Question 1

The IEA was first tested in 1979, when the Iranian Revolution resulted in an end to Iranian oil exports. Which of the following is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  The IEA responded quickly to stabilize oil prices. 
B)  The United States requested that the IEA begin an oil-sharing program. 
C)  The IEA refused to respond to Sweden's request for relief. 
D)  All of the above. 
A)  The IEA responded quickly to stabilize oil prices. 
B)  The United States requested that the IEA begin an oil-sharing program. 
C)  The IEA refused to respond to Sweden's request for relief. 
D)  All of the above.

Question 2

Which of the following limit(s) access to food?

Accepted Answer

A)  Wars 
B)  Poverty 
C)  Natural disasters 
D)  All of the above 
A)  Wars 
B)  Poverty 
C)  Natural disasters 
D)  All of the above

Question 3

Beyond the loss of trees, provide two negative consequences of deforestation.

Accepted Answer

@#LAT-DLM&Loss of wildlife
@#LAT-DLM&Burning of fo

Question 4

Of the 263 transboundary basins, _____ are shared by two or more states.

Accepted Answer

A)  Two thirds 
B)  One third 
C)  Half 
D)  Three fourths 
A)  Two thirds 
B)  One third 
C)  Half 
D)  Three fourths

Question 5

Some of the most effective efforts to preserve the environment have been carried out by

Accepted Answer

A)  The United Nations. 
B)  The United States. 
C)  NGOs. 
D)  The World Bank. 
A)  The United Nations. 
B)  The United States. 
C)  NGOs. 
D)  The World Bank.

Question 6

What is the IEA, and what is its mandate?

Accepted Answer

@#LAT-DLM&International Energy Agency
@#LAT-DLM&Cr

Question 7

Because of the relation between economic growth and energy consumption,

Accepted Answer

A)  The industrialized nations have begun to curb their energy usage to conserve for the future. 
B)  The industrialized nations have transferred technology to developing states to help them conserve energy. 
C)  There is an increased demand for energy resources in developing countries. 
D)  There is a decrease in demand for energy resources in developing countries as they become signatories of the Kyoto Protocol. 
A)  The industrialized nations have begun to curb their energy usage to conserve for the future. 
B)  The industrialized nations have transferred technology to developing states to help them conserve energy. 
C)  There is an increased demand for energy resources in developing countries. 
D)  There is a decrease in demand for energy resources in developing countries as they become signatories of the Kyoto Protocol.

Question 8

Provide two examples of how environmental issues demonstrate the impact of globalization.

Accepted Answer

@#LAT-DLM&Radioactive fallout from Chernobyl
@#LAT-DLM&Smoke

Question 9

According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, by 2030 China is expected to be responsible for what percentage of the world's total emissions?

Accepted Answer

A)  26 percent 
B)  About 30 percent 
C)  A little less than 35 percent 
D)  About 40 percent 
A)  26 percent 
B)  About 30 percent 
C)  A little less than 35 percent 
D)  About 40 percent

Question 10

On July 7, 2007, concerts to increase awareness on environmental issues were held in eight different venues around the world. The concerts were collectively known as

Accepted Answer

A)  Live 8. 
B)  Live Earth. 
C)  Good Earth. 
D)  Go Green. 
A)  Live 8. 
B)  Live Earth. 
C)  Good Earth. 
D)  Go Green.

Question 11

To what African nation did the United Nations send military forces to distribute food in the early 1990s?

Accepted Answer

A)  Somalia 
B)  South Africa 
C)  Swaziland 
D)  Sierra Leone 
A)  Somalia 
B)  South Africa 
C)  Swaziland 
D)  Sierra Leone

Question 12

In the short term, the best solution to world hunger is

Accepted Answer

A)  Increasing the food supply. 
B)  Improving distribution networks. 
C)  Providing economic development. 
D)  Bringing more land under cultivation. 
A)  Increasing the food supply. 
B)  Improving distribution networks. 
C)  Providing economic development. 
D)  Bringing more land under cultivation.

Question 13

The International Energy Agency (IEA) is designed to

Accepted Answer

A)  Replace OPEC as the world's dominant oil producer. 
B)  Monitor the nuclear power plants of countries suspected of having developed nuclear weapons. 
C)  Protect member-states from economic difficulties resulting from oil shortages. 
D)  Be the official voice of OPEC in international organizations. 
A)  Replace OPEC as the world's dominant oil producer. 
B)  Monitor the nuclear power plants of countries suspected of having developed nuclear weapons. 
C)  Protect member-states from economic difficulties resulting from oil shortages. 
D)  Be the official voice of OPEC in international organizations.

Question 14

Explain how war and unnatural disasters contribute to deforestation. Give two examples.

Accepted Answer

@#LAT-DLM&Vietnam: carpet bombing destroyed forest

Question 15

Which of the following is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  There is not enough food produced to feed the world's hungry. 
B)  There is enough food; the problem lies in distribution. 
C)  The major reason for chronic food shortages is poverty. 
D)  Both b and c 
A)  There is not enough food produced to feed the world's hungry. 
B)  There is enough food; the problem lies in distribution. 
C)  The major reason for chronic food shortages is poverty. 
D)  Both b and c

Question 16

_____________ refers to the process by which an area becomes a desert, usually caused by a combination of drought and overexploitation of grasses and other vegetation.

Accepted Answer

A)  Deforestation 
B)  Desertification 
C)  Greenhouse effect 
D)  Renewable energy 
A)  Deforestation 
B)  Desertification 
C)  Greenhouse effect 
D)  Renewable energy

Question 17

Demand for oil rises and falls with

Accepted Answer

A)  The demands of the U.S. consumer. 
B)  The number of wars occurring around the globe in any given year. 
C)  Total economic activity. 
D)  None of the above. 
A)  The demands of the U.S. consumer. 
B)  The number of wars occurring around the globe in any given year. 
C)  Total economic activity. 
D)  None of the above.

The IEA was first tested in 1979, when the Iranian Revolution resulted in an end to Iranian oil exports. Which of the following is true?

Which of the following limit(s) access to food?

Beyond the loss of trees, provide two negative consequences of deforestation.

Of the 263 transboundary basins, _____ are shared by two or more states.

Some of the most effective efforts to preserve the environment have been carried out by

What is the IEA, and what is its mandate?

Because of the relation between economic growth and energy consumption,

Provide two examples of how environmental issues demonstrate the impact of globalization.

According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, by 2030 China is expected to be responsible for what percentage of the world's total emissions?

On July 7, 2007, concerts to increase awareness on environmental issues were held in eight different venues around the world. The concerts were collectively known as

To what African nation did the United Nations send military forces to distribute food in the early 1990s?

In the short term, the best solution to world hunger is

The International Energy Agency (IEA) is designed to

Explain how war and unnatural disasters contribute to deforestation. Give two examples.

Which of the following is true?

_____________ refers to the process by which an area becomes a desert, usually caused by a combination of drought and overexploitation of grasses and other vegetation.

Demand for oil rises and falls with

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The IEA was first tested in 1979, when the Iranian Revolution resulted in an end to Iranian oil exports. Which of the following is true?

Which of the following limit(s) access to food?

Beyond the loss of trees, provide two negative consequences of deforestation.

Of the 263 transboundary basins, _____ are shared by two or more states.

Some of the most effective efforts to preserve the environment have been carried out by

What is the IEA, and what is its mandate?

Because of the relation between economic growth and energy consumption,

Provide two examples of how environmental issues demonstrate the impact of globalization.

According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, by 2030 China is expected to be responsible for what percentage of the world's total emissions?

On July 7, 2007, concerts to increase awareness on environmental issues were held in eight different venues around the world. The concerts were collectively known as

To what African nation did the United Nations send military forces to distribute food in the early 1990s?

In the short term, the best solution to world hunger is

The International Energy Agency (IEA) is designed to

Explain how war and unnatural disasters contribute to deforestation. Give two examples.

Which of the following is true?

_____________ refers to the process by which an area becomes a desert, usually caused by a combination of drought and overexploitation of grasses and other vegetation.

Demand for oil rises and falls with

World Politics: Complexity and Competing Processes

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World Politics and Economics: the Cold War

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World Politics: Trade and Investment

World Politics: Development

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