Question 1

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

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

Question 2

Who received the Peace Nobel Prize for his environmental efforts?

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

Question 3

Who should be held responsible for humanmade environmental disasters? Discuss different views, choosing an empirical case.

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Question 4

Greenpeace started in 1971 by targeting

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

Question 5

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

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

Question 6

What is deforestation and why is it important?

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Deforestation refers to the large-scale ...

Question 7

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

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The realist approach to environmental pr...

Question 8

Where did the world's largest oil spill occur?

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

Question 9

Define environmental discrimination.

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Environmental discrimination refers to t...

Question 10

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

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

Question 11

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

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 12

Describe the concept of the global commons.

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The concept of the global commons refers...

Question 13

Skeptics argue that global warming is caused by

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

Question 14

Environmental skeptics believe in the following, EXCEPT

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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 15

What are green loans?

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Green loans are a type of financing spec...

Question 16

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

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The primary causes of climate change, ac...

Question 17

What is contamination?

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Contamination refers to the presence of ...

Question 18

Discuss different policy strategies to enhance global environmental efforts. What challenges exist?

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There are several policy strategies that...

Question 19

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

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

Question 20

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

Accepted Answer

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

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