Question 1

The goal of the Kyoto Protocol is to limit logging and reduce worldwide deforestation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

The critical environmental problem from dams is due to impacts from

Accepted Answer

A)  their construction and associated ecosystem disruption. 
B)  their operation and associated impacts to air quality. 
A)  their construction and associated ecosystem disruption. 
B)  their operation and associated impacts to air quality.

Question 3

Match each environmental philosophy with the idea that describes it.
-ecofeminism

Accepted Answer

A) concerned with inequitable distribution of pollution and environmental degradation 
B) rights should be given to nonhuman nature 
C) nature has been subordinated and exploited in the same way that women are 
D) combines religious belief and ethics to critique political & economic institutions 
E) humans are part of the nonhuman world & the biosphere is the center of creation 
A) concerned with inequitable distribution of pollution and environmental degradation 
B) rights should be given to nonhuman nature 
C) nature has been subordinated and exploited in the same way that women are 
D) combines religious belief and ethics to critique political & economic institutions 
E) humans are part of the nonhuman world & the biosphere is the center of creation

Question 4

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

Accepted Answer

A)  10 
B)  11 
C)  70 
D)  39 
E)  38 
A)  10 
B)  11 
C)  70 
D)  39 
E)  38

Question 5

Match the activity or phenomenon with the group of countries in which is most likely to be found.
-high CO₂ emissions

Accepted Answer

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

Question 6

First define the terms "nature," "society," and "technology." Then discuss the significance of the equation I= PAT,with special attention to the analysis of the three variables.

Accepted Answer

Nature refers to the natural world, incl

Question 7

Some countries limit or reduce the overall amount of pollution by letting companies negotiate,buy,sell,and trade the "right" to pollute among themselves.Such a system is based on

Accepted Answer

A)  emissions trading. 
B)  ecocapitalism. 
C)  pollution permits. 
D)  barter bucks. 
E)  pollute-for-profit. 
A)  emissions trading. 
B)  ecocapitalism. 
C)  pollution permits. 
D)  barter bucks. 
E)  pollute-for-profit.

Question 8

Radical environmental groups,like the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society,that believe that the environment is sacred and should not be exploited are

Accepted Answer

A)  conservationists. 
B)  preservationists. 
C)  political ecologists. 
D)  cultural ecologists. 
E)  ecological imperialists. 
A)  conservationists. 
B)  preservationists. 
C)  political ecologists. 
D)  cultural ecologists. 
E)  ecological imperialists.

Question 9

According to Imort,the high number of deaths in New Orleans from Hurricane Katrina (2005)was primarily the result of

Accepted Answer

A)  social and political factors. 
B)  global warming. 
C)  "Mother Nature." 
D)  terrorists. 
E)  pollution. 
A)  social and political factors. 
B)  global warming. 
C)  "Mother Nature." 
D)  terrorists. 
E)  pollution.

Question 10

Which of the following groups would probably be most fundamentally concerned about international agricultural land grabbing?

Accepted Answer

A)  romanticists 
B)  conservationists 
C)  environmental ethicists 
D)  transcendentalists 
E)  deep ecologists 
A)  romanticists 
B)  conservationists 
C)  environmental ethicists 
D)  transcendentalists 
E)  deep ecologists

Question 11

The United States and Canada banned the use of DDT in 1972 and 1974,respectively.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

The environmental justice movement emphasizes the disproportional burdens that the ________ face(s)from the negative consequences of economic development.

Accepted Answer

A)  core 
B)  periphery 
C)  rich 
D)  middle-class 
E)  poor 
A)  core 
B)  periphery 
C)  rich 
D)  middle-class 
E)  poor

Question 13

Members of the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society and Greenpeace are more likely to hold a preservationist view than a conservationist view.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Explain the animistic perspective on nature and present an example drawn from Canadian First Nations people.

Accepted Answer

The animistic perspective on nature is a

Question 15

Which of the following energy resources produces the fewest noxious chemicals when burned?

Accepted Answer

A)  natural gas 
B)  hard coal 
C)  heating oil 
D)  petroleum 
E)  brown coal 
A)  natural gas 
B)  hard coal 
C)  heating oil 
D)  petroleum 
E)  brown coal

Question 16

-The capital of country #17 is

Accepted Answer

A)  Mogadishu. 
B)  Lima. 
C)  Kampala. 
D)  Hispaniola. 
E)  Islamabad. 
A)  Mogadishu. 
B)  Lima. 
C)  Kampala. 
D)  Hispaniola. 
E)  Islamabad.

Question 17

The growth of the world's nuclear power production is primarily in the semiperiphery.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Research and discuss the environmental philosophy that provincial and federal parks across Canada operate under.

Accepted Answer

Provincial and federal parks across Cana

Question 19

Using two specific examples,discuss how disease led to the depopulation of Spain's colonies in the New World.

Accepted Answer

One specific example of how disease led

Question 20

Match the environmental perspectives with those who proposed them.
-her 1962 book on the dangers of pesticides in the environment helped launch the U.S.environmental movement

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

The goal of the Kyoto Protocol is to limit logging and reduce worldwide deforestation.

The critical environmental problem from dams is due to impacts from

Match each environmental philosophy with the idea that describes it. -ecofeminism

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

Match the activity or phenomenon with the group of countries in which is most likely to be found. -high CO₂ emissions

First define the terms "nature," "society," and "technology." Then discuss the significance of the equation I= PAT,with special attention to the analysis of the three variables.

Some countries limit or reduce the overall amount of pollution by letting companies negotiate,buy,sell,and trade the "right" to pollute among themselves.Such a system is based on

Radical environmental groups,like the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society,that believe that the environment is sacred and should not be exploited are

According to Imort,the high number of deaths in New Orleans from Hurricane Katrina (2005)was primarily the result of

Which of the following groups would probably be most fundamentally concerned about international agricultural land grabbing?

The United States and Canada banned the use of DDT in 1972 and 1974,respectively.

The environmental justice movement emphasizes the disproportional burdens that the ________ face(s)from the negative consequences of economic development.

Members of the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society and Greenpeace are more likely to hold a preservationist view than a conservationist view.

Explain the animistic perspective on nature and present an example drawn from Canadian First Nations people.

Which of the following energy resources produces the fewest noxious chemicals when burned?

-The capital of country #17 is

The growth of the world's nuclear power production is primarily in the semiperiphery.

Research and discuss the environmental philosophy that provincial and federal parks across Canada operate under.

Using two specific examples,discuss how disease led to the depopulation of Spain's colonies in the New World.

Match the environmental perspectives with those who proposed them. -her 1962 book on the dangers of pesticides in the environment helped launch the U.S.environmental movement

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The Changing Global Context

Population Geography

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Interpreting Places and Landscapes

Geographies of Economic Development

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Exam 4: People and Nature

The goal of the Kyoto Protocol is to limit logging and reduce worldwide deforestation.

The critical environmental problem from dams is due to impacts from

Match each environmental philosophy with the idea that describes it. -ecofeminism

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

Match the activity or phenomenon with the group of countries in which is most likely to be found. -high CO₂ emissions

First define the terms "nature," "society," and "technology." Then discuss the significance of the equation I= PAT,with special attention to the analysis of the three variables.

Some countries limit or reduce the overall amount of pollution by letting companies negotiate,buy,sell,and trade the "right" to pollute among themselves.Such a system is based on

Radical environmental groups,like the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society,that believe that the environment is sacred and should not be exploited are

According to Imort,the high number of deaths in New Orleans from Hurricane Katrina (2005)was primarily the result of

Which of the following groups would probably be most fundamentally concerned about international agricultural land grabbing?

The United States and Canada banned the use of DDT in 1972 and 1974,respectively.

The environmental justice movement emphasizes the disproportional burdens that the ________ face(s)from the negative consequences of economic development.

Members of the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society and Greenpeace are more likely to hold a preservationist view than a conservationist view.

Explain the animistic perspective on nature and present an example drawn from Canadian First Nations people.

Which of the following energy resources produces the fewest noxious chemicals when burned?

-The capital of country #17 is

The growth of the world's nuclear power production is primarily in the semiperiphery.

Research and discuss the environmental philosophy that provincial and federal parks across Canada operate under.

Using two specific examples,discuss how disease led to the depopulation of Spain's colonies in the New World.

Match the environmental perspectives with those who proposed them. -her 1962 book on the dangers of pesticides in the environment helped launch the U.S.environmental movement

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