Question 1

Which region is experiencing the greatest annual percentage increase in forest land?

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A)   Europe
B)   South America
C)   Australia
D)   Africa
E)   Southeast Asia

Question 2

This region has the highest commercial energy consumption per capita.

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A)   Asia
B)   Africa
C)   South America
D)   North America
E)   Australia

Question 3

The most water-privatized country in the world is

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A)   Chile.
B)   the United States.
C)   Japan.
D)   Sweden.
E)   Egypt.

Question 4

Present the main tenets of the environmental philosophies presented in the text,beginning with conservation and moving on to the more radical approaches.

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The main tenets of environmental philoso...

Question 5

-Port-au-Prince is the Capital of

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A)   Canada.
B)   France.
C)   Ghana.
D)   Cote D'Ivoire.
E)   Haiti.

Question 6

Briefly explain the rationale and main objectives of the Kyoto Protocol.

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The Kyoto Protocol is an international t...

Question 7

The dip in Europe's population from 1300 to 1500 was due mostly to food shortages.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Destruction of rain forests results in

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A)   disruption in the oxygen and carbon dioxide cycles of forests.
B)   an increase in biological diversity.
C)   stabilization of the global temperature.
D)   increased agricultural production and less hunger.
E)   a decrease in logging.

Question 9

Match the activity or phenomenon with the group of countries in which is most likely to be found.
-current high rates of deforestation

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A)  core
B)  periphery

Question 10

Nuclear energy as a source of energy

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A)   is more common in the periphery than in the core.
B)   was more popular in core countries in the 1960s than now.
C)   produces no significant waste by-products.
D)   was banned by the French government in the mid-1990s.
E)   is a leading cause of air pollution.

Question 11

Well before the start of European colonialism,Europe had already

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A)   cut down most of its forests.
B)   established a strong record of environmental preservation.
C)   doubled its area by reclaiming land from the sea.
D)   polluted its air, water and soils through industrialization.
E)   identified the relationship between human actions and global warming.

Question 12

Match each environmental philosophy with the idea that describes it.
-deep ecology

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A)  concerned with inequitable distribution of pollution and environmental degradation
B)  rights should be given to nonhuman nature
C)  nature has been subordinated and exploited in the same way that women are
D)  combines religious belief and ethics to critique political & economic institutions
E)  humans are part of the nonhuman world & the biosphere is the center of creation

Question 13

CO₂,CH₄,N₂O,and water vapour all absorb infrared radiation and are collectively known as

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A)   GHGs.
B)   CFCs.

Question 14

Match the activity or phenomenon with the group of countries in which is most likely to be found.
-acid rain

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A)  core
B)  periphery

Question 15

What are the advantages and disadvantages of hydroelectric power? Support your arguments with a couple of specific cases/examples.

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Hydroelectric power has several advantag...

Question 16

Henry David Thoreau

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A)   founded the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society.
B)   stressed man's domination over nature.
C)   denounced Gifford Pinchot and transcendentalism.
D)   embraced European notions of romanticism.
E)   was Amish.

Question 17

Much of the growth in energy demand has been met with coal-fired power plants.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Before the arrival of the Spaniards and Portuguese,horses were not known in the Americas.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Long before the Columbian exchange,Italy was known for its tomatoes,Ireland for its potatoes,and Thailand for its peppers.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Which among the following animals introduced in the New World had the most significant environmental impact?

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A)   the ox
B)   the cow
C)   the horse
D)   the donkey
E)   the goat

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Present the main tenets of the environmental philosophies presented in the text,beginning with conservation and moving on to the more radical approaches.

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