WorksheetsMr. S's Geography Megaquiz
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 14mins
Asia accounts for what percent of world coal usage for power generation (2020-12)?
65
93
77
54
What are the names of the two most famous theorists on resource scarcity (aka the wizard and the prophet)?
(a)
Define "carrying capacity."
The maximum population size of a biological species that can be sustained in that specific environment, given the food, habitat, water, and other resources available.
The largest yield (or catch) that can be taken from a species' stock over an indefinite period.
The largest economical yield of a renewable resource achievable over a long time period without decreasing the ability of the population or its environment to support the continuation of this level of yield
A method to measure human demand on natural capital, i.e. the quantity of nature it takes to support people or an economy.
A Malthusian godfather of environmentalism, an ecologist and ornithologist, with a strong interest in both the carrying capacity and population control. He was the author of best-seller Road to Survival (1948), National Director of the Planned Parenthood Federation of America and secretary of the Conservation Foundation. Racist in some works.
(a)
(May 27, 1907 – April 14, 1964) An American marine biologist, author, and conservationist whose book Silent Spring and other writings are credited with advancing the global environmental movement.
(a)
Approximately what percentage of nitrogen in fertilizers is not absorbed in soil and enters the watershed or atmosphere? (2018-08)
60
80
20
40
)March 25, 1914 – September 12, 2009) an American agronomist who led initiatives worldwide that contributed to the extensive increases in agricultural production termed the Green Revolution.
(a)
Approximately how much of the world's raw electricity generation comes from coal? (2020-12)
64
45
27
15
Unlike natural gas and oil, [coal] is concentrated carbon, and thus it accounts for ___% of annual emissions of CO² from fossil fuels (2020-12).
25
47
39
64
_____ are....the cheapest source of new electricity for at least two-thirds of the world’s population, says BloombergNEF, a data group (2020-12).
Hydroelectric
Hydrogen gas
Biofuels
Solar and onshore wind
In 2019 coal consumption per person in India was ___ of that in America.
less than half
more than one third
three-fourths
a quarter
Global healthcare spending accounts for __% of GDP in poor countries, __% in rich ones and __% in America (2020-12).
10, 18, 26
5, 9, 17
2, 5, 10
1, 3, 7
In the last 20 years the proportion of people living in extreme poverty worldwide, has...?
Almost doubled
Remained more or less the same
Almost halved
How many of the world’s 1-year-old children today have been vaccinated against some disease?
80%
50%
20%
How did the number of deaths per year from natural disasters change over the last hundred years?
More than doubled
Remained more or less the same
Decreased to less than half
Where does the majority of the world population live?
Low income countries
Middle income countries
High income countries
Worldwide, 30 year old men have spent 10 years in school, on average. How many years have women of the same age spent in school?
9 years
6 years
3 years
7 years
The United Nations predicts that by 2100 the world population will have increased by another 4 billion people. What is the main reason?
There will be more children (under age 15).
There will be more adults (15-75).
There will be more very old people (above age 75).
In low income countries across the world, how many girls complete fifth grade?
20%
40%
60%
80%
There are two billion children in the world today, aged 0 to 15 years old. How many children will there be in the year 2100 according to the United Nations?
4 billion
3 billion
2 billion
6 billion
How many people in the world have some access to electricity?
20%
50%
60%
80%
What is the life expectancy of the world population?
50 years
60 years
70 years
80 years
...although coal is used directly in some industrial processes, such as steelmaking, __ of the stuff is burned to generate electricity.
1/3
2/3
1/2
3/4
What company is responsible for the most plastic waste as reported by Break Free From Plastic in its annual audit, after its packaging was the most frequently found discarded on beaches, rivers, parks and other litter sites in 51 of 55 nations surveyed.
2020-12
Coca Cola
Pepsi
Nestlé
Unilever
Up to __% of all the plastic waste ever generated has not been recycled and ended up being incinerated, in landfill or in the natural environment, according to a 2017 study.
91
80
65
76
