Deck 16: Environment and Climate Change: Thinking Globally, Acting Locally

Question 1

The Environmental Protection Agency was formed in the ______.

A) 1940s
B) 1960s
C) 1970s
D) 1990s

Answer 1

C

Question 2

New Urbanism is a design movement that seeks to ______.

A) reduce reliance on public transportation
B) increase sprawl
C) decrease automobile dependence
D) decrease density

Answer 2

C

Question 3

One adaptation project underway in the Netherlands involves the construction of ______ that help counter flooding.

A) dams
B) levies
C) buoys
D) floating communities

Answer 3

D

Question 4

Which of the following is an example of a green job?

A) hybrid car engineer
B) solar panel installer
C) both hybrid car engineer and solar panel installer
D) neither hybrid car engineer nor a solar panel installer

Question 5

Which state was the first to impose statewide limits on greenhouse gas emissions?

A) Colorado
B) Arizona
C) California
D) Oklahoma

Question 6

In 2007, President Bush signed a law requiring cars to average ______ miles per gallon by 2020.

A) 25
B) 30
C) 35
D) 40

Question 7

Which of the following states did NOT sign onto the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative?

A) Delaware
B) Vermont
C) Rhode Island
D) Pennsylvania

Question 8

Many experts agree that governments should focus on ______ to deal with the effects of climate change.

A) limiting their populations
B) building underground bunkers
C) adaptation measures
D) reducing their very young and elderly populations

Question 9

States have the ability to reduce auto dependency by passing ______ laws.

A) land use
B) cap and trade
C) building code
D) urban redevelopment

Question 10

Those most likely to support climate change mitigation policies are the ______.

A) Republicans
B) Democrats
C) Libertarians
D) capitalists

Question 11

Which of the following is an example of an alternative energy source?

A) wind
B) tar sands
C) neothermal
D) clean coal

Question 12

Which of the following has been developed to reduce tailpipe emissions?

A) gear shaft
B) catalytic converter
C) carburetor
D) fuel injector

Question 13

The rapid growth of a metropolitan area into suburban and exurban communities is called ______.

A) progress
B) inflow
C) gentrification
D) sprawl

Question 14

The reason that many states and localities have become involved in environmental policy is ______.

A) potential economic benefits
B) federal programs
C) federal inaction
D) rising skepticism among Republicans

Question 15

In general, members of the ______ Party are more skeptical of global warming caused by human actions.

A) Green
B) Democratic
C) Independent
D) Republican

Question 16

Which of the following is a "green job"?

A) working in a coal mine
B) building wind turbines
C) farming
D) commercial property development

Question 17

The 2009 Copenhagen summit was designed to revamp and update the ______ written a dozen years before.

A) peace accord
B) global warming act
C) Kyoto Protocol
D) Land Use Act

Question 18

Which of the following is an element of New Urbanism?

A) gentrification
B) walkable communities
C) wind-generated power
D) urban sprawl

Question 19

The eastern seaboard of the U.S. relies on ______ for energy.

A) coal
B) wind
C) nuclear
D) natural gas

Question 20

______ limit pollution by allowing companies to purchase carbon offsets.

A) Cap-and-trade systems
B) Congestion-pricing systems
C) Mileage-based taxes
D) Emission standards

Question 21

Many urban areas suffer from ______ in the air because of the large concentration of vehicles and factories.

A) fog
B) pollination
C) smog
D) dust

Question 22

______ energy is generated by natural sources that can be replenished.

A) Non-renewable
B) Clean coal
C) Renewable
D) Continuous

Question 23

In 2011, the federal government retired ______ place names for islands and bays and passes and ponds that had simply ceased to exist.

A) 15
B) 25
C) 35
D) 45

Question 24

After ______, emergency managers tried to simplify things and speed up response times by using pre-planned mission packages.

A) Hurricane Katrina
B) Hurricane Andrew
C) Hurricane Harvey
D) Hurricane Maria

Question 25

EMAC stands for ______.

A) Emergency Management Assistance Compact
B) Emergency Management Assistance Company
C) Emergency Mobilization Assistance Compact
D) Emergency Mobilization Assistance Company

Question 26

______ are much more likely to favor government action than or members of the baby boom generation or Generation X.

A) Millennial Democrats
B) Millennial Republicans
C) Millennial Independents
D) Millennial Green Party members

Question 27

The ______ is the law that provides authority for federal regulation of air pollution.

A) Clean Oxygen Act
B) Clean Air Act
C) Clean Air Bill
D) Breathe Easy Bill

Question 28

In 2018, Gallup found that ______ percent of Democrats worry about climate change a great deal or a fair amount.

A) 82
B) 87
C) 91
D) 95

Question 29

Which of the following has no effect on environmental policy?

A) political culture
B) skepticism of citizens and leadership
C) cost of environmental regulation
D) international relations

Question 30

______ is emitted into the atmosphere when fossil fuels are burned.

A) Carbon monoxide
B) Carbon dioxide
C) Hydrogen monoxide
D) Hydrogen dioxide

Question 31

In 2012, fossil-fuel companies devoted more than $150 million to advertising focused on energy issues.

A) 5
B) 25
C) 100
D) 150

Question 32

In 2018, the California Air Resources Board announced that the state's total carbon emissions fell by 12 million tons in 2016, ______.

A) meeting the state's goal of reducing emissions back to 1980 levels four years behind its target date in 2014
B) meeting the state's goal of reducing emissions back to 1980 levels four years of its target date in 2020
C) meeting the state's goal of reducing emissions back to 1990 levels four years of its target date in 2014
D) meeting the state's goal of reducing emissions back to 1990 levels four years of its target date in 2020

Question 33

The rising average temperature worldwide is known as ______.

A) global warming
B) rising temperatures
C) seasonal change
D) global change

Question 34

The goal of the Paris climate accord is to keep the global average temperature from rising ______.

A) as much as 4° Celsius above pre-industrial levels
B) as much as 4° Fahrenheit above pre-industrial levels
C) as much as 2° Celsius above pre-industrial levels
D) as much as 2° Fahrenheit above pre-industrial levels

Question 35

State governments took the lead role in passing environmental laws beginning in the 1970s.

Question 36

A tax on vehicle miles traveled would be implemented in order to encourage which of the following?

A) motorists to drive in carpool lanes
B) the purchase of electric vehicles
C) alternative modes of transportation
D) the increased production of hybrid cars

Question 37

______ have recently taken the lead in environmental policy, influencing federal policy and even efforts in other countries.

A) States
B) Individuals
C) Private companies
D) Nonprofit organizations

Question 38

According to recent polling data, ______ Americans think that global warming will have dire consequences.

A) more
B) fewer

Question 39

After Trump pulled the United States out of the Paris climate accord, a group of governors, mostly coastal Democrats, immediately ______.

A) formed a climate alliance to work to meet the treaty's targets
B) formed a climate alliance to work to revise the treaty's targets
C) formed a non-profit alliance to work to meet the treaty's targets
D) formed a non-profit alliance to work to revise the treaty's targets

Question 40

______ is a system for limiting pollution that sets emission limits but allows companies to buy credits if they exceed those limits.

A) Greenhouse credit
B) Green tax
C) Cap and breathe
D) Cap and trade

Question 41

Briefly discuss the actions that are being taken by many cities in terms of the construction of new buildings and the refurbishment of existing buildings.

Question 42

Briefly discuss some of the renewable sources of energy that could eventually replace fossil fuels.

Question 43

Republicans, more so than Democrats, are skeptical that global warming is caused by human activity.

Question 44

Briefly explain what is meant by cap and trade. What is its status in Congress and in the states?

Question 45

The trend in the United States is to build more new coal-fired power plants.

Question 46

Florida is the state that has emerged as the leader in addressing climate change.

Question 47

Adaption is the name for the movement meant to prepare for and deal with the effects of climate change.

Question 48

Briefly discuss some of the ideas that are being considered to reduce the negative impact that vehicles have on the environment.

Question 49

International leaders were able to pass a serious and comprehensive environmental treaty at the 2009 summit in Copenhagen.

Question 50

Briefly discuss why the issue of climate change has become so partisan.

Question 51

Texas leads the country in the generation of wind power capacity.

Question 52

Coal is used to generate about half the nation's electricity.

Question 53

Over the past decade, the issue of climate change has become more partisan.

Question 54

Production of renewable energy is less expensive than production of coal.