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Chapter 14 Practice Quiz
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Though climate change can have natural causes, like volcanic eruptions or plate tectonics, the ________ posits that the primary cause of global warming is human behaviour.
Cooler Heads Coalition
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Natural Resource Council
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Committee for a Constructive Tomorrow
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Petroleum Industry
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National Aeronautics and Space Administration
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To the extent that carbon pricing is framed in opposition to Canada's ________, it generates fear among citizens, stakeholders, and political leaders concerned for the country's economic stability and future.
poultry industry
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oil industry
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cattle industry
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forestry industry
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dairy industry
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Free The Children was created to draw attention to ________.
the plight of child workers
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child hunger
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famine
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children who have been imprisoned
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child illnesses and diseases
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Climate change can be defined simply as a sustained change in the distribution of ________.
worldwide epidemics
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illness and disease
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ocean levels
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marine life
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weather patterns
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A common theme that has appeared in this book is the fundamental ________.
decline in freedom worldwide
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conflict in the international system
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inequity of modern life
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search for justice
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pursuit of the public good
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In reality, public goods are not so universally ________.
obtainable
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desirable
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definable
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required
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essential
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________, for instance, would give any of us pause were we asked to describe them in short form.
Joy or sadness
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Health and illness
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Wealth and poverty
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Values and justice
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Life and death
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Craig Kielburger established Free The Children when he was 12 years old.
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One of the main reasons causing the depletion of the Amazon rainforest is deforestation for beef production.
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One of the biggest problems in our world is "apathy."
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US President Donald Trump has promised to withdraw the United States from the Paris Agreement when eligible to do so in 2020.
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In Florida, manatees are dying every year because weather changes are creating extreme low temperatures, which they cannot survive.
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Drawing conclusions about human nature was a primary goal of this book.
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Competitiveness is sometimes used as an excuse for some countries doing better or having more than others.
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Co-operative behaviour is definitely not the core of our nature.
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