Population, Urbanization, and the Environment Quiz

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Question #1

Three things are important for the formation and sustentation of a city. Which of the below options is NOT one of them?

A Social Stability

B Well constructed buildings

C Fresh water supply

D Consistent Food Supply

Question #2

Anil has noticed that infertility has been affecting many of his intergenerational friends and family. Based on this observation, Anil is writing his senior thesis on the effects that certain cities, water quality, and hormones might have on his friends. Anil will most likely approach his findings and paper using which theory?

A Malthusian theory

B Cornucopian theory

C Zero population growth theory

D Demographic transition theory

Question #3

What type of nations are the greatest sources of greenhouse gases?

A Core

B Peripheral

C Postindustrial

D Semi-peripheral

Question #4

What have sociologists begun to realize about the nomadic lifestyle?

A Nomads are better than stationary farmers at protecting the land and keeping the soil good for other people’s use.

B Nomads only raise sheep and goats, not cows or oxen, so the grass their herds consume is minimal at most.

C Nomads have a hard time bridging the gap between their traditional lifestyle and doing what is best for the land.

D Nomads never tire the land they live on because they are constantly moving from place to place.

Question #5

In 2013, the number of refugees, asylum-seekers, and internally displaced people worldwide exceeded ______ people for the first time since the end of World War II.

A 50 million

B 90 million

C 100 million

D 45 million

Question #6

Why has e-waste become an issue, especially in the 21st century?

A E-waste is a sign of degrading cultural values. People no longer value creating lasting products or getting products fixed; they would much rather just buy a new one and discard the old one.

B E-waste is a natural by-product of an industrialized nation and cannot be helped. People must resign themselves to its presence and find better ways of purifying water, soil, and air.

C E-waste is not easily recyclable because often in the same machine there is glass, plastic, and metal. Also e-waste tends to consist of big, heavy machinery that is difficult to dispose of properly.

D E-waste not only contains harmful chemicals, but electronics become obsolete every six months or so, which means, every six months people are throwing away perfectly good electronics in order to get the newest one. This has led to an enormous increase in the amount of trash people produce.

Question #7

Pollution, like many other issues in the world, has become a global issue. What was the name of the agreement that several countries signed as a way to pledge the lessening of carbon emissions?

A the Hong Kong Pact

B the Seoul Greener Earth Initiative

C the Beijing Pollution Reduction Agreement

D the Kyoto Protocol

Question #8

Which of the following is one of the many concerns with the practice of fracking?

A Fracking requires a huge amount of water.

B Fracking includes drilling vertically into the rock to create new pathways for gas to travel.

C The chemicals used in a fracking mix create a potentially putrid odor.

D Fracking may cause volcanoes to erupt by undermining the seismic stability of an area.