WorksheetsBuehlmann IR Part 2
Total questions: 52
Worksheet time: 26mins
Which approach to poverty and hunger argues that the key problems are the distribution network and entitlement?
critical alternative approach
mainstream approach
realist approach
neoliberal approach
The mainstream approach to development argues that there is a linear path from __________ to __________.
traditional ... mass consumption
farming ... industrial
traditional ... modern
agrarian ... industrial
A UN Development Program report on the 1990s stated that no fewer than ___________ developing or "in transition" countries had experienced serious economic decline over the previous three decades.
67
100
21
33
What academic model asserts that countries transition from premodern to post modern?
Slow growth theory
development theory
dependency theory
modernization theory
Modernization theory views development as synonymous with _______________.
higher per capita GPD
increased per capita caloric intake
poverty reduction
economic growth
According to modernization theory, countries with lower per capita income are
less developed
pastoral
impoverished
uncivilized
What regime or institution promotes economic growth through trade liberalization coupled with pro-poor growth and poverty reduction policies?
Washington Consensus
neoliberalism
Lome' convention
post-Washington consensus
What term describes the idea that development must meet the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs?
efficient intertemporal resource allocation
generation development
sustainable development
ecological development
Which of the following is NOT a threat to local subsistence food production?
cash crop production
industrialization
natural disasters
the international system
What relationship did Thomas Malthus write about?
Will and Kate
population growth and food supply
inflation and unemployment
industrialization and global warming
In developing countries social security refers to what?
retirement income
food assistance
societal police force
socio-economic stability
What role do transnational corporations play in the global food regime ?
a minor role
a major role
a tertiary role
a tangential role
What country/organization has been the most active in the global food regime?
United Nations
the UK
the USA
the EU
Which of the following did NOT contribute to the developing world becoming dependent on food aid?
domestic production of food staples
changes in consumer preferences
the creation of export markets
transnational banking
Why has the Global South become export-oriented, and adopted large-scale mechanized agricultural processes?
because they are focused on cash crops
because they are concerned about their trade deficit
because it is economically efficient
because they want to modernize
The ____________ revolution caused peasants to lose their lands because their labor was no longer needed.
Brown
Green
Gray
Blue
How did agricultural trade liberalization impact food security?
eroded it
enhanced it
accelerated it
alleviated it
Neoliberal economic policies have caused rising ___________ within and among states.
equality
inequality
communication
trade
When it comes to poverty policy there is still disagreement over the importance of what aspects ?
housing
nonmaterial
economic
spiritual
Which approach to poverty focuses on money?
orthodox
iconoclastic
heterodoxy
unorthodox
As globalization has intensified poverty around the world has come to characterize significant sectors of all of these populations except ______.
developing countries in the Global South
all regions regardless of GDP
developed countries like the US.
countries with large trade deficits
What two countries started the movement to discuss poverty in terms of the number of people living on a dollar a day?
Mexico and Honduras
China and India
Russia and China
Pakistan and India
During the cold war, the colonial ties caused many Third World nations to side with which economic ideology?
mercantilism
socialism
communism
capitalism
Rather than focusing on economic growth, critical alternative theorists emphasize what?
purchasing parity
real household income
the pattern of distribution within society
inflation
Which theory argues that core countries advanced because of the underdeveloped third world countries?
Malthus' theory
modernization theory
dependency theory
Keynesian theory
Which approach to poverty relief focuses on the local community perspective?
alternative
mainstream
federalist
critical
What has stimulated urbanization in the Global South?
International trade
Globalization
The WTO
The World Bank
What signals concern about an issue and establishes mechanisms for the dissemination of new scientific data?
a basic agreement
an accord
framework convention
an MOU
How many industrialized countries joined the EU to create the Kyoto Protocol and reduce greenhouse gas emissions?
32
35
37
39
What key term was introduced to the public in the Brundtland Report, 1987?
long term development
green development
sustainable development
responsible development
What protocol was established to address the hole in the ozone layer?
Cartagena Protocol 2000
Kyoto Protocol 1997
Montreal Protocol 1987
Nagoya Protocol 2010
In what decade did the scientific consensus around global warming occur?
1960s
1970s
1980s
1990s
Which of the following does NOT explain why greenhouse gas emissions have increased?
fossil fuel consumption has risen
forest land has decreased
agriculture has stimulated increased methane production
nuclear energy isn't safe enough
Prior to globalization, international environmental concerns focused on what?
conservation and natural resources
sustainability
food production
beautification
What precedent did the Trail Smelter case establish?
that countries are responsible for the damage caused by their citizens
that countries are not responsible for the damage caused by their citizens
that countries must fine their international polluters
that countries must prosecute their international polluters
What is the most predominant approach for explaining environmental regimes?
historical institutionalism
liberal institutionalism
the Marxist approach
constructivist institutionalism
What is the name given to transnational groups of professionals and experts that are influential in environmental policy?
Agenda 21
IPCC
epistemic communities
interest groups
Which economic policies are associated with squandering resources through consumerism?
liberal
Keynesian
conservative
neoliberal
One of the most immediate and long-lasting consequences of war is the destruction of ____________.
food supply
ecosystems
natural resources
infrastructure
The U.S. used the herbicide Agent Orange during what war?
WWII
The Korean War
The Vietnam War
The Gulf War
CFCs are associated with what environmental problem?
acid rain
climate change
global warming
ozone depletion
What do we call the principle that argues that full and definitive scientific proof should NOT be required before banning activities likely to harm the environment?
Possibility
Probability
Preemptive
Precautionary
This group has three working groups: (1) climate science, (2) impacts, and (3) economic and social dimensions, what group is it?
IPCC
UNFCCC
Agenda 21
none of the above
What is the global commons?
an area where common resources are stored
an area that is uninhabitable
an area with no military forces
an area not under any sovereign jurisdiction
What is the name given to the buying and selling of carbon credits?
carbon co-op
cap and trade
emissions trading
carbon exchange
Why was the Kyoto Protocol harder to achieve than the Montreal Protocol?
because people care more about ozone than warming
it lacked a strong leader
it didn't have the same level of scientific consensus
public opinion opposed it
Cooperation regarding climate change is hindered by what structural division?
The East vs the West
The Global South vs. The Global North
Africa vs Europe
Europe vs Asia
When a country becomes carbon neutral while other countries continue to pollute while enjoying the cleaner air thanks to the first country , what are the polluting countries doing?
industrializing
free riding
developing
prioritizing clean water over clean air
What agreement created the idea of common by differentiated responsibilities in fighting global warming?
1992 UNFCCC
1987 Montreal Protocol
1997 Kyoto Protocol
1972 Stockholm Conference
Who has observed that changes in knowledge are important?
Activists
Experts
Policy Analysts
Analysts fo international environmental cooperation
What were the earliest global commons?
fields
fisheries
forests
lakes
Cap and Trade programs create a market system for buying and selling what?
smog
methane
carbon emissions
CFCs
