Question 1

Which of the following natural events influence climate change?

Accepted Answer

A)  Solar output and volcanic activity 
B)  Tidal movements and lunar cycles 
C)  Hydrologic cycles and soil erosion 
D)  Resource extraction and agriculture 
E)  Energy production and energy absorption 
A)  Solar output and volcanic activity 
B)  Tidal movements and lunar cycles 
C)  Hydrologic cycles and soil erosion 
D)  Resource extraction and agriculture 
E)  Energy production and energy absorption

Question 2

What is the equation I = PAT? What is it used for?

Accepted Answer

I = PAT stands for: Impact (I) of any po

Question 3

Why have some developed countries been able to keep their environmental quality?

Accepted Answer

A)  Thanks to the work of women 
B)  Because of better environment agreements 
C)  Because they were able to get most of their resources from and shifted a high proportion of their pollution to the poor developing countries. 
D)  The Paris agreement 
E)  The intervention of the UN 
A)  Thanks to the work of women 
B)  Because of better environment agreements 
C)  Because they were able to get most of their resources from and shifted a high proportion of their pollution to the poor developing countries. 
D)  The Paris agreement 
E)  The intervention of the UN

Question 4

Why is the environment paradoxical to development?

Accepted Answer

A)  Because there are poor and rich countries 
B)  Rich countries do not want to cooperate with poor countries 
C)  The process of economic growth often leads to environmental degradation 
D)  The process of environmental degradation often leads to economic growth 
E)  The process of economic growth never leads to environmental degradation 
A)  Because there are poor and rich countries 
B)  Rich countries do not want to cooperate with poor countries 
C)  The process of economic growth often leads to environmental degradation 
D)  The process of environmental degradation often leads to economic growth 
E)  The process of economic growth never leads to environmental degradation

Question 5

Which of the following sought to protect the ozone layer?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Copenhagen Climate Summit and the Paris Climate Summit 
B)  The Vienna Convention and the Montreal Protocol 
C)  The Kyoto Protocol 
D)  The Millennium Development Goals 
E)  The World Social Forum Committee on Environmental Regulation 
A)  The Copenhagen Climate Summit and the Paris Climate Summit 
B)  The Vienna Convention and the Montreal Protocol 
C)  The Kyoto Protocol 
D)  The Millennium Development Goals 
E)  The World Social Forum Committee on Environmental Regulation

Question 6

To achieve or maintain economic growth that supports a good quality of living without undermining the natural support base, requires just more growth.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Why has the validy of EKC been unchallenged?

Accepted Answer

A)  It works in all cases 
B)  EKC has actually been challenged in terms of pollutants, natural resources use, among other issues 
C)  It has shown to help climate change indicators 
D)  EKC has not been challenged in terms of pollutants, natural resources use among other issues 
E)  EKC has not been challenged because it helps to control pollutants, natural resources use among other issues 
A)  It works in all cases 
B)  EKC has actually been challenged in terms of pollutants, natural resources use, among other issues 
C)  It has shown to help climate change indicators 
D)  EKC has not been challenged in terms of pollutants, natural resources use among other issues 
E)  EKC has not been challenged because it helps to control pollutants, natural resources use among other issues

Question 8

What does the tragedy of the commons imply?

Accepted Answer

A)  Excessive supply for resources overwhelmed the demand 
B)  Demand for resources overwhelmed the supply 
C)  Demand for resources do not reach the supply 
D)  A demand-offer equilibrium 
E)  The lack of development in Africa 
A)  Excessive supply for resources overwhelmed the demand 
B)  Demand for resources overwhelmed the supply 
C)  Demand for resources do not reach the supply 
D)  A demand-offer equilibrium 
E)  The lack of development in Africa

Question 9

Explain the major controversy between developing and developed countries about the actual cause of environmental change.

Accepted Answer

The impact of humans on the environment

Question 10

The 1985 Vienna Convention framework on ozone protection was reversed by the Montreal Protocol.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

What is the relationship between justice, climate change, and the divide between developing and developed countries?

Accepted Answer

One major issue that has dogged internat

Question 12

Developing countries have a preference for market-based solutions to climate change.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

The Living Planet Index shows the decline in vertebrate species on land, in the sea, and freshwater.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

The impact of humans on the environment is generally calculated as a combined function of which factors?

Accepted Answer

A)  Community, policy, and technology 
B)  Urbanization, consumption, and influence 
C)  Region, economy, and resources 
D)  Climate, population, and equity 
E)  Population, affluence, and technology 
A)  Community, policy, and technology 
B)  Urbanization, consumption, and influence 
C)  Region, economy, and resources 
D)  Climate, population, and equity 
E)  Population, affluence, and technology

Question 15

Is the impact of climate change felt equitably? Use the Climate Vulnerability Monitor to support your answer.

Accepted Answer

A crucial dimension of climate change is

Question 16

What has been the corollary to China's rapid economic growth?

Accepted Answer

A)  Cities with some of the world's worst air pollution 
B)  An active middle class demanding political accountability for environmental degradation 
C)  A spike in health issues due to inequality 
D)  An underground civil society effort to curb emissions 
E)  An increase in institutional activism by the Chinese state 
A)  Cities with some of the world's worst air pollution 
B)  An active middle class demanding political accountability for environmental degradation 
C)  A spike in health issues due to inequality 
D)  An underground civil society effort to curb emissions 
E)  An increase in institutional activism by the Chinese state

Question 17

What is a fatal flaw of modernization theory?

Accepted Answer

A)  It privileges a Eurocentric view of development. 
B)  It creates structural equality between the Global North and the Global South. 
C)  It encourages reckless economic policies that led to events like the 2008 financial crisis. 
D)  It promotes an unsustainable economic/environmental model. 
E)  It puts human well-being over that of environmental well-being. 
A)  It privileges a Eurocentric view of development. 
B)  It creates structural equality between the Global North and the Global South. 
C)  It encourages reckless economic policies that led to events like the 2008 financial crisis. 
D)  It promotes an unsustainable economic/environmental model. 
E)  It puts human well-being over that of environmental well-being.

Question 18

The Environmental Kuznets Curve identifies an inverse correlation between economic growth and environmental degradation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

What is the central paradox of the environment-development relationship?

Accepted Answer

The central paradox of the environment-d

Question 20

Mitigation seeks to develop technology like carbon capture to offset greenhouse gas emissions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 18: Climate Change, Environment, and Development

Which of the following natural events influence climate change?

What is the equation I = PAT? What is it used for?

Why have some developed countries been able to keep their environmental quality?

Why is the environment paradoxical to development?

Which of the following sought to protect the ozone layer?

To achieve or maintain economic growth that supports a good quality of living without undermining the natural support base, requires just more growth.

Why has the validy of EKC been unchallenged?

What does the tragedy of the commons imply?

Explain the major controversy between developing and developed countries about the actual cause of environmental change.

The 1985 Vienna Convention framework on ozone protection was reversed by the Montreal Protocol.

What is the relationship between justice, climate change, and the divide between developing and developed countries?

Developing countries have a preference for market-based solutions to climate change.

The Living Planet Index shows the decline in vertebrate species on land, in the sea, and freshwater.

The impact of humans on the environment is generally calculated as a combined function of which factors?

Is the impact of climate change felt equitably? Use the Climate Vulnerability Monitor to support your answer.

What has been the corollary to China's rapid economic growth?

What is a fatal flaw of modernization theory?

The Environmental Kuznets Curve identifies an inverse correlation between economic growth and environmental degradation.

What is the central paradox of the environment-development relationship?

Mitigation seeks to develop technology like carbon capture to offset greenhouse gas emissions.

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National Development Agencies and Bilateral Aid

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