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Chapter 13 Quiz
Global Political Ecology
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According to the chapter ____________ is likely the most "global" of the issues the world community confronts today
trade
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climate change
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terrorism
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food security
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The famous Kyoto summit on climate change was held in ______________.
1997
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2000
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2009
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2001
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The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has __________________________________.
many members who still have their doubts on the science of climate change
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been unsure about the science of climate change
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successfuly made a high degree of consensus on the science of climate change
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not have enough time to investigate the science of climate change
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The Trump administration has withdrawn U.S. support for the _____________ Paris climate agreement.
2016
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2017
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2015
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2018
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Which of these states is a part of the
We Are Still In
movement?
Rhode Island
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Michigan
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Arizona
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Connecticut
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Which of these countries has used a modernist approach to major land reclamation?
Costa Rica
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Tanzania
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Singapore
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India
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About how many people live in the Global South?
more than 6 billion
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less than 4 billion
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about 5 billion
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more than 3 billion
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Sustainable development was first defined in ________________.
1998
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1990
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1987
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1973
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According to the chapter, which of the following has chastised the ecology movement for alarmism by promoting
green guilt
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Newt Gingrich
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Bjorn Lomborg
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Donald Trump
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James Inhofe
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It would be physically difficult and economically unviable if Singapore reclaims land in water that is _________ meters deep.
35
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25
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20
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45
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In April 2017, the world population passed the _______________ mark.
6.6 billion
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7.5 billion
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6 billion
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7 billion
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India has a population of _______________ people.
1 billion
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1.3 billion
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1.5 billion
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900 million
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We can identify international environmental agreements as far back as the _______________.
1500s
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1200s
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1300s
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1600s
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The United States uses about __________ more petroleum per capita than does India.
20 times
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15 times
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10 times
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12 times
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There are now about ___________ cars in India.
100 million
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85 million
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120 million
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65 million
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The second World Summit on Sustainable Development (WSSD) was held in _____________.
Rio de Janeiro, Brail
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Ottawa, Canada
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Johannesburg, South Africa
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Seoul, South Korea
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Which one of the following was not a major theme for
Rio+20?
Jobs
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Energy
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Human Rights
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Disasters
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Humans in their modern form date back about ______________ years.
200,000
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300,000
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400,000
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500,000
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