Question 1

According to the text, which of the following transnational problems concern overfishing of shared bodies of water?

Accepted Answer

A)  Caspian Sea 
B)  Jordan River 
C)  Great Lakes 
D)  Ganges and Brahmaputra 
A)  Caspian Sea 
B)  Jordan River 
C)  Great Lakes 
D)  Ganges and Brahmaputra A

Question 2

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

Accepted Answer

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 A

Question 3

The largest amount of a renewable resource that can be harvested each year without reducing the amount that can be harvested in future years is called the

Accepted Answer

A)  maximum sustainable yield. 
B)  energy security. 
C)  collective action. 
D)  None of the above is true. 
A)  maximum sustainable yield. 
B)  energy security. 
C)  collective action. 
D)  None of the above is true. A

Question 4

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

Accepted Answer

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 5

Which of the following is a goal of the Convention on Biological Diversity?

Accepted Answer

A)  The conservation of biological diversity 
B)  The sustainable use of its components 
C)  The fair and equitable sharing of the benefits arising out of the utilization of genetic resources 
D)  All of the above are true. 
A)  The conservation of biological diversity 
B)  The sustainable use of its components 
C)  The fair and equitable sharing of the benefits arising out of the utilization of genetic resources 
D)  All of the above are true.

Question 6

Which of the following is true about China?

Accepted Answer

A)  Many countries oppose an agreement to limit greenhouse emissions that does not constrain China as much as everyone else. 
B)  China regards further economic growth as essential to raising its standard of living; this makes it unlikely that the leadership will consider limiting fossil fuel emissions. 
C)  Many countries are concerned that they will be economically disadvantaged if China is not limited in the production of greenhouse gas emissions. 
D)  All of the above are true. 
A)  Many countries oppose an agreement to limit greenhouse emissions that does not constrain China as much as everyone else. 
B)  China regards further economic growth as essential to raising its standard of living; this makes it unlikely that the leadership will consider limiting fossil fuel emissions. 
C)  Many countries are concerned that they will be economically disadvantaged if China is not limited in the production of greenhouse gas emissions. 
D)  All of the above are true.

Question 7

For __________, the central questions are how environmental degradation affects women and how women might contribute to the amelioration of environmental problems.

Accepted Answer

A)  the Grameen Bank 
B)  the World Bank 
C)  constructivists 
D)  feminists 
A)  the Grameen Bank 
B)  the World Bank 
C)  constructivists 
D)  feminists

Question 8

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?

Accepted Answer

Some predictions regarding scarcity incl

Question 9

Which country is today the world's largest ethanol producer?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 10

Economic structuralists focus on how environmental issues influence

Accepted Answer

A)  the power of a given state vis-à-vis other states in the global system. 
B)  gaps in wealth and economic power. 
C)  norms of behavior globally concerning how companies, NGOs, and states interact to conserve resources. 
D)  the productive capacities of women in developing societies. 
A)  the power of a given state vis-à-vis other states in the global system. 
B)  gaps in wealth and economic power. 
C)  norms of behavior globally concerning how companies, NGOs, and states interact to conserve resources. 
D)  the productive capacities of women in developing societies.

Question 11

What was the primary reason that successive U. S. presidents have not submitted the Kyoto Protocol for Senate ratification?

Accepted Answer

A)  The economic cost of the agreement was prohibitively expensive. 
B)  Not enough Senators are convinced of the science behind "global warming." 
C)  China and India, as major greenhouse gas emitters, are not party to the Kyoto Protocol. 
D)  None of the above is true. 
A)  The economic cost of the agreement was prohibitively expensive. 
B)  Not enough Senators are convinced of the science behind "global warming." 
C)  China and India, as major greenhouse gas emitters, are not party to the Kyoto Protocol. 
D)  None of the above is true.

Question 12

An increase in the planet's temperature can be expected to have all of the following effects except

Accepted Answer

A)  changes in weather patterns. 
B)  rising sea levels. 
C)  an increasing incidence of extreme weather. 
D)  more tsunamis like the ones that took place in Indonesia and Japan. 
A)  changes in weather patterns. 
B)  rising sea levels. 
C)  an increasing incidence of extreme weather. 
D)  more tsunamis like the ones that took place in Indonesia and Japan.

Question 13

Beyond collective action problems, there is a general set of obstacles that tend to arise on many international environmental issues. Which of the following is not a barrier to cooperation?

Accepted Answer

A)  Competing economic priorities 
B)  Equity 
C)  Domestic politics 
D)  Scientific proof 
A)  Competing economic priorities 
B)  Equity 
C)  Domestic politics 
D)  Scientific proof

Question 14

According to geographer Jared Diamond, if people in the developing world were to consume as much as the average American, in terms of consumption of resources it would be as if the total world population exceeded

Accepted Answer

A)  20 billion. 
B)  40 billion. 
C)  50 billion. 
D)  70 billion. 
A)  20 billion. 
B)  40 billion. 
C)  50 billion. 
D)  70 billion.

Question 15

While there is not yet a global shortage of fresh water in the world, several regions are already experiencing severe shortages due to

Accepted Answer

A)  continued salinization of existing water supplies. 
B)  increased rates of evaporation caused by warmer than average temperatures. 
C)  increased consumption. 
D)  pollution of existing water supplies from new chemical plants. 
A)  continued salinization of existing water supplies. 
B)  increased rates of evaporation caused by warmer than average temperatures. 
C)  increased consumption. 
D)  pollution of existing water supplies from new chemical plants.

Question 16

Which of the following treaties was signed at the Rio Summit in 1992?

Accepted Answer

A)  Montreal Protocol 
B)  the Convention on Biological Diversity 
C)  Kyoto Protocol 
D)  the Convention to Combat Desertification 
A)  Montreal Protocol 
B)  the Convention on Biological Diversity 
C)  Kyoto Protocol 
D)  the Convention to Combat Desertification

Question 17

Cooperation to limit gases that deplete the ozone layer was possible because

Accepted Answer

A)  science on this problem became indisputable. 
B)  the rich countries decided to subsidize the economic costs of this treaty. 
C)  of U.S. influence. 
D)  of the role of the United Nations in this issue. 
A)  science on this problem became indisputable. 
B)  the rich countries decided to subsidize the economic costs of this treaty. 
C)  of U.S. influence. 
D)  of the role of the United Nations in this issue.

Question 18

External costs that force costs (in terms, for example, of polluted air or water) onto others are also known as

Accepted Answer

A)  non-excludable issues. 
B)  collective action problems. 
C)  negative externalities. 
D)  None of the above is true. 
A)  non-excludable issues. 
B)  collective action problems. 
C)  negative externalities. 
D)  None of the above is true.

Question 19

In 1962, Silent Spring was published by Rachel Carson. What was the main subject of the book?

Accepted Answer

A)  The deadly fog that gripped London, England in the mid-1950s 
B)  The Chernobyl nuclear disaster in the Ukraine earlier that year 
C)  The creation of the Yosemite National Park in California as a conservationist's paradise 
D)  The effects of pesticide use on human and animal health 
A)  The deadly fog that gripped London, England in the mid-1950s 
B)  The Chernobyl nuclear disaster in the Ukraine earlier that year 
C)  The creation of the Yosemite National Park in California as a conservationist's paradise 
D)  The effects of pesticide use on human and animal health

Question 20

Regarding the Convention on Biological Diversity, the United States has

Accepted Answer

A)  signed the treaty and will ratify it next year. 
B)  ratified the treaty, yet still has to sign it. 
C)  neither ratified nor signed the treaty. 
D)  signed the treaty, yet not ratified it. 
A)  signed the treaty and will ratify it next year. 
B)  ratified the treaty, yet still has to sign it. 
C)  neither ratified nor signed the treaty. 
D)  signed the treaty, yet not ratified it.

According to the text, which of the following transnational problems concern overfishing of shared bodies of water?

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

The largest amount of a renewable resource that can be harvested each year without reducing the amount that can be harvested in future years is called the

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

Which of the following is a goal of the Convention on Biological Diversity?

Which of the following is true about China?

For __________, the central questions are how environmental degradation affects women and how women might contribute to the amelioration of environmental problems.

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?

Which country is today the world's largest ethanol producer?

Economic structuralists focus on how environmental issues influence

What was the primary reason that successive U. S. presidents have not submitted the Kyoto Protocol for Senate ratification?

An increase in the planet's temperature can be expected to have all of the following effects except

Beyond collective action problems, there is a general set of obstacles that tend to arise on many international environmental issues. Which of the following is not a barrier to cooperation?

According to geographer Jared Diamond, if people in the developing world were to consume as much as the average American, in terms of consumption of resources it would be as if the total world population exceeded

While there is not yet a global shortage of fresh water in the world, several regions are already experiencing severe shortages due to

Which of the following treaties was signed at the Rio Summit in 1992?

Cooperation to limit gases that deplete the ozone layer was possible because

External costs that force costs (in terms, for example, of polluted air or water) onto others are also known as

In 1962, Silent Spring was published by Rachel Carson. What was the main subject of the book?

Regarding the Convention on Biological Diversity, the United States has

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

According to the text, which of the following transnational problems concern overfishing of shared bodies of water?

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

The largest amount of a renewable resource that can be harvested each year without reducing the amount that can be harvested in future years is called the

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

Which of the following is a goal of the Convention on Biological Diversity?

Which of the following is true about China?

For __________, the central questions are how environmental degradation affects women and how women might contribute to the amelioration of environmental problems.

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?

Which country is today the world's largest ethanol producer?

Economic structuralists focus on how environmental issues influence

What was the primary reason that successive U. S. presidents have not submitted the Kyoto Protocol for Senate ratification?

An increase in the planet's temperature can be expected to have all of the following effects except

Beyond collective action problems, there is a general set of obstacles that tend to arise on many international environmental issues. Which of the following is not a barrier to cooperation?

According to geographer Jared Diamond, if people in the developing world were to consume as much as the average American, in terms of consumption of resources it would be as if the total world population exceeded

While there is not yet a global shortage of fresh water in the world, several regions are already experiencing severe shortages due to

Which of the following treaties was signed at the Rio Summit in 1992?

Cooperation to limit gases that deplete the ozone layer was possible because

External costs that force costs (in terms, for example, of polluted air or water) onto others are also known as

In 1962, Silent Spring was published by Rachel Carson. What was the main subject of the book?

Regarding the Convention on Biological Diversity, the United States has

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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