GGH2604 May/June 2020
1 The word “Anthropocene” can also be referred to as … .
1 the third industrial revolution’
2 ‘the age of humans’
3 ‘the age of prosperity’
4 ‘ubuntu’
2 Which one of the following is an example of how human activities have an
impact on the environment?
1 The Vredefort Crater
2 The ghost town of Pripyat in Ukraine
3 The volcanic disaster in Fogo, Cape Verde
4 The great Kanto earthquake
3 Arsenic and Mercury are often substances found in the spoil of … ?
1 Logging activities
2 Mining activities
3 Construction of buildings
4 Road construction
4 Climate change is defined as … .
1 “any natural or anthropogenic induced change in climate, either globally or in
a particular area”.
2 “loss of organic matter, nutrients and water from land mostly due to
overgrazing”.
3 “increasing levels of integration and connection between economic activities
throughout the world”.
4 “the protection, restoration and promotion of sustainable use of terrestrial
ecosystems”.
5 Which one of the following is NOT an example of the main beliefs of the
cornucopian world view?
1 Freedom is not our gift to the world; it is God’s gift to humanity.
2 Technologies and market forces will work to ensure that future humans will
have enough resources to meet their collective needs.
3 Because of the uneven arrangement of capitalism, capitalists exploit workers.
4 With rising population levels and increasing demand for resources, finite
resources will be exhausted
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6 The rapid increase in the prices of rare earth metals in 2010 and 2011 was
because of … .
1 an overabundance of rare earth minerals
2 scarcity of rare minerals
3 China holding the market ransom
4 a decline in demand for rare earth minerals
7 Which natural resources has been cleared and drained in Malaysia and
Indonesia in order to plant palm plantations?
1 Rainforests and wetlands
2 Lakes and lagoons
3 Arid and semi-arid areas
4 Mountain ranges
8 The new Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) advocate for use of
renewable energy sources. Which is NOT a renewable energy source?
1 Solar energy
2 Wind energy
3 Unconventional oil and gas extraction
4 Biomass energy
9 Which theory suggests that people will always adapt to natural stressors of
disasters?
1 Malthusian theory
2 Cornucopian
3 Marxism
4 all of the above
10 From the list below, which is an example of POPs?
1 Industrial chemicals
2 Pesticides
3 DDT
4 all of the above
11 The deliberate and large-scale technologically driven interventions of the
Earth's climate system, usually with the aim of mitigating the adverse effects
of global warming is known as geoengineering. Which of the following is NOT
a form of geoengineering?
1 Cloud whitening.
2 Carbon capture
3 Carbon storage
4 Acid rain.
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12 Which process is used to extract oil reserves below the earth’s surface?
1 Hydrological process
2 Evaporation process
3 Seed germination process
4 Hydraulic fracturing process
13 Which one of the following combinations is related to environmental impacts
of exploration and extraction of unconventional oil and gas (UOG) resources?
a Depletion of water sources
b Seismic activity
c Ground water contamination
d Loss of biodiversity
The correct combination of alternatives is …
1 a and b
2 b and c
3 d and c
4 all of the above
14 What are the two phenomena that Malthus argued would happen as a result
of population growth?
1 Toxic colonialism and increased environmental footprints
2 Lead to the discovery and development of more resources
3 Technologies and market forces will work to ensure that in the future humans
will have enough resources to meet their collective needs.
4 Lead to food shortages and war for control over scarce resources
15 Which one of the following African cities in the southern hemisphere is at risk
due to a rise in the sea levels?
1 Windhoek
2 Kimberly
3 Lesotho
4 Port Elizabeth
16 According to United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP), Africa is
warming faster than the global average, with projections of a rise of … this
century.
1 1-2 ˚C
2 2-3 ˚C
3 3-4 ˚C
4 4-5 ˚C
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17 Which one of the following combinations are associated with climate change
effects in Africa?
a Cholera
b Droughts
c Floods
d Cancer
The correct combination of alternatives is …
1 1 and 2
2 1, 2 and 3
3 1, 2 and 4
4 all of the above
18 Which one the following combinations are the main aims of the Paris
Agreement’s? To ... .
a strengthen the global response to the threat of climate change
b keep a global temperature rise this century well below 2 ˚C above pre-
industrial levels
c pursue efforts to limit the temperature increase even further to 1.5 degrees
Celsius
d establish the greenhouse gases taxes
The correct combination of alternatives is …
1 1 and 2
2 1, 2 and 3
3 1, 3 and 4
4 all of the above
19 Which combination of the following discoveries of Thomas Midgley led to a
decrease in the planets ozone layer and caused atmospheric pollution?
Discovering that ... .
a adding lead to petrol could combat the problem of engine knocking in vehicles
b the use of chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) could improve the safety of
refrigeration
c there is a link between population growth and soil degradation
d accidental and deliberate application of chemicals has contributed to the
toxicity of soil
The correct combination of alternatives is …
1 1 and 2
2 2 and 3
3 3 and 4
4 all of the above
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1 The word “Anthropocene” can also be referred to as … .
1 the third industrial revolution’
2 ‘the age of humans’
3 ‘the age of prosperity’
4 ‘ubuntu’
2 Which one of the following is an example of how human activities have an
impact on the environment?
1 The Vredefort Crater
2 The ghost town of Pripyat in Ukraine
3 The volcanic disaster in Fogo, Cape Verde
4 The great Kanto earthquake
3 Arsenic and Mercury are often substances found in the spoil of … ?
1 Logging activities
2 Mining activities
3 Construction of buildings
4 Road construction
4 Climate change is defined as … .
1 “any natural or anthropogenic induced change in climate, either globally or in
a particular area”.
2 “loss of organic matter, nutrients and water from land mostly due to
overgrazing”.
3 “increasing levels of integration and connection between economic activities
throughout the world”.
4 “the protection, restoration and promotion of sustainable use of terrestrial
ecosystems”.
5 Which one of the following is NOT an example of the main beliefs of the
cornucopian world view?
1 Freedom is not our gift to the world; it is God’s gift to humanity.
2 Technologies and market forces will work to ensure that future humans will
have enough resources to meet their collective needs.
3 Because of the uneven arrangement of capitalism, capitalists exploit workers.
4 With rising population levels and increasing demand for resources, finite
resources will be exhausted
[TURN OVER]
2
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6 The rapid increase in the prices of rare earth metals in 2010 and 2011 was
because of … .
1 an overabundance of rare earth minerals
2 scarcity of rare minerals
3 China holding the market ransom
4 a decline in demand for rare earth minerals
7 Which natural resources has been cleared and drained in Malaysia and
Indonesia in order to plant palm plantations?
1 Rainforests and wetlands
2 Lakes and lagoons
3 Arid and semi-arid areas
4 Mountain ranges
8 The new Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) advocate for use of
renewable energy sources. Which is NOT a renewable energy source?
1 Solar energy
2 Wind energy
3 Unconventional oil and gas extraction
4 Biomass energy
9 Which theory suggests that people will always adapt to natural stressors of
disasters?
1 Malthusian theory
2 Cornucopian
3 Marxism
4 all of the above
10 From the list below, which is an example of POPs?
1 Industrial chemicals
2 Pesticides
3 DDT
4 all of the above
11 The deliberate and large-scale technologically driven interventions of the
Earth's climate system, usually with the aim of mitigating the adverse effects
of global warming is known as geoengineering. Which of the following is NOT
a form of geoengineering?
1 Cloud whitening.
2 Carbon capture
3 Carbon storage
4 Acid rain.
[TURN OVER]
3
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12 Which process is used to extract oil reserves below the earth’s surface?
1 Hydrological process
2 Evaporation process
3 Seed germination process
4 Hydraulic fracturing process
13 Which one of the following combinations is related to environmental impacts
of exploration and extraction of unconventional oil and gas (UOG) resources?
a Depletion of water sources
b Seismic activity
c Ground water contamination
d Loss of biodiversity
The correct combination of alternatives is …
1 a and b
2 b and c
3 d and c
4 all of the above
14 What are the two phenomena that Malthus argued would happen as a result
of population growth?
1 Toxic colonialism and increased environmental footprints
2 Lead to the discovery and development of more resources
3 Technologies and market forces will work to ensure that in the future humans
will have enough resources to meet their collective needs.
4 Lead to food shortages and war for control over scarce resources
15 Which one of the following African cities in the southern hemisphere is at risk
due to a rise in the sea levels?
1 Windhoek
2 Kimberly
3 Lesotho
4 Port Elizabeth
16 According to United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP), Africa is
warming faster than the global average, with projections of a rise of … this
century.
1 1-2 ˚C
2 2-3 ˚C
3 3-4 ˚C
4 4-5 ˚C
[TURN OVER]
4
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17 Which one of the following combinations are associated with climate change
effects in Africa?
a Cholera
b Droughts
c Floods
d Cancer
The correct combination of alternatives is …
1 1 and 2
2 1, 2 and 3
3 1, 2 and 4
4 all of the above
18 Which one the following combinations are the main aims of the Paris
Agreement’s? To ... .
a strengthen the global response to the threat of climate change
b keep a global temperature rise this century well below 2 ˚C above pre-
industrial levels
c pursue efforts to limit the temperature increase even further to 1.5 degrees
Celsius
d establish the greenhouse gases taxes
The correct combination of alternatives is …
1 1 and 2
2 1, 2 and 3
3 1, 3 and 4
4 all of the above
19 Which combination of the following discoveries of Thomas Midgley led to a
decrease in the planets ozone layer and caused atmospheric pollution?
Discovering that ... .
a adding lead to petrol could combat the problem of engine knocking in vehicles
b the use of chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) could improve the safety of
refrigeration
c there is a link between population growth and soil degradation
d accidental and deliberate application of chemicals has contributed to the
toxicity of soil
The correct combination of alternatives is …
1 1 and 2
2 2 and 3
3 3 and 4
4 all of the above
[TURN OVER]
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