Question 1

All the following are examples of the tragedy of the commons, except

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A)  fishing in shared waters. 
B)  air pollution. 
C)  livestock grazing on public lands. 
D)  space exploration. 
A)  fishing in shared waters. 
B)  air pollution. 
C)  livestock grazing on public lands. 
D)  space exploration.

Question 2

When national leaders must simultaneously negotiate with other nation-states and with domestic constituencies they are said to be engaging in

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A)  a two-level game. 
B)  dual diplomacy. 
C)  divided loyalties. 
D)  a bifurcated discussion. 
A)  a two-level game. 
B)  dual diplomacy. 
C)  divided loyalties. 
D)  a bifurcated discussion.

Question 3

Which two countries together account for nearly 90 percent of global ethanol production?

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A)  Brazil and Canada 
B)  United States and China 
C)  United States and Brazil 
D)  Russia and Canada 
A)  Brazil and Canada 
B)  United States and China 
C)  United States and Brazil 
D)  Russia and Canada

Question 4

By 2025, many estimates claim that the world's population will exceed

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A)  5 billion people. 
B)  8 billion people. 
C)  9 billion people. 
D)  12 billion people. 
A)  5 billion people. 
B)  8 billion people. 
C)  9 billion people. 
D)  12 billion people.

Question 5

According to the Kyoto Protocol, which area is meant to reduce the most in terms of greenhouse gases?

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A)  European Union states 
B)  United States 
C)  Japan 
D)  China 
A)  European Union states 
B)  United States 
C)  Japan 
D)  China

Question 6

According to the text, which of the following transnational problems relate to overconsumption of water from watersheds that supply more than one country?

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A)  Great Lakes 
B)  Danube River 
C)  Caspian Sea 
D)  Tigris and Euphrates 
A)  Great Lakes 
B)  Danube River 
C)  Caspian Sea 
D)  Tigris and Euphrates

Question 7

Of the environmental agreements discussed in this chapter, which one is seen as a success?

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A)  Montreal Protocol 
B)  Convention on Biological Diversity 
C)  Kyoto Protocol 
D)  Copenhagen Summit 
A)  Montreal Protocol 
B)  Convention on Biological Diversity 
C)  Kyoto Protocol 
D)  Copenhagen Summit

Question 8

Natural products whose supply is fundamentally limited are known as

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A)  renewable resources. 
B)  negative externalities. 
C)  nonrenewable resources. 
D)  potentially recyclable resources. 
A)  renewable resources. 
B)  negative externalities. 
C)  nonrenewable resources. 
D)  potentially recyclable resources.

Question 9

According to the text, which of the following wars would realists claim was not caused by a competition over resources?

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A)  World War I 
B)  World War II 
C)  Vietnam War 
D)  NATO intervention in Libya 
A)  World War I 
B)  World War II 
C)  Vietnam War 
D)  NATO intervention in Libya

Question 10

Approximately how much of U. S. corn production goes into ethanol production, rather than into the food supply?

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A)  10 percent 
B)  25 percent 
C)  40 percent 
D)  55 percent 
A)  10 percent 
B)  25 percent 
C)  40 percent 
D)  55 percent

Question 11

World population is growing mainly because

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A)  people are having more children. 
B)  immigration is at such high levels. 
C)  mortality has decreased so dramatically. 
D)  agricultural yields have grown so exponentially over the last decades. 
A)  people are having more children. 
B)  immigration is at such high levels. 
C)  mortality has decreased so dramatically. 
D)  agricultural yields have grown so exponentially over the last decades.

Question 12

Which of the following accidents was one of the first cases to bring environmental issues together with the questions of poverty and development?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Chernobyl nuclear power plant meltdown in the late 1900s in Ukraine 
B)  The Bhopal chemical leak in India in the early 1980s 
C)  The Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant meltdown in Japan 
D)  The Aswan Dam collapse in Egypt in the mid-1950s 
A)  The Chernobyl nuclear power plant meltdown in the late 1900s in Ukraine 
B)  The Bhopal chemical leak in India in the early 1980s 
C)  The Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant meltdown in Japan 
D)  The Aswan Dam collapse in Egypt in the mid-1950s

Question 13

Which of the following was not a result or outcome from the Durban meeting in late 2011?

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A)  All the important questions relating to resolving climate change and global warming were deferred until the future. 
B)  The countries present agreed to set binding commitments by 2015 on greenhouse gas emissions. 
C)  The negotiation partners agreed to extend the Kyoto Protocol beyond 2012. 
D)  China agreed to limit greenhouse gases, but the United States balked at having to do so. 
A)  All the important questions relating to resolving climate change and global warming were deferred until the future. 
B)  The countries present agreed to set binding commitments by 2015 on greenhouse gas emissions. 
C)  The negotiation partners agreed to extend the Kyoto Protocol beyond 2012. 
D)  China agreed to limit greenhouse gases, but the United States balked at having to do so.

Question 14

Which treaty commits to reduce the production and use of gases that deplete the ozone layer?

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A)  Kyoto Protocol 
B)  Mediterranean Acton Plan 
C)  Montreal Protocol 
D)  Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change 
A)  Kyoto Protocol 
B)  Mediterranean Acton Plan 
C)  Montreal Protocol 
D)  Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change

Question 15

The Montreal Protocol is significant because it

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A)  was the most sweeping environmental treaty in history. 
B)  focused on environmental problems between Canada and the United States. 
C)  emphasized for the first time biological diversity. 
D)  was the first global environmental treaty. 
A)  was the most sweeping environmental treaty in history. 
B)  focused on environmental problems between Canada and the United States. 
C)  emphasized for the first time biological diversity. 
D)  was the first global environmental treaty.

Question 16

What is a collective action problem? Provide examples. Also discuss why some collective action problems get solved, whereas others seem to resist resolution. What accounts for the difference?

Accepted Answer

A collective action problem occurs when

Question 17

Concerning the resolution of collective action problems, which of the following is true.

Accepted Answer

A)  The more actors are part of a given collective action problem, the harder it is to solve. 
B)  Only if significant value is placed on current costs and benefits is cooperation today rational. 
C)  One way to resolve free rider issues is to deny selective benefits to those who participate in their resolution. 
D)  Realism is optimistic about the prospects for cooperation in environmental collective action problems. 
A)  The more actors are part of a given collective action problem, the harder it is to solve. 
B)  Only if significant value is placed on current costs and benefits is cooperation today rational. 
C)  One way to resolve free rider issues is to deny selective benefits to those who participate in their resolution. 
D)  Realism is optimistic about the prospects for cooperation in environmental collective action problems.

Question 18

According to some observers of the Kyoto Protocol, if emissions were reduced to the 1990 level, this would

Accepted Answer

A)  set a poor precedent for future environmental agreements. 
B)  not be enough to solve the problem of global warming. 
C)  significantly reduce the production of greenhouse gases by developing countries. 
D)  have a significant impact only if enforcement could be effective. 
A)  set a poor precedent for future environmental agreements. 
B)  not be enough to solve the problem of global warming. 
C)  significantly reduce the production of greenhouse gases by developing countries. 
D)  have a significant impact only if enforcement could be effective.

Question 19

Which of the following pioneered the use of biofuels as a means of energy independence after the global energy crisis of 1973?

Accepted Answer

A)  Canada 
B)  United States 
C)  Brazil 
D)  Venezuela 
A)  Canada 
B)  United States 
C)  Brazil 
D)  Venezuela

Question 20

What are some of the predictions regarding scarcity? Why haven't they come true? Do you think they will come true? Why or why not?

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Some predictions regarding scarcity incl

All the following are examples of the tragedy of the commons, except

When national leaders must simultaneously negotiate with other nation-states and with domestic constituencies they are said to be engaging in

Which two countries together account for nearly 90 percent of global ethanol production?

By 2025, many estimates claim that the world's population will exceed

According to the Kyoto Protocol, which area is meant to reduce the most in terms of greenhouse gases?

According to the text, which of the following transnational problems relate to overconsumption of water from watersheds that supply more than one country?

Of the environmental agreements discussed in this chapter, which one is seen as a success?

Natural products whose supply is fundamentally limited are known as

According to the text, which of the following wars would realists claim was not caused by a competition over resources?

Approximately how much of U. S. corn production goes into ethanol production, rather than into the food supply?

World population is growing mainly because

Which of the following accidents was one of the first cases to bring environmental issues together with the questions of poverty and development?

Which of the following was not a result or outcome from the Durban meeting in late 2011?

Which treaty commits to reduce the production and use of gases that deplete the ozone layer?

The Montreal Protocol is significant because it

What is a collective action problem? Provide examples. Also discuss why some collective action problems get solved, whereas others seem to resist resolution. What accounts for the difference?

Concerning the resolution of collective action problems, which of the following is true.

According to some observers of the Kyoto Protocol, if emissions were reduced to the 1990 level, this would

Which of the following pioneered the use of biofuels as a means of energy independence after the global energy crisis of 1973?

What are some of the predictions regarding scarcity? Why haven't they come true? Do you think they will come true? Why or why not?

Introduction Problems and Questions in International Politics

The Historical Evolution of International Politics

Theories of International Relations Realism and Liberalism

Theories of International Relations Economic Structuralism Constructivism and Feminism

The State Society and Foreign Policy

Bureaucracies Groups and Individuals in the Foreign Policy Process

International Organizations and Transnational Actors

International Insecurity and the Causes of War and Peace

The Use of Force

Fundamentals of International Political Economy

The Globalization of Trade and Finance

The Problem of Global Inequality

International Law Norms and Human Rights

Conclusion Power and Purpose in a Changing World

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Exam 14: The Global Environment and International Politics

All the following are examples of the tragedy of the commons, except

When national leaders must simultaneously negotiate with other nation-states and with domestic constituencies they are said to be engaging in

Which two countries together account for nearly 90 percent of global ethanol production?

By 2025, many estimates claim that the world's population will exceed

According to the Kyoto Protocol, which area is meant to reduce the most in terms of greenhouse gases?

According to the text, which of the following transnational problems relate to overconsumption of water from watersheds that supply more than one country?

Of the environmental agreements discussed in this chapter, which one is seen as a success?

Natural products whose supply is fundamentally limited are known as

According to the text, which of the following wars would realists claim was not caused by a competition over resources?

Approximately how much of U. S. corn production goes into ethanol production, rather than into the food supply?

World population is growing mainly because

Which of the following accidents was one of the first cases to bring environmental issues together with the questions of poverty and development?

Which of the following was not a result or outcome from the Durban meeting in late 2011?

Which treaty commits to reduce the production and use of gases that deplete the ozone layer?

The Montreal Protocol is significant because it

What is a collective action problem? Provide examples. Also discuss why some collective action problems get solved, whereas others seem to resist resolution. What accounts for the difference?

Concerning the resolution of collective action problems, which of the following is true.

According to some observers of the Kyoto Protocol, if emissions were reduced to the 1990 level, this would

Which of the following pioneered the use of biofuels as a means of energy independence after the global energy crisis of 1973?

What are some of the predictions regarding scarcity? Why haven't they come true? Do you think they will come true? Why or why not?

Introduction Problems and Questions in International Politics

The Historical Evolution of International Politics

Theories of International Relations Realism and Liberalism

Theories of International Relations Economic Structuralism Constructivism and Feminism

The State Society and Foreign Policy

Bureaucracies Groups and Individuals in the Foreign Policy Process

International Organizations and Transnational Actors

International Insecurity and the Causes of War and Peace

The Use of Force

Fundamentals of International Political Economy

The Globalization of Trade and Finance

The Problem of Global Inequality

International Law Norms and Human Rights

Conclusion Power and Purpose in a Changing World

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