the following observations makes current population growth rates more disturbing?

Accepted Answer

A)  The developed world has much higher growth rates than the developing world. 
B)  Rapid rates of population growth lead to increased demand for natural resources. 
C)  Population growth globally has stopped,which raises concerns about finding future workers. 
D)  Globally,females now far exceed males.

Question 2

Which of the following is true of how international law relates to refugees?

Accepted Answer

A)  States have the right to repatriate refugees even if the wars they fled are continuing. 
B)  Refugees were not dealt with under international law until the refugee crisis in Europe that resulted from the Syrian civil war began. 
C)  Refugees must be offered temporary protection until their individual cases are heard. 
D)  There is not yet any international law dealing with refugees.

Question 3

Which of the following issues was one of the first historical areas of international cooperation?

Accepted Answer

A)  refugees 
B)  human rights 
C)  health 
D)  nuclear nonproliferation

Question 4

Which school of thought emphasizes most clearly that controversies over natural resources may lead to conflict?

Accepted Answer

A)  realism 
B)  liberalism 
C)  constructivism 
D)  dependency theory

Question 5

The expanded idea of security that argues that people's security must be stressed in addition to national security is known as

Accepted Answer

A)  demographic transition. 
B)  human security. 
C)  non-refoulement. 
D)  transnationalism.

Question 6

Which of the following characteristics do ozone depletion and global warming have in common?

Accepted Answer

A)  They are not a source of disagreement between states. 
B)  They have not been the subject of international negotiations. 
C)  They are not issues that stem from negative externalities of economic development. 
D)  They are not issues confined to a single state.

Question 7

Which of the following is true of the role of NGOs' role in environmental issues?

Accepted Answer

A)  NGOs have only become active in environmental issues in the twenty-first century. 
B)  NGOs do not cooperate with IGOs. 
C)  NGOs can actually aid in the enforcement of environmental regulations. 
D)  NGOs work only at the national level to influence environmental policy.

Question 8

Environmental problems related to nonrenewable natural resources such as oil have led to violent conflicts.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Constructivists argue which of the following about the issue of health?

Accepted Answer

A)  While rhetoric can be important in some international issues,it does not play a role in state and international approaches to dealing with health issues. 
B)  There is only one way to frame international health issues-in terms of the importance of international cooperation. 
C)  States alone should be tasked with dealing with health issues because they are the only ones equipped to do so. 
D)  The ability of states to extract resources from their citizens to deal with health issues depends on whether threat rhetoric is more effective than cooperation and prevention rhetoric.

Question 10

The case of ozone depletion is

Accepted Answer

A)  characteristic of contemporary environmental politics. 
B)  a testament to the effectiveness of the United Nations. 
C)  one of many examples of great power leadership. 
D)  a success story of international cooperation.

Question 11

The idea that through various structures and processes,actors at the international level can coordinate interests and needs in the absence of a unifying political authority is known as

Accepted Answer

A)  an epistemic community. 
B)  global governance. 
C)  non-refoulement. 
D)  federalism.

Question 12

Each of the international relations perspectives has its own view of how public health problems can best be solved.Which of the following statements correctly represents the theoretical point of view mentioned?

Accepted Answer

A)  Liberals do not focus on international responsibility for solving health problems,turning to individual states to lead actions. 
B)  Realists stress the importance of the individual state in responding to health issues,especially when state security is threatened. 
C)  Dependency theorists praise multinational corporations for their role in developing pharmaceuticals to combat infectious diseases. 
D)  Liberals would not focus on health issues until state security is ensured.

Question 13

Which of the following is true of the 2015 Paris Agreement on climate change?

Accepted Answer

A)  States agreed to the mandatory submission of climate plans every five years,but the targets would not be legally binding. 
B)  States agreed to the mandatory submission of climate plans every five years,with legally binding targets. 
C)  States agreed to curb greenhouse gas emissions,but were unable to reach an agreement regarding carbon-absorbing sinks,like forests. 
D)  States agreed to promote carbon-absorbing sinks,like forests,but were unable to agree to curb greenhouse gas emissions.

Question 14

Freshwater is a highly politicized natural resource problem because

Accepted Answer

A)  it is concentrated in the Middle East,an area characterized by significant conflict. 
B)  it is concentrated in Africa,an area characterized by significant conflict. 
C)  it is unequally distributed and unequally used. 
D)  human consumption accounts for almost all water usage.

Question 15

On which aspect of migration would constructivists focus their attention?

Accepted Answer

A)  The domestic politics that determine states' preferences regarding migration policies. 
B)  The importance of protecting state sovereignty from the challenges posed by migrants. 
C)  The importance of monitoring borders to prevent the entrance of undocumented migrants. 
D)  The socially constructed state identities that lead people to see refugees as "others" that threaten their own state's identity.

Question 16

The international community has been increasingly affected by ________,the costly unintended consequences of economic development in agriculture and industry.

Accepted Answer

A)  resource degradation 
B)  negative externalities 
C)  unproductive growth 
D)  sustainable development

Question 17

Do you think human security issues have decreased the primacy of the state and state sovereignty? To answer this question,choose two human security issues and discuss how they have affected the state and state sovereignty.Draw on real-world examples in your explanation.

Accepted Answer

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Question 18

Which of the following is true of international treaties on the environment?

Accepted Answer

A)  They deal only with issues related to pollution. 
B)  They set standards for state behavior but do not specify monitoring mechanisms. 
C)  They do not affect economic interests. 
D)  They are controversial.

Question 19

The World Health Organization (WHO)

Accepted Answer

A)  provides technical information on diseases,but does not play a direct role in working to eradicate them. 
B)  has been unsuccessful in all its eradication campaigns. 
C)  has revised its regulations over time in response to various global health emergencies. 
D)  has successfully dealt with the recent Ebola outbreak in West Africa.

Question 20

Which of the following places hosts the most migrants?

Accepted Answer

A)  Europe 
B)  China 
C)  United States 
D)  Africa

Exam 11: Human Security: Migration, Global Health, and the Environment