Question 1

Hydro,wind,tidal,and geothermal are examples of ________ energy resources.

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A)   inaccessible
B)   unclean
C)   non-renewable
D)   renewable
E)   solar

Question 2

Land grabbing,the process of acquiring large swaths of agricultural land in peripheral countries (especially in Africa)is becoming increasingly popular among core nations and transnational corporations.In any essay,define the issue and describe why you think investor countries are purchasing agricultural land in Africa,how investor countries are benefiting,and possible negative effects on the African countries that are selling their agricultural land.

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Land grabbing is the process of acquirin...

Question 3

Write an essay in which you present and analyze how the energy needs of human societies have altered the environment.

Accepted Answer

The energy needs of human societies have...

Question 4

Acid rain refers to

Accepted Answer

A)   acid mist.
B)   acid precipitation.
C)   acid fog.
D)   smog.
E)   a combination of all of the above.

Question 5

The big losers from bioprospecting are typically

Accepted Answer

A)   indigenous peoples.
B)   corporations.
C)   urban populations.
D)   coastal populations.
E)   core populations.

Question 6

By the time it was completed in 2006,about 1.3 million people were relocated to build and fill the reservoir behind the world's largest dam in

Accepted Answer

A)   China on the Yangtze River.
B)   Brazil on the Amazon River.
C)   Russia on the Ob River.
D)   India on the Brahmaputra River.
E)   Canada on the Mackenzie River.

Question 7

-The capital of Uganda is

Accepted Answer

A)   Addis Ababa.
B)   Accra.
C)   Kampala.
D)   Nairobi.
E)   Pretoria.

Question 8

Which of these organizations actively promotes the use of ecoterrorist tactics?

Accepted Answer

A)   International Fund for Animal Welfare
B)   Sea Shepherd Conservation Society
C)   Greenpeace
D)   the Sierra Club
E)   Equiterre

Question 9

International efforts to protect biodiversity have included efforts to halt "bioprospecting," the corporate practice of

Accepted Answer

A)   intentionally reducing the varieties of fruits and vegetables found in the grocery store.
B)   replacing traditional and native species of plants with crops for export.
C)   over harvesting non-traditional crops like hemp and seaweed from public areas.
D)   exploiting indigenous knowledge of medicinal plants for commercial purposes.
E)   altering the genetic make-up of food.

Question 10

Which of the following energy resources is renewable?

Accepted Answer

A)   hydropower
B)   coal
C)   oil
D)   uranium
E)   natural gas

Question 11

The introduction of exotic plants and animals into new ecosystems,such as the introduction of wheat and sugarcane,as well as horses,cattle,and pigs by the Spanish,is an example of

Accepted Answer

A)   ecological imperialism.
B)   demographic collapse.
C)   virgin soil epidemic.
D)   transcendentalism.
E)   the Columbian exchange.

Question 12

Fossil fuel use increased dramatically during the

Accepted Answer

A)   demographic collapse.
B)   Neolithic Period.
C)   early Middle Ages.
D)   Industrial Revolution.
E)   Age of Exploration.

Question 13

The greatest factor behind the New World's large population decrease after the arrival of the Europeans was

Accepted Answer

A)   disease.
B)   war.
C)   genocide.
D)   migration.
E)   suicide.

Question 14

-Which of the following is in the Andean Region?

Accepted Answer

A)   Peru
B)   Dominican Republic
C)   Australia
D)   Mexico
E)   Bangladesh

Question 15

Australia once had 20,000 square km of wetlands.Now they have none.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

France and Germany have imposed a moratorium on fracking.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

In an essay,examine the basic facts and major consequences of EITHER the 2010 earthquake in Haiti OR Hurricane Katrina in the United States.

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The 2010 earthquake in Haiti was a devas...

Question 18

The second phase of European expansion was external and also known as colonialism.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

The phenomenon of near genocide of indigenous populations in the Americas is referred to as

Accepted Answer

A)   the Trail of Tears.
B)   the great epidemics.
C)   the Columbian anomaly.
D)   the demographic collapse.
E)   the conquistador massacre.

Question 20

Match the activity or phenomenon with the group of countries in which is most likely to be found.
-high energy consumption per capita

Accepted Answer

A)  core
B)  periphery

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