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PSCI Final Exam Questions and Answers All Correct Which of the following are causes of the global food crisis - Answer-all of these are causes A neighborhood uses well water, and no individual family has to pay for the water they consume. Thus, each family waters their grass excessively and d...

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Which of the following are causes of the global food crisis - Answer-all of these are
causes

A neighborhood uses well water, and no individual family has to pay for the water they
consume. Thus, each family waters their grass excessively and doesn't bother to
conserve water. The well runs dry. This is an example of the economic model known as
- Answer-the tragedy of the commons

The metaphor of the tragedy of the commons demonstrates that individual self-interest
can have a destructive effect on the interest of the community. - Answer-true

The volatility of oil prices may be even more threatening than high oil prices due to the
instability and inability to plan future energy investments - Answer-true

The 1987 Montreal Protocol limits the production of CFCs in an attempt to stop
depletion of the ozone layer - Answer-true

Deforestation is problematic because it contributes to climate change through global
warming and threatens the earth's biodiversity - Answer-true

Neo-Malthusians are optimistic about the capacity of the world to supply enough food
for its growing population through market forces and advances in technology - Answer-
false

Biodiversity includes genetic diversity, species diversity, and ecosystem diversity -
Answer-true

One successful international agreement on the environment, which gained wide
acceptance thanks in part to strong scientific evidence, was - Answer-the montreal
protocol to reduce depletion of the ozone layer

The global commons is described as - Answer-the physical and organic characteristics
and resources of the entire planet

Which idea is associated with sustainable development? - Answer-economic growth
that does not deplete the resources needed to maintain growth

Which school of thought is more likely to focus on encouraging swift action on
environmental issues to prevent a calamitous future? - Answer-neo-malthusian

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