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GGP120 Unit 8: Final Exam

Question 1

4 / 4 pts

______________ , which are largely funded by ____________, may have access to unstable countries when other nations do not.

NGOs, the developing world

NGOs, the government

NGOs, the developed world

none of the above

Question 2

4 / 4 pts

The Progressive Era marked the second reaction against unlimited growth.

True

False

Question 3

4 / 4 pts

Consumers have a role to play in sustainable agriculture.

True

False

Question 4

4 / 4 pts

____________ currently help promote renewable energy, especially in the developed world.

Cheap fossil fuels

Tax credits

Oil subsidies

Natural gas lobbyists

Question 5

4 / 4 pts

Non-renewable energy sources exist in fixed amounts.

True

False

Question 6

4 / 4 pts

Recent trends in biodiversity include ________________________.

increased community biodiversity

steady genetic biodiversity

high rates of species extinction

all of the above

IncorrectQuestion 7

0 / 4 pts

In the U.S., water usage is ____________, while globally it is _______________.

increasing, decreasing

decreasing, increasing

decreasing, decreasing

increasing, increasing

Question 8

4 / 4 pts

Aerosol emissions may have a ________________ effect.

warming

cooling

both of the above

neither of the above

Question 9

4 / 4 pts

Malthus believed that resources grow arithmetically while population grows logarithmically.

True

False

Question 10

4 / 4 pts

Colonists had a largely positive effect on indigenous populations.

True

False

Question 11

4 / 4 pts

_______________ is an example of a soil micronutrient.

Magnesium

Nitrogen

Sulfur

Chlorine

Question 12

4 / 4 pts

“Limits to Growth” assumed that resources are infinite.

True

False

Question 13

4 / 4 pts

_____________ percent of U.S. water use is for thermoelectric power.

Question 14

4 / 4 pts

Human disturbances to our rainforest ecosystem include_____________________.

logging

hunting

clearing for agriculture

all of the above

Question 15

4 / 4 pts

Before modern transportation developed, most cities were located along rivers.

True

False

Question 16

4 / 4 pts

The global population reached 1 billion around ____________.

1650

1950

the Industrial Revolution

None of the above

Question 17

4 / 4 pts

It is predicted that ____________ % of population growth in the 21st century will occur in the developing world.

Question 18

4 / 4 pts

Market speculation affects the price of fossil fuels.

True

False

IncorrectQuestion 19

0 / 4 pts

_______________ was influenced by “Limits to Growth.”

Rachel Carson

Thomas Malthus

Agenda 21

The Constitution

Question 20

4 / 4 pts

Sustainable development should include efforts by ________________.

individuals

organizations

nations

all of the above

Question 21

4 / 4 pts

Evaporated moisture condenses in the atmosphere and falls as ______________.

precipitation

evaporation

infiltration

runoff

Question 22

4 / 4 pts

Gasoline prices we pay at the pump include all of the real costs associated with oil production.

True

False

Question 23

4 / 4 pts

The “Fertile Crescent,” which is in the modern day _____________ is believed to be the birthplace of domesticated agriculture.

Middle East

North America

Asia

Southern Africa

Question 24

4 / 4 pts

__________ is a solid carbon resource formed over time by pressurizing plant material.

Oil

Natural Gas

Solar energy

Coal

IncorrectQuestion 25

0 / 4 pts

The gasification of coal led to the modern ______________ era.

heating

cooling

lighting

none of the above

Question 26

4 / 4 pts

Government manipulates energy choices through _______________.

energy subsidies

energy taxes

neither of the above

both of the above

Question 27

4 / 4 pts

Thomas Freidman called what is happening with our climate right now ______________.

global melting

global cooling

global warming

global wierding

Question 28

4 / 4 pts

To maintain an economically sustainable society _______________.

population need not remain viable

rapid depletion of resources must be curbed

some people must have opportunities for advancement

none of the above

Question 29

4 / 4 pts

Africa is currently experiencing ______________ agriculture production.

a gain in

a decline in

steady

none of the above

Question 30

4 / 4 pts

Abiotic refers to the living factors in agriculture.

True

False

Question 31

4 / 4 pts

On average, global trade has increased at a rate of _____________% per year since 1970.

IncorrectQuestion 32

0 / 4 pts

_______________ is an unequal distribution of an ample environmental resource.

Environmental scarcity

Environmental abundance

Structural abundance

Structural scarcity

Question 33

4 / 4 pts

The domestication of plants is typically associated with the ____________.

Cretacious Period

Plestiocene Era

Common Era

Neolithic Era

Question 34

4 / 4 pts

GMOs are becoming increasingly common organic foods.

True

False

IncorrectQuestion 35

0 / 4 pts

Endemism is the number of species in an ecosystem and their abundance.

True

False

Question 36

4 / 4 pts

The negatives of renewable energy include ___________________.

high up front costs

environmental impact

intermittent resources

all of the above

IncorrectQuestion 37

0 / 4 pts

The exchange rate system that ushered in the 20th century was _____________.

Bretton-Wood

the gold standard

ad hoc

none of the above

Question 38

4 / 4 pts

The term ____________ comes from the field of population biology.

sustainable agriculture

carrying capacity

sustainability

sustainable energy

Question 39

4 / 4 pts

National membership in Agenda 21 is currently voluntary.

True

False

Question 40

4 / 4 pts

Technology transfer is a method of accomplishing the goals of sustainable development.

True

False

Question 41

4 / 4 pts

Global population has an effect on water availability.

True

False

Question 42

4 / 4 pts

The emphasis in agriculture is one that is shifting from sustainability to short-term production.

True

False

Question 43

4 / 4 pts

The following is not a component of climate _________________.

temperature

precipitation

time

none of the above

Question 44

4 / 4 pts

Social and economic dimensions of sustainable development include ______________.

atmospheric protection

combating poverty

conserving biodiversity

none of the above

Question 45

4 / 4 pts

By growing a number of crops, farmers _____________ economic risks and are _________susceptible to price changes.

spread, less

consolidate, less

spread, more

consolidate, more

Question 46

4 / 4 pts

NAFTA is an example of regionalism.

True

False

Question 47

4 / 4 pts

Before the Industrial Revolution, the use of renewable resources was relatively common.

True

False

Question 48

4 / 4 pts

The book “___________” was a main catalyst for the modern environmental movement.

Of Mice and Men

Too Many People

Our Lakes are Burning!

Silent Spring

IncorrectQuestion 49

0 / 4 pts

___________________ is not a type of malnutrition.

Lack of food

Poor quality food

Obesity

None of the above

Question 50

4 / 4 pts

During the 1970s, it was proposed that cooling caused by particulates could overtake warming caused by what was called the “carbon dioxide effect.”

True

False

Quiz Score: 172 out of 200

GGP120 Unit 8: Final Exam

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