Deck 9: Environmental Issues

Question 1

Do your hairspray and refrigerator potentially have anything to do with the global environment?

A) They affect the protective ozone layer of the atmosphere.
B) They affect water pollution.
C) They affect deforestation and forest fires.
D) They have almost nothing to do with the environment.

Answer 1

A

Question 2

The ozone layer-related international treaties were signed in the

A) 1920s.
B) 1960s.
C) 1980s.
D) 1990s.

Answer 2

C

Question 3

The Montreal Protocol deals with

A) Depletion of the ozone layer.
B) Fishing rights.
C) Nuclear proliferation.
D) Global trade issues.

Answer 3

A

Question 4

The United States is part of

A) A country's ecosystem only.
B) A regional ecosystem only.
C) The global ecosystem only.
D) A country ecosystem, a regional ecosystem and a global ecosystem.

Question 5

Acid rain is caused by high contents of sulfur dioxide resulting from all of the following, EXCEPT

A) Biological processes.
B) Human metabolic activities.
C) Industrial activities.
D) Automobile emissions.

Question 6

Early negotiations regarding acid rain in the 1970s were held between

A) China and the United States.
B) Europe and China.
C) The United States and Canada.
D) India and China.

Question 7

Environmental policies are primarily concerned with at least two general types of environmental problems:

A) Contamination and depletion.
B) Bureaucracy and inadequate funding.
C) Lack of science and lack of money.
D) Ideological and political.

Question 8

Contamination affects

A) Air.
B) Water.
C) Soil.
D) Air, water, and soil.

Question 9

Depletion is the ______of essential elements of an ecosystem.

A) Serious reduction.
B) Harmful contamination.
C) Negligible removal.
D) Dangerous growth.

Question 10

What is the main global source of air pollution today?

A) Power plants using coal.
B) Automobiles and other kinds of transportation.
C) Industrial processes.
D) Agricultural practices.

Question 11

The greatest source of air pollution is

A) Oil.
B) Coal.
C) Volcanic activity.
D) Gas.

Question 12

Smog is

A) A kind of air pollution.
B) A water pollutant.
C) A respiratory problem.
D) Small oxygen molecules.

Question 13

The Aral Sea case discussed in the textbook is an example of

A) Environmental depletion.
B) Protection of endangered species.
C) Realism in environmental policies.
D) Global commons.

Question 14

Climate change is ______of global weather patterns.

A) A reoccurring change.
B) A significant and lasting alteration.
C) A reversible fluctuation.
D) An insignificant modification.

Question 15

Who of the following is/was the least likely to be active in global warming research?

A) Al Gore.
B) George W. Bush.
C) Guy Callenar.
D) Svante Arrhenius.

Question 16

Which country is projected to be the biggest source of greenhouse-gas emissions by 2025?

A) Russia.
B) Iran.
C) India.
D) China.

Question 17

Which of the following is NOT a greenhouse gas?

A) O₂.
B) CO₂.
C) CH₄.
D) O₃.

Question 18

The massive removal or disappearance, thinning, changing, and elimination of trees, bushes, and other vegetation is called

A) Deforestation.
B) Forestation.
C) Depletion.
D) Pollution.

Question 19

Deforestation contributes to all of the following, Except

A) Increases in greenhouse gases.
B) Soil erosion.
C) Desertification.
D) Ozone depletion.

Question 20

Skeptics argue that global warming is caused by

A) Natural processes only.
B) Negligible human activity.
C) Human activities and natural processes.
D) Processes that take place in space.

Question 21

Which branch of economic sector is the largest consumer of water in the world?

A) Agriculture.
B) Car manufacturing.
C) Oil manufacturing.
D) Transportation.

Question 22

If deforestation, urban development, tourism, mining, and commercial hunting and fishing continue unabatedly, between ______ of species will disappear by 2050.

A) 35 and 66 percent.
B) 7 and 13 percent.
C) 15 and 37 percent.
D) 72 and 85 percent.

Question 23

If the world's population continues to grow, then agriculture's demand for water will ____ by 2050 compared to 2000.

A) Double.
B) Triple.
C) Half.
D) Quintuple.

Question 24

Because of changes in weather patterns, the Mediterranean region can expect a drop in precipitation of ____ by the middle of the century.

A) 25-30 percent.
B) 3-5 percent.
C) 52-65 percent.
D) 13-17 percent.

Question 25

Of the following countries, which has the LEAST problem with unclean drinking water?

A) Mexico.
B) China.
C) India.
D) Italy.

Question 26

Bhopal is synonymous with

A) A chemical accident in India in 1983.
B) A molecular compound that can alleviate air pollution.
C) A drug to treat radioactive exposure of animals.
D) The first green company in the United States.

Question 27

Where did the world's largest oil spill occur?

A) Alaska.
B) Kuwait.
C) Gulf of Mexico.
D) African West Coast.

Question 28

Which legal act is the BEST example of "regulation and restriction" environmental policies?

A) The Westphalian Peace Treaty.
B) The 1956 Geneva Accords.
C) The 1900 Lacey Act.
D) The Camp David Accords.

Question 29

Business ventures in which companies are involved in activities reducing contamination and depletion are called

A) Green investments.
B) Green dreams.
C) Green trade.
D) Green governance.

Question 30

Seeking technological solutions to environmental problems is referred to as

A) Geoengineering.
B) Environmental problem solving.
C) Green thinking.
D) Earth solutions.

Question 31

Biofuels are

A) Made from plants.
B) Considered biohazards.
C) Not biodegradable.
D) Nonrenewable.

Question 32

General Electric's commitment to using wind power, diesel-electric hybrid locomotives, new efficient aircraft engines and appliances, and advanced water-treatment systems is called

A) Ecoimagination.
B) Green thinking.
C) Biocommitment.
D) Sustainability.

Question 33

Sustainable development is a comprehensive policy stimulating economic growth and ____ at the same time.

A) High unemployment rates.
B) Socialist policies.
C) Economic isolationism.
D) Environmental protection.

Question 34

Which of the following has made the MOST progress in combatting climate change?

A) United States.
B) European Union.
C) China.
D) India.

Question 35

According to realists, environmental problems are

A) Marginal.
B) An imminent threat to security.
C) A growing concern.
D) More important than military problems.

Question 36

The right of a state to use and protect its environment and natural resources is called

A) Environmental sovereignty.
B) Environmental freedom.
C) State of nature.
D) Nature choice.

Question 37

Which of the following is NOT part of the global commons?

A) The atmosphere.
B) Outer space.
C) Minerals under countries.
D) Antarctica.

Question 38

The first wave of environmental treaties occurred in the

A) 1920s.
B) 1950s.
C) 1970s.
D) 1990s.

Question 39

What has been the most ambitious goal of environmentalists?

A) Convincing the United States to take real action on climate change.
B) Developing a global policy framework under UN auspices.
C) Gaining acceptance for the concept of the global commons.
D) Getting green parties into power in as many countries as possible.

Question 40

According to a 2013 survey conducted in 39 countries, 54 percent of respondents said this was a major concern:

A) Global climate change.
B) Pollution of the oceans.
C) Acid rain.
D) Deforestation.

Question 41

According to the World Wildlife Fund, the worst "environmental offenders" are the inhabitants of this country:

A) France.
B) United States.
C) China.
D) United Arab Emirates.

Question 42

According to constructivists, two environmental key values exist:

A) Mastery and harmony.
B) Sustainability and depletion.
C) Conscious and reckless.
D) Conquest and cooperation.

Question 43

Who received the Peace Nobel Prize for his environmental efforts?

A) Helen Clark.
B) Al Gore.
C) Barack Obama.
D) George W. Bush.

Question 44

Environmental skeptics believe in the following, EXCEPT

A) Environmental policies require a more cautious, balanced approach.
B) Mastery values should guide environmental policy.
C) There is a need for urgent and comprehensive actions to protect the environment.
D) Conservation on a smaller scale.

Question 45

Which environmental approach challenges the Gaia theory?

A) Theory of Global Commons.
B) The clash of civilizations theory.
C) Constructivism.
D) Environmental skepticism.

Question 46

Which American politician has had the LEAST concern for the environment?

A) Donald Trump.
B) Jimmy Carter.
C) Al Gore.
D) Barack Obama.

Question 47

Overall, which type of political party is LEAST likely to support environmental protection measures?

A) Agricultural.
B) Social democratic.
C) Conservative.
D) Green.

Question 48

In the 2000s, renewable energy accounted for about __ percent of total global energy production.

A) 0.
B) less than 10.
C) 30.
D) 40.

Question 49

Greenpeace started in 1971 by targeting

A) Whaling.
B) Nuclear testing.
C) Fossil fuel consumption.
D) Acid rain.

Question 50

What is contamination?

Question 51

Explain the concept of depletion with respect to international environmental policies.

Question 52

Name and describe three global environmental problems.

Question 53

What are greenhouse gases?

Question 54

What is global warming?

Question 55

Describe the ozone depletion theory.

Question 56

List and explain some of the consequences of global warming.

Question 57

What is deforestation and why is it important?

Question 58

Describe the nature and the consequences of the Chernobyl disaster.

Question 59

What does Bhopal stand for?

Question 60

What is the significance of the 2015 Paris Agreement?

Question 61

What do we understand by geoengineering?

Question 62

Define environmental discrimination.

Question 63

Define environmental sovereignty.

Question 64

Who is Al Gore and why is he important for international environmental policy?

Question 65

Describe the concept of socially responsible investing.

Question 66

What is hydropower?

Question 67

Name and describe three sources of renewable energy.

Question 68

What are green loans?

Question 69

Define mastery values.

Question 70

What are debt-for-nature swaps?

Question 71

What is desertification and why is it increasing?

Question 72

Describe the concept of the global commons.

Question 73

What are the primary causes of climate change, according to scientific consensus? What are the likely consequences if humans do not take sufficient action?

Question 74

Compare and contrast the realist, liberal, and constructivist approaches to environmental problems.

Question 75

Write an essay that examines how the individual and state contexts affect the formation of environmental policy.

Question 76

Write an essay about the efforts states have made to address climate change. Are these efforts adequate?

Question 77

Compare the views of environmentalists and environmental skeptics.

Question 78

What is the Kyoto Protocol? Why is it considered inadequate by its critics?

Question 79

What are the key aspects of the liberal approach to solving environmental problems? What factors inhibit advocates of the liberal approach from achieving their goals?

Question 80

Drawing on the history of Greenpeace activism, discuss and analyze the organization's strategy to promote environmental protection.