Debates About the ENVIRONMENT After 1900 [AP World History Review, Unit 9 Topic 3] 1900-Present

Which of the following was NOT identified as a major environmental problem after 1900?

• Deforestation

• Decline in air quality

• Increased pressure on freshwater supply

• Ocean acidification

What two primary factors are identified as driving environmental changes after 1900?

• Technological innovation and resource scarcity

• Globalization/Industrialization and population growth/urbanization

• Political instability and economic inequality

• Natural climate cycles and volcanic activity

A significant effect of increasing global population and industrialization is the heightened competition for which type of resource?

• Renewable resources

• Non-renewable resources

• Agricultural land

• Clean air

Which international agreement aimed to legally bind member countries to limit the increase in global temperature to no more than 2% compared to pre-industrial levels?

• The Montreal Protocol

• The Kyoto Protocol

• The Paris Agreement

• The Geneva Convention