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WorksheetsGRG 305 Final Review Fall 2022
Total questions: 23
Worksheet time: 1hrs 9mins
Which of the following key thinkers are or would be proponents of the Green Revolution?
Thomas Malthus
Edward Said
Vandana Shiva
TA Blaise
Gabi Velasco’s Zine centers which polluting company and which grassroots anti-racist organization?
BP and Buen Vivir
Tesla and Climate Justice Alliance
Pure castings and PODER (People organized in defense of the earth and her resources)
Apple and Extinction Rebellion
IMF and Navdanya
The protestors at Standing Rock called themselves: (Hint: W______ P______)
(a)
Which near-extinct mammal featured in a children’s book do I use to argue that we should study nature-society relationships?
Buffalo
T-Rex
Passenger Pigeon
Moose
Dog
The “A” in IPAT stands for? Who developed this formula? What is the name of his famous book? And which grumpy English demographer is his work shaped by?
Association; Malthus; The Population Problem; Sonia Shah
Affluence; Erhlich; Population Bomb; Malthus
Affluence; Malthus; Environmental Tech for Development; Homer-Dixon
Association; Erlich; Demographic Transition 101; Robert D. Kaplan
Where did Keeling first take measurements? What year? By how much has the Carbon ppm raised between his first measurement and that of Nov 15 2022?
Sharm El Sheikh; 1958; 0 to 100 (about 90)
Sharm El Sheikh; 1598; 515 to 1015 (about 500)
Mauna Loa; 1898; a negligible amount
Mauna Loa; 1958; 315 to 415 (about 100)
Who is the key figure behind the “Preservation” movement of environmental ethics?
(a)
Which bird do I suggest is an example of an eco-imperialist?
Warbler
Bald Eagle
Starling
Vulture
What "M" natural orbital cycle usually determines global warming & cooling?
Malthusian
Milankovich
Mitochondrial
Monocultural
If scientists formally accept the Anthropocene, which epoch would it follow?
Jurassic
Cretaceous
Pliocene
Holocene
In what decade is the "Great Acceleration"? (example answer: "2050s")
(a)
Which impact of global warming damages marine skeletons?
Ocean acidification
The rise of temperature
Increasing severity of storms
Sea level rise
Which Kenyan environmental activist do I suggest was using Nature-based solutions to climate change decades before it was highlighted at the Glasgow Conference of Parties (COP) in 2021?
Wangari Maathai
Vandana Shiva
Mahatma Gandhi
Sharlene Mollett
Doreen Massey
Name one climate change proxy record that we discussed in class.
(a)
All of the following are true about proxy records for climate change except:
There are more daily record highs in temperature than record lows in the US.
We are currently in the warming phase of the Milankovich cycles.
The global sea level is rising, on average.
The pH measurement of oceans over time indicates a process of acidification.
Antarctic sea ice is decreasing and glaciers are retreating.
Which of the following is true about the main contributors to global warming?
The Paris Agreement has created a geo-engineering project signed by many major emitters that will dramatically reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Individual choices about everyday practices such as driving to work dramatically impacts greenhouse gas emissions.
The Paris Agreement has placed a 60% tax on the main companies contributing to greenhouse gas emissions.
About 60% of greenhouse gas emissions related to global warming are caused by less than 100 companies.
TA Blaise uses local knowledge to better understand the relationship between people and the terraced landscape in Peru. Which of the following is true about local knowledge:
Local knowledge was respected and understood as important by officials during early colonialism.
Local knowledge is created through experimentation and learned through generational teaching.
Local knowledge does not change over time.
Which key thinker from our class would agree that IPAT (Environmental Impact = affluence + people + technology) is a useful and fair reflection of society?
Carl Sauer
Jeremy Blasi
Paul Crutzen
Thomas Malthus
What approach does the Inflation Reduction Act take to mitigating climate change?
Implementing a market-based solution that promotes clean energy
Targeting the environmental impact of meat production by limiting meat producers’ production
Bolstering national environmental justice organizations by providing annual funding
Building infrastructure that can withstand climate disasters
Which of the following has caused significant disturbance to the biological carbon cycle?
Fossil fuel extraction
Divestment from fossil fuels
Recycling of plastics
Milankovich cycles
All of the above
According to Worldometer, a website that provides real-time statistics, the world population was over 8 billion in the past few days. Please recall the knowledge from Malthusianism, which of the following statements expresses the view of political ecology on the issue of overpopulation and environmental degradation?
Since the growth of the population inevitably increases the consumption of natural resources, and most of the population lives in less developed countries (LDCs), we should focus primarily on LDCs in dealing with environmental degradation.
Since natural resources are not inexhaustible, increasing efficiency is necessary to feed a growing population, and since the political ecology stresses the relationship between the capitalist economy and environmental degradation. Hence, modern technology that is economically efficient should be popularized universally in dealing with overpopulation.
Statistics, modeling, simulation, and other scientific tools are important in dealing with demographic and environmental issues. Therefore, scientists should exclude the power and political factors in dealing with overpopulation and environmental degradation.
The power inequality between countries requires scholars to focus on the distribution of resources in dealing with overpopulation and environmental degradation.
The difference between conservation and preservation lies in
Preservation concerns the protection of natural resources for better, thoughtful use.
Conservation concerns the protection of natural resources for better, thoughtful use.
It’s a tricky question! They are used interchangeably in human geography.
The benefit(s) of Urban Agriculture include(s) how many factors listed below?
- Promote social justice
- Ensuring food security
- Promote real-estate development
- Increase income
- Promote healthy diet
(a)
