Question 1

In the context of social responsibility and environmental management, the United States leads the fight against pollution with the most stringent greenhouse emission standards in the world.

Accepted Answer

With one of the highest pollution rates on a per capital basis, the United States lags behind almost all major competitors in agreeing to greenhouse emission standards.

Question 2

In the context of U.S. foreign policies, the Monroe Doctrine was used to justify the U.S. annexation of Texas, Oregon, New Mexico, and California.

Accepted Answer

The idea of Manifest Destiny was used to justify the U.S. annexation of Texas, Oregon, New Mexico, and California and, later, U.S. involvement in Cuba, Alaska, Hawaii, and the Philippines.

Question 3

To understand fully a society's actions and its points of view, one must have an appreciation for the influence of historical events.

Accepted Answer

To understand fully a society's actions and its points of view, one must have an appreciation for the influence of historical events and the geographical uniqueness to which a culture has had to adapt.

Question 4

A fundamental premise of Japanese ideology reflects the importance of individualism and competitive spirit for economic progress.

Accepted Answer

A fundamental premise of Japanese ideology reflects the importance of cooperation for the collective good. Japanese achieve consensus by agreeing that all will unite against outside pressures that threaten the collective good.

Question 5

In the context of social responsibility and environmental management, the United States continues to be the world's top pollution-causing nation.

Accepted Answer

China is now the world's top polluter in almost all respects. By 2020 its green-house-gas emissions will be more than double the closest rival, the United States.

Question 6

The Mexican attitude toward their American neighbors may be summed up in the statement-"Geography has made us neighbors, tradition has made us friends."
F. Kennedy's proclamation during a visit to Mexico that "Geography has made us neighbors, tradition has made us friends." North Americans may be surprised to learn that most Mexicans felt it more accurate to say "Geography has made us closer, tradition has made us far apart."

Accepted Answer

Most Americans would agree with President John

Question 7

In the context of U.S. foreign policies, the Monroe Doctrine dictated the abstention of the United States from European political affairs.

Accepted Answer

The Monroe Doctrine, a cornerstone of early U.S. foreign policy, was enunciated by President James Monroe in a public statement proclaiming three basic dicta: no further European colonization in the New World, abstention of the United States from European political affairs, and nonintervention by European governments in the governments of the Western Hemisphere.

Question 8

Countries that suffer the most from major natural calamities are among the poorest in the world.

Accepted Answer

Countries that suffer the most from major calamities are among the poorest in the world. Many have neither the capital nor the technical ability to minimize the effects of natural phenomena; they are at the mercy of nature.

Question 9

In the context of social responsibility and environmental management, the idea of sustainable development is quite popular in the United States owing to the cultural characteristics of the Americans.

Accepted Answer

The idea of sustainable development is particularly a problem in the United States, where consumers are often more interested in style than in sustainability, public opinion polls favor growth over the environment, and high school students receive relatively little environmental education.

Question 10

In the context of U.S. foreign policies, the Roosevelt Corollary paved the way for non-American intervention in Latin American affairs.

Accepted Answer

The Roosevelt Corollary stated that not only would the United States prohibit non-American intervention in Latin American affairs, but it would also police the area and guarantee that Latin American nations met their international obligations.

Question 11

Recording of historic events by historians belonging to different cultures gives us a subjective view of history.

Accepted Answer

Historical events always are viewed from one's own biases and self-reference criteria (SRC), and thus, what is recorded by one historian may not be what another records, especially if the historians are from different cultures. Historians traditionally try to be objective, but few can help filtering events through their own cultural biases.

Question 12

In the context of social responsibility and environmental management, the process of controlling industrial wastes leads to the issue of disposal of hazardous waste.

Accepted Answer

The very process of controlling industrial wastes leads to the critical issue of the disposal of hazardous waste, a byproduct of pollution controls.

Question 13

Physical barriers that exist within Europe are nowadays seen as a natural protection from potentially hostile neighbors.

Accepted Answer

Once seen as natural protection from potentially hostile neighbors, physical barriers that exist within Europe are now seen as impediments to efficient trade in an integrated economic union.

Question 14

Confucian philosophy, taught throughout Japan's history, emphasizes the basic virtue of loyalty to the country.

Accepted Answer

Confucian philosophy, taught throughout Japan's history, emphasizes the basic virtue of loyalty "of friend to friend, of wife to husband, of child to parent, of brother to brother, but, above all, of subject to lord," that is, to country.

Question 15

In the context of U.S. foreign policies, the Roosevelt Corollary was an extension of the policy of the Monroe Doctrine.

Accepted Answer

Theodore Roosevelt applied the Monroe Doctrine with an extension that became known as the Roosevelt Corollary. The corollary stated that not only would the United States prohibit non-American intervention in Latin American affairs, but it would also police the area and guarantee that Latin American nations met their international obligations.

Question 16

In the context of social responsibility and environmental management, sustainable development is about protecting the environment at all costs.

Accepted Answer

Sustainable development is not about the environment or the economy or society. It is about striking a lasting balance between all of these.

Question 17

In the context of social responsibility and environmental management, the Basel Convention identified safe dumping zones for hazardous wastes exported by developed nations.

Accepted Answer

A treaty among members of the Basel Convention that required prior approval before dumping could occur was later revised to a total ban on the export of hazardous wastes by developed nations.

Question 18

Altitude, humidity, and temperature extremes are climatic features that affect the uses and functions of products and equipment.

Accepted Answer

Altitude, humidity, and temperature extremes are climatic features that affect the uses and functions of products and equipment.

Question 19

In the context of U.S. foreign policies, the Monroe Doctrine, in its broadest interpretation, meant that Americans were a chosen people ordained by God to create a model society.

Accepted Answer

Manifest Destiny, in its broadest interpretation, meant that Americans were a chosen people ordained by God to create a model society.

Question 20

The Roosevelt Corollary is typified by the dictum-whatever is good for the United States is justifiable.

Accepted Answer

The Roosevelt Corollary was used in the acquisition of the Panama Canal Zone from Colombia in 1903 and the formation of a provisional government in Cuba in 1906. The manner in which the United States acquired the land for the Panama Canal Zone typifies the Roosevelt Corollary-whatever is good for the United States is justifiable.

Quiz 3: History and Geography: The Foundations of Culture

In the context of social responsibility and environmental management, the United States leads the fight against pollution with the most stringent greenhouse emission standards in the world.

In the context of U.S. foreign policies, the Monroe Doctrine was used to justify the U.S. annexation of Texas, Oregon, New Mexico, and California.

To understand fully a society's actions and its points of view, one must have an appreciation for the influence of historical events.

A fundamental premise of Japanese ideology reflects the importance of individualism and competitive spirit for economic progress.

In the context of social responsibility and environmental management, the United States continues to be the world's top pollution-causing nation.

In the context of U.S. foreign policies, the Monroe Doctrine dictated the abstention of the United States from European political affairs.

Countries that suffer the most from major natural calamities are among the poorest in the world.

In the context of social responsibility and environmental management, the idea of sustainable development is quite popular in the United States owing to the cultural characteristics of the Americans.

In the context of U.S. foreign policies, the Roosevelt Corollary paved the way for non-American intervention in Latin American affairs.

Recording of historic events by historians belonging to different cultures gives us a subjective view of history.

In the context of social responsibility and environmental management, the process of controlling industrial wastes leads to the issue of disposal of hazardous waste.

Physical barriers that exist within Europe are nowadays seen as a natural protection from potentially hostile neighbors.

Confucian philosophy, taught throughout Japan's history, emphasizes the basic virtue of loyalty to the country.

In the context of U.S. foreign policies, the Roosevelt Corollary was an extension of the policy of the Monroe Doctrine.

In the context of social responsibility and environmental management, sustainable development is about protecting the environment at all costs.

In the context of social responsibility and environmental management, the Basel Convention identified safe dumping zones for hazardous wastes exported by developed nations.

Altitude, humidity, and temperature extremes are climatic features that affect the uses and functions of products and equipment.

In the context of U.S. foreign policies, the Monroe Doctrine, in its broadest interpretation, meant that Americans were a chosen people ordained by God to create a model society.

The Roosevelt Corollary is typified by the dictum-whatever is good for the United States is justifiable.