Dreamocracy and Climate Change

Democracy has been derived from which two Greek words?

• demos-kratos

• cracy-demo

• dem-racy

• people-power

"Democracy is a government of the people, for the people and by the people." Who stated this?

• Abraham Lincoln

• Mahatma Gandhi

• Martin Luther King

• Hitler

What are some freedoms that come with a democratic government?

• Freedom of speech

• Right to bear arms

• Right to vote

• All of them

How many countries today are run by some form of democratic government?

• Below 50

• 50

• 75

• Over 100

Democratic governments typically are run by

• A dictator

• A president

• A king

• Military personel

Which of the following gasses does not cause the green house effect?

• CO₂

• CH₄

• Water Vapor

• Nitrogen

What is the Greenhouse effect?

• The name of climate change legislation that was passed by Congress

• When you paint your house green to become an environmentalist

• When the gases in our atmosphere trap heat and block it from escaping our planet

• When you build a green house

Which of the following are consequences associated with climate change?

• The ice sheets are declining, glaciers are in retreat globally, and our oceans are more acidic than ever

• Surface temperatures are setting new heat records about each year

• More extreme weather like droughts, heat waves, and hurricanes

• Global sea levels are rising at an alarmingly fast rate — 17 centimeters (6.7 inches) in the last century alone and going higher

• All of them

What can you do to help fight climate change?

• Divest from fossil fuel companies

• Engage yourself in the science behind climate change

• Vote for political candidates who will advocate for climate-related legislation and policy improvements

• All of the above

Where have some of the strongest and earliest impacts of global warming occurred?

• In the tropics

• In northern latitudes

• Impacts of global warming are distributed equally all over the planet.