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The rising levels of greenhouse gases (e.g., carbon dioxide) in the atmosphere are attributed
to which of the following?
A) subsistence agriculture practices
B) increasing rate of sea water evaporation
C) large-scale burning of fossil fuels
D) global reforestation efforts - ✔C) large-scale burning of fossil fuels
The observed higher temperatures of Earth's surface and climates in recent decades usually
goes by the name of:
A) climate change
B) global warming
C) greenhouse gases
D) ecological footprint - ✔B) global warming
All of the following are possible results of global warming, EXCEPT:
A) multinational corporations abruptly pulling out of developing nations
B) the disappearance of animal and plant species
C) more chaotic and severe weather
D) human populations displaced from coastal areas and low-lying islands - ✔A)
multinational corporations abruptly pulling out of developing nations
Which of the following does NOT impact a place's vulnerability to climate change?
A) size
,B) resilience
C) sensitivity
D) exposure - ✔A) size
Water scarcity is the result of all of the following EXCEPT:
A) population growth
B) increased per capita demand for water due to modernization
C) inequitable allocation of water
D) sustainable farming initiatives - ✔D) sustainable farming initiatives
Water is now the third most valuable commodity in the world, after:
A) oil and electricity
B) diamonds and gold
C) corn and wheat
D) exchange rates and crop yields - ✔A) oil and electricity
What percentage of the world's population does NOT have access to clean water?
A) one-eight
B) one-sixth
C) one-fourth
D) one-third - ✔B) one-sixth
The development of food production has undergone a series of changes, starting with hunting
and gathering; moving through labor-intensive, small-scale agriculture; and moving on to
_____ and organic farming in the present day.
A) large-scale commercial agriculture
B) family farms
C) a stronger emphasis on meat and animal husbandry
, D) crop rotation - ✔A) large-scale commercial agriculture
Food security can be diminished by all of the following EXCEPT:
A) natural disasters
B) biotechnology and food engineering
C) economic disruptions
D) overproduction in rich countries - ✔B) biotechnology and food engineering
At the global level, which statement best explains the fact that around one-fifth of the world's
human population subsists on insufficient and inadequate diets?
A) Extra food is produced but often does not get to those who need it
B) Rapid population growth has outstripped increases in world food production
C) Environmental degradation has curtailed increases in world food production
D) World food production is insufficient due to the inefficiencies of socialsim - ✔A) Extra
food is produced but often does not get to those who need it
The term _____ refers to the unrestricted international exchange of goods, services, and
capital.
A) gross domestic product
B) food security
C) globalization
D) free trade - ✔D) free trade
Which of the following is NOT an extractive resource?
A) mineral ores
B) timber
C) plants
D) automobiles - ✔D) automobiles
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