Question 1

Discuss some of the reasons put forward to counter the view that the current ecological crisis results in large part from the Judeo-Christian perspective.

Accepted Answer

There are several reasons put forward to

Question 2

Match the environmental perspectives with those who proposed them.
-nature is not "natural" but socially produced

Accepted Answer

A) Neil Smith and Margaret Fitzsimmons 
B) Rachel Carson 
C) George Perkins Marsh 
D) Henry David Thoreau 
E) Gifford Pinchot and Theodore Roosevelt 
A) Neil Smith and Margaret Fitzsimmons 
B) Rachel Carson 
C) George Perkins Marsh 
D) Henry David Thoreau 
E) Gifford Pinchot and Theodore Roosevelt

Question 3

The practice of commercially exploiting and patenting naturally occurring biochemical or genetic material,restricting its future use,and failing to pay the community who has traditionally used it,is known as

Accepted Answer

A)  biopiracy. 
B)  bioterrorism. 
A)  biopiracy. 
B)  bioterrorism.

Question 4

The European human population has grown more in the last 2,000 years than in the previous 400,000 years.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Peak Oil refers to

Accepted Answer

A)  when half of the world's known oil reserves have been extracted. 
B)  energy efficient fuel made from biomass. 
C)  the Petroleum Exporting Association of Krasnoyarsk - a Russian challenger to OPEC. 
D)  a clean oil alternative developed by Estonian Paavo Peak and produced from forest waste products. 
E)  oil prices peaking worldwide. 
A)  when half of the world's known oil reserves have been extracted. 
B)  energy efficient fuel made from biomass. 
C)  the Petroleum Exporting Association of Krasnoyarsk - a Russian challenger to OPEC. 
D)  a clean oil alternative developed by Estonian Paavo Peak and produced from forest waste products. 
E)  oil prices peaking worldwide.

Question 6

Asia has the highest percentage of hydropower development per feasible sites.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

-Canberra is the capital of the country labeled with which number?

Accepted Answer

A)  24 
B)  34 
C)  44 
D)  54 
E)  64 
A)  24 
B)  34 
C)  44 
D)  54 
E)  64

Question 8

According to our text,to date,no accidents have been associated with nuclear energy production in the

Accepted Answer

A)  periphery. 
B)  core. 
A)  periphery. 
B)  core.

Question 9

Virtual water refers to

Accepted Answer

A)  water consumed in the production of other products, for example beef, cars or newspaper. 
B)  water shipped around the world to arid areas. 
C)  water mined from ground water aquifers that are no longer being recharged. 
D)  water extracted from bio- and sewage waste. 
E)  an online game. 
A)  water consumed in the production of other products, for example beef, cars or newspaper. 
B)  water shipped around the world to arid areas. 
C)  water mined from ground water aquifers that are no longer being recharged. 
D)  water extracted from bio- and sewage waste. 
E)  an online game.

Question 10

Of the energy consumed by humans around the world,the greatest proportion comes from

Accepted Answer

A)  coal. 
B)  oil. 
C)  hydropower. 
D)  nuclear power. 
E)  natural gas. 
A)  coal. 
B)  oil. 
C)  hydropower. 
D)  nuclear power. 
E)  natural gas.

Question 11

Match the environmental perspectives with those who proposed them.
-advocated wise use of natural resources and environmental conservation

Accepted Answer

A) Neil Smith and Margaret Fitzsimmons 
B) Rachel Carson 
C) George Perkins Marsh 
D) Henry David Thoreau 
E) Gifford Pinchot and Theodore Roosevelt 
A) Neil Smith and Margaret Fitzsimmons 
B) Rachel Carson 
C) George Perkins Marsh 
D) Henry David Thoreau 
E) Gifford Pinchot and Theodore Roosevelt

Question 12

The greatest loss of human life in history occurred in the Americas following the Columbian Exchange.This is directly related to widespread

Accepted Answer

A)  virgin soil epidemics. 
B)  slavery and forced labor. 
A)  virgin soil epidemics. 
B)  slavery and forced labor.

Question 13

Some New World species took longer to be adopted by European farmers because

Accepted Answer

A)  they were too costly. 
B)  they were little available. 
C)  use and consumption were too foreign to their habits. 
D)  they had little information about them. 
E)  of religious taboos. 
A)  they were too costly. 
B)  they were little available. 
C)  use and consumption were too foreign to their habits. 
D)  they had little information about them. 
E)  of religious taboos.

Question 14

The problem of acidic air emissions and acid rain are worst in

Accepted Answer

A)  Africa. 
B)  North America and Western Europe. 
C)  Asia. 
D)  Australia. 
E)  Antarctica. 
A)  Africa. 
B)  North America and Western Europe. 
C)  Asia. 
D)  Australia. 
E)  Antarctica.

Question 15

Prior to the Colombian Exchange,the only large domestic animals in the Americas used for work/protein were

Accepted Answer

A)  dogs. 
B)  dogs and llamas. 
C)  dogs, llamas and horses. 
D)  dogs, llamas, horses, and oxen. 
E)  dogs, llamas, horses, oxen and pigs. 
A)  dogs. 
B)  dogs and llamas. 
C)  dogs, llamas and horses. 
D)  dogs, llamas, horses, and oxen. 
E)  dogs, llamas, horses, oxen and pigs.

Question 16

During the era of internal European expansion,the most obvious change in the land was

Accepted Answer

A)  siltation and the loss of rivers. 
B)  soil salinization. 
C)  the creation of vineyards. 
D)  deforestation. 
E)  soil erosion. 
A)  siltation and the loss of rivers. 
B)  soil salinization. 
C)  the creation of vineyards. 
D)  deforestation. 
E)  soil erosion.

Discuss some of the reasons put forward to counter the view that the current ecological crisis results in large part from the Judeo-Christian perspective.

Match the environmental perspectives with those who proposed them. -nature is not "natural" but socially produced

The practice of commercially exploiting and patenting naturally occurring biochemical or genetic material,restricting its future use,and failing to pay the community who has traditionally used it,is known as

The European human population has grown more in the last 2,000 years than in the previous 400,000 years.

Peak Oil refers to

Asia has the highest percentage of hydropower development per feasible sites.

-Canberra is the capital of the country labeled with which number?

According to our text,to date,no accidents have been associated with nuclear energy production in the

Virtual water refers to

Of the energy consumed by humans around the world,the greatest proportion comes from

Match the environmental perspectives with those who proposed them. -advocated wise use of natural resources and environmental conservation

The greatest loss of human life in history occurred in the Americas following the Columbian Exchange.This is directly related to widespread

Some New World species took longer to be adopted by European farmers because

The problem of acidic air emissions and acid rain are worst in

Prior to the Colombian Exchange,the only large domestic animals in the Americas used for work/protein were

During the era of internal European expansion,the most obvious change in the land was

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Exam 4: People and Nature

Discuss some of the reasons put forward to counter the view that the current ecological crisis results in large part from the Judeo-Christian perspective.

Match the environmental perspectives with those who proposed them. -nature is not "natural" but socially produced

The practice of commercially exploiting and patenting naturally occurring biochemical or genetic material,restricting its future use,and failing to pay the community who has traditionally used it,is known as

The European human population has grown more in the last 2,000 years than in the previous 400,000 years.

Peak Oil refers to

Asia has the highest percentage of hydropower development per feasible sites.

-Canberra is the capital of the country labeled with which number?

According to our text,to date,no accidents have been associated with nuclear energy production in the

Virtual water refers to

Of the energy consumed by humans around the world,the greatest proportion comes from

Match the environmental perspectives with those who proposed them. -advocated wise use of natural resources and environmental conservation

The greatest loss of human life in history occurred in the Americas following the Columbian Exchange.This is directly related to widespread

Some New World species took longer to be adopted by European farmers because

The problem of acidic air emissions and acid rain are worst in

Prior to the Colombian Exchange,the only large domestic animals in the Americas used for work/protein were

During the era of internal European expansion,the most obvious change in the land was

Geography Matters

The Changing Global Context

Population Geography

Cultural Geographies

Interpreting Places and Landscapes

Geographies of Economic Development

Food and Agriculture

Political Geographies

Urbanization

City Spaces: Urban Structure

Filters