Question 1

While the world population nearly quadrupled during the twentieth century,the global output of goods rose about

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A)  7 times. 
B)  13 times. 
C)  16 times. 
D)  19 times. 
A)  7 times. 
B)  13 times. 
C)  16 times. 
D)  19 times.

Question 2

At the end of the twentieth century,the world faced the loss of more species than at any time since the end of the last Ice Age.Of the recorded species of birds and animals,approximately

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A)  1 percent are at risk of extinction. 
B)  3 percent are at risk of extinction. 
C)  5 percent are at risk of extinction. 
D)  7 percent are at risk of extinction. 
A)  1 percent are at risk of extinction. 
B)  3 percent are at risk of extinction. 
C)  5 percent are at risk of extinction. 
D)  7 percent are at risk of extinction.

Question 3

One of the most serious problems that can occur from poorly managed irrigation from dams and reservoirs is that

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A)  too much of the water is lost to evaporation, and there is too little water for farming. 
B)  it creates high concentrations of salt. 
C)  it leads to over-cropping by farmers. 
D)  high concentrations of carbon dioxide results. 
A)  too much of the water is lost to evaporation, and there is too little water for farming. 
B)  it creates high concentrations of salt. 
C)  it leads to over-cropping by farmers. 
D)  high concentrations of carbon dioxide results.

Question 4

How much of the loss of plant and animal life over the course of the twentieth century is directly attributable to human activity? What factors make answering this question difficult?

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The loss of plant and animal life over t

Question 5

One area that has suffered ecological damage as a result of the Aswan Dam is the

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A)  Mediterranean Sea. 
B)  Persian Gulf. 
C)  Red Sea. 
D)  Sahara Desert. 
A)  Mediterranean Sea. 
B)  Persian Gulf. 
C)  Red Sea. 
D)  Sahara Desert.

Question 6

In order to cope with its population growth rates,the government of mainland China

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A)  imposed compulsory abortions, sterilization, and fines on offenders of families that had more than one child. 
B)  implemented birth control programs that only encouraged people to have fewer children, but with no penalties. 
C)  has done nothing to deal with spiraling population growth rates. 
D)  has encouraged large families in order to ensure an ever larger cheap labor force. 
A)  imposed compulsory abortions, sterilization, and fines on offenders of families that had more than one child. 
B)  implemented birth control programs that only encouraged people to have fewer children, but with no penalties. 
C)  has done nothing to deal with spiraling population growth rates. 
D)  has encouraged large families in order to ensure an ever larger cheap labor force.

Question 7

As a general rule,as incomes rise in a country,

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A)  the birth rates also rise. 
B)  birth rates remain about the same. 
C)  there is too little evidence to say anything certain about birth rates. 
D)  the birth rates fall. 
A)  the birth rates also rise. 
B)  birth rates remain about the same. 
C)  there is too little evidence to say anything certain about birth rates. 
D)  the birth rates fall.

Question 8

How successfully have governments dealt with social and economic problems associated with rapid and unplanned urbanization? Have they addressed the problem at its source?

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The success of governments in dealing wi

Question 9

One reason for the rise in obesity is related to people eating food that

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A)  has a high carbohydrate content. 
B)  is heavy on fish. 
C)  has a high protein content. 
D)  is heavy on root vegetables. 
A)  has a high carbohydrate content. 
B)  is heavy on fish. 
C)  has a high protein content. 
D)  is heavy on root vegetables.

Question 10

What conservation efforts have been employed to restore flora and fauna on the land and the sea?

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There have been several conservation eff

Question 11

What country released more sulfur dioxide into the air than any other country during the 1990s?

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A)  Britain 
B)  China 
C)  India 
D)  United States 
A)  Britain 
B)  China 
C)  India 
D)  United States

Question 12

The area of the earth that is least explored and understood is

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A)  the rainforest. 
B)  the oceans. 
C)  the polar regions. 
D)  in Siberia. 
A)  the rainforest. 
B)  the oceans. 
C)  the polar regions. 
D)  in Siberia.

Question 13

What effect has the overproduction of food had on the level of urbanization in the world?

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The overproduction of food has had a sig

Question 14

The "green revolution" was a movement that led to

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A)  the creation of new hybrid crops that were heavily dependent on fertilizers and pesticides. 
B)  a movement away from fertilizers and pesticides. 
C)  the development of genetically modified crops. 
D)  a new focus on the growing of more nutritious and efficient foods and away from livestock production. 
A)  the creation of new hybrid crops that were heavily dependent on fertilizers and pesticides. 
B)  a movement away from fertilizers and pesticides. 
C)  the development of genetically modified crops. 
D)  a new focus on the growing of more nutritious and efficient foods and away from livestock production.

Question 15

What alternative sources of energy exist,and what are the challenges that they pose?

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Alternative sources of energy include so

Question 16

Even greater than its use for human food,fish are a vital source for

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A)  industrial lubricants. 
B)  fertilizer. 
C)  lamp oil. 
D)  lotions and creams. 
A)  industrial lubricants. 
B)  fertilizer. 
C)  lamp oil. 
D)  lotions and creams.

Question 17

How has uncontrolled and unplanned urbanization created social and economic problems?

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Uncontrolled and unplanned urbanization

Question 18

How do powerful interests vested in the causes of climate change hinder efforts to deal with the problem effectively?

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Powerful interests vested in the causes

Question 19

By the end of the twentieth century,there were signs that urbanization was

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A)  increasing. 
B)  easing. 
C)  starting to level off. 
D)  disappearing. 
A)  increasing. 
B)  easing. 
C)  starting to level off. 
D)  disappearing.

Question 20

In order for it to work,hydroelectricity requires

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A)  large, open spaces with high winds. 
B)  significant amounts of sunlight. 
C)  uranium. 
D)  a big river that can be dammed. 
A)  large, open spaces with high winds. 
B)  significant amounts of sunlight. 
C)  uranium. 
D)  a big river that can be dammed.

Exam 30: The Embattled Biosphere: The Twentieth-Century Environment

While the world population nearly quadrupled during the twentieth century,the global output of goods rose about

At the end of the twentieth century,the world faced the loss of more species than at any time since the end of the last Ice Age.Of the recorded species of birds and animals,approximately

One of the most serious problems that can occur from poorly managed irrigation from dams and reservoirs is that

How much of the loss of plant and animal life over the course of the twentieth century is directly attributable to human activity? What factors make answering this question difficult?

One area that has suffered ecological damage as a result of the Aswan Dam is the

In order to cope with its population growth rates,the government of mainland China

As a general rule,as incomes rise in a country,

How successfully have governments dealt with social and economic problems associated with rapid and unplanned urbanization? Have they addressed the problem at its source?

One reason for the rise in obesity is related to people eating food that

What conservation efforts have been employed to restore flora and fauna on the land and the sea?

What country released more sulfur dioxide into the air than any other country during the 1990s?

The area of the earth that is least explored and understood is

What effect has the overproduction of food had on the level of urbanization in the world?

The "green revolution" was a movement that led to

What alternative sources of energy exist,and what are the challenges that they pose?

Even greater than its use for human food,fish are a vital source for

How has uncontrolled and unplanned urbanization created social and economic problems?

How do powerful interests vested in the causes of climate change hinder efforts to deal with the problem effectively?

By the end of the twentieth century,there were signs that urbanization was

In order for it to work,hydroelectricity requires

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A Succession of Civilizations: Ambition and Instability

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The Great Schools

Postimperial Worlds: Problems of Empires in Eurasia and Africa, ca. 200 C.E. to ca. 700 C.E.

Remaking the World: Innovation and Renewal on Environmental Frontiers in the Late First Millennium

Contending with Isolation: ca. 1000–1200

The Nomadic Frontiers: The Islamic World, Byzantium, and China ca. 1000–1200

Contending with Isolation: ca. 1000–1200

The Nomadic Frontiers: The Islamic World, Byzantium, and China ca. 1000–1200

The World the Mongols Made

The Revenge of Nature: Plague, Cold, and the Limits of Disaster in the Fourteenth Century

Expanding Worlds: Recovery in the Late Fourteenth and Fifteenth Centuries

Imperial Arenas: New Empires in the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries

The Ecological Revolution of the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries

Mental Revolutions: Religion and Science in the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries

States and Societies: Political and Social Change in the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries

Driven by Growth: The Global Economy in the Eighteenth Century

The Age of Global Interaction: Expansion and Intersection of Eighteenth-Century Empires

The Exchange of Enlightenments: Eighteenth-Century Thought

Replacing Muscle: The Energy Revolutions

The Social Mold: Work and Society in the Nineteenth Century

Western Dominance in the Nineteenth Century: The Westward Shift of Power and the Rise of Global Empires

The Changing State: Political Developments in the Nineteenth Century

The Twentieth-Century Mind: Western Science and the World

World Order and Disorder: Global Politics in the Twentieth

The Pursuit of Utopia: Civil Society in the Twentieth Century

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