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CEE 181 MIDTERM 1 ASU 2024exam withQuestions & 100% Correct Verified Answers
Despite the fact that humans are responsible for mobilizing under 10% of the carbon on earth
(compared to 90% of the iron!), it is vital to remember that: - ✔✔Almost all of the human-
mobilized portion ends up in the atmosphere.
The _______ world was responsible for the most global trading about 1000 years ago. - ✔✔islamic
The nation-state is a technology which evolved to: Ensure recognition of sovereignty within
artificial geo-political borders
Manage the complexity of merged people groups as a unit
Become the primary source of authority in global affairs - ✔✔all of the above
The acronym, NGO, stands for: - ✔✔nongovernmental organizations
Fundamentalisms (of all kinds including environmental, economic, religious, etc.) generally arise
in response to: - ✔✔increasing rates of change and increasing complexity in the world
Since its inception, the dominance of the nation-state in world affairs has been obvious, but lately
absolute nation-state control has been diluted by the rise of - ✔✔Numerous NGOs, trans- and
multi-national corporations, and (presumably) non-political global bodies like the UN
Information technology changes faster than: - ✔✔law, culture, ethical structures
Now that the internet is established, the information growth in the world is slowing down. - ✔✔false
, Important trend(s) associated with technological evolution are: - ✔✔Evolution towards
greater complexity
Evolution towards increasing systems connectivity, and thus increasing system scale and scope
Continuing substitution of physical labor with information technology systems
The term technology includes: - ✔✔Artifacts, machines, and physical products
Information systems
Institutional frameworks
The Environmental Master Equation includes all of the following terms except: - ✔✔Percent of
resource emitted into the atmosphere
The term "Environmental impact per unit of resource use" in the Environmental Master Equation is most
significantly affected by: - ✔✔Technology
Which of these has the greatest impact on birthrates? - ✔✔Education level of women
Sustainable chemistry takes into account which of the following factors? - ✔✔Social
Environmental
Economic
Green chemistry takes into account which of the following factors: - ✔✔Environmental
Urbanization is rapidly ________ worldwide, where most of the change is occurring in the ________
world. - ✔✔Increasing, Developing
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