Question 1

Brazil's Forest Code is designed to protect the Amazon rain forest. What percentage of landholding does it require to remain forested?
A)40 percent
B)60 percent
C)80 percent
D)95 percent

Accepted Answer

Brazil's Forest Code mandates that in the Amazon region, 80 percent of a landholding must remain forested. This legal requirement is part of Brazil's efforts to protect the Amazon rainforest and its biodiversity.

Question 2

Which concept refers to new crops with improved characteristics created artificially through genetic engineering that combines genes from species that would not naturally interbreed?
A)cash crops
B)genetically engineered crops
C)cornucopian crops
D)transgenic crops

Accepted Answer

Transgenic crops are those that have been genetically engineered to contain genes from different species, which would not naturally interbreed.

Question 3

"Neo-Malthusians" and "cornucopians" are the labels given to different schools of thought about the impact of population growth on economic development and environmental quality. Write an essay in which you contrast the positions taken by these two schools on the demographic future of the human species. Based on the available evidence on current population and resource trends, which school of thought do you find more convincing? Why?

Accepted Answer

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Question 4

What is the irony of the global food crisis?
A)There is more than enough food produced to feed all of the people in the world.
B)Most undernourished people live in the developed world.
C)Most undernourished people live in the developing world.
D)Climate change will make food production easier by facilitating plant growth.

Accepted Answer

Despite sufficient global food production, distribution issues, economic disparities, and political factors lead to food insecurity and hunger in many parts of the world.

Question 5

Describe the tragedy of the commons. How can this metaphor help us understand the difficulties that countries experience in working together to stop climate change?

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Question 6

The scientific community is in nearly unanimous agreement that global temperatures are rising. What are the expected effects of rising temperatures?

Accepted Answer

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Question 7

Explain the causes of the global food crisis. Which do you think is the most significant contributor? How would you address these issues? What role can domestic governments play? What role can international agencies play?

Accepted Answer

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Question 8

What measures the relative performance of countries across the categories of environmental health, air pollution, water resources, biodiversity and habitat, productive natural resources, and climate change?
A)Environmental Protection Index (EPI)
B)Environmental Performance Index (EPI)
C)United Nations (UN)
D)Kyoto Protocol

Accepted Answer

The Environmental Performance Index (EPI) is a method of quantifying and numerically marking the environmental performance of a country's policies. It covers various categories including environmental health, air pollution, water resources, biodiversity and habitat, productive natural resources, and climate change.

Question 9

What are the benefits to using nuclear energy? What are the drawbacks? Considering both the benefits and drawbacks, do you think the world should pursue nuclear energy as a replacement for fossil fuels like coal?

Accepted Answer

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Question 10

Under which agreement did countries pledge to keep the rise in global temperatures well below 3.6 degrees Fahrenheit (2 degrees Celsius)?
A)the Paris Agreement
B)the Montreal Protocol
C)the Kyoto Protocol
D)the Munich Agreement

Accepted Answer

The Paris Agreement is the international treaty where countries committed to keeping the rise in global temperatures well below 2 degrees Celsius (3.6 degrees Fahrenheit) above pre-industrial levels and to pursue efforts to limit the temperature increase even further to 1.5 degrees Celsius.

Quiz 14: Global Responsibility for the Preservation of the Environment

Brazil's Forest Code is designed to protect the Amazon rain forest. What percentage of landholding does it require to remain forested?

Which concept refers to new crops with improved characteristics created artificially through genetic engineering that combines genes from species that would not naturally interbreed?

What is the irony of the global food crisis?

Describe the tragedy of the commons. How can this metaphor help us understand the difficulties that countries experience in working together to stop climate change?

The scientific community is in nearly unanimous agreement that global temperatures are rising. What are the expected effects of rising temperatures?

Explain the causes of the global food crisis. Which do you think is the most significant contributor? How would you address these issues? What role can domestic governments play? What role can international agencies play?

What measures the relative performance of countries across the categories of environmental health, air pollution, water resources, biodiversity and habitat, productive natural resources, and climate change?

What are the benefits to using nuclear energy? What are the drawbacks? Considering both the benefits and drawbacks, do you think the world should pursue nuclear energy as a replacement for fossil fuels like coal?

Under which agreement did countries pledge to keep the rise in global temperatures well below 3.6 degrees Fahrenheit (2 degrees Celsius) ?