Nuclear Proliferation

 Nuclear proliferation is the increase in the amount of nuclear weapons 

• True
• False

Which issue continues to raise concerns from the world community regarding the nations of India, Iraq, Pakistan, and North Korea?

• overpopulation

• ethnic cleansing

• desertification

• nuclear proliferation

Iran and North Korea attracted worldwide attention in the early 21st century because they both have

• experience widespread famine

• discovered oil reserves

• strengthened humanitarian practices

• developed nuclear capabilities

• Nuclear Accident at Chernobyl in the former Soviet Union
• Dumping of toxic waste in the ocean
• Cutting down the rain forest in Africa and South America

Which Conclusion can be drawn from these situations?

• Environmental problems need global solutions

• The fall of the Soviet Union has caused severe environmental hazards

• Technology has helped the world stop polluting the environment

• Only nations that create environmental problems will suffer from them

Which issue as raised significant environmental concerns in the Amazon Basin?

• desertification

• deforestation

• tsunami threats

• acid rain

Many scientists believe global warming is the direct result of

• using solar panels

• burning fossil fuels

• generating nuclear power

• producing hydroelectric power

Which problem in the savanna regions of Africa is caused by population pressures and overuse of the land?

• rain forest destruction

• desertification

• air pollution

• flooding

The southern edge of the Sahara is expanding in a process called

• annexation

• conservation

• desertification

• desalination

Which environmental issue most concerns Central Africa, the Amazon River Basin, and the Malay Peninsula?

• nuclear containation

• desertification

• overpopulation

• deforestation

The term "Green Revolution" refers to

• the study of the natural world

• an increase in worldwide food and agricultural resources

• a shift from making goods by hand to making them by machine

• an uprising of farmers and industrial workers