Question 1

Describe the effect of the loss of biodiversity on productivity and health.

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Question 2

How will global warming and climate change adversely impact the "poor," particularly in developing nations?

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Question 3

Compare and contrast the path of economic development for Haiti and the Dominican Republic? How did differences in in earlier institutions and the policies pursued by the two nations play a role
in determining the development related outcomes?

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Question 4

International resources shared by all countries such as oceans and air are known as

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A)  global commons. 
B)  free rider problems. 
C)  nonrenewable resources. 
D)  cooperative resources.

Question 5

Describe the costs of water pollution.

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Question 6

A resource that is publicly owned and allocated under a system of unrestricted access is known as

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A)  a socialist resource. 
B)  a collective resource. 
C)  a common property resource. 
D)  a transferable resource.

Question 7

Which of the following environmental problems are largely caused by persistent poverty?

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A)  Deforestation. 
B)  Soil erosion. 
C)  Ground water contamination. 
D)  All of the above.

Question 8

Describe the costs of deforestation.

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Question 9

A major cause of environmental degradation in developing countries is

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A)  debt for nature swaps. 
B)  poverty. 
C)  a lack of public transportation. 
D)  land reform.

Exam 10: The Environment and Development