Geography Exam 1 (Chapter 2)
Questions and Answers
Which of the following cities likely has the worst "situation"? - Answer-Aberdeen,
South Dakota in the current period
The high energy consumption patterns in the United States are likely facilitated by all
of the following except:
a) the high density urban living in NYC
b) low density suburbs
c) limited public transit options in all but older and larger American cities
d) pricing structures that favor automobile-oriented transit - Answer-a) the high
density urban living in NYC
which of the following is NOT a component of vulnerability discussed in the chapter:
a) the risk (or probability) that a biophysical disturbance will occur
b) the sensitivity of a livelihood to an environment perturbation
c) a household's ability to recover from an environmental shock (aka resilience)
d) a phenomenon that affects all segments of society equally - Answer-d) a
phenomenon that affects all segments of society equally
within the context of this chapter, "double exposure" refers to: - Answer-households
or areas that face the twin challenge of coping with globalization and climate change
some scientists have argued that we should call the current era the Anthropocene
because: - Answer-the influence of human behavior on earth since the Industrial
Revolution in the late 1700s is so significant that it constitutes a new geological era
which of the following is NOT believed to be a known or potential impact of global
warming - Answer-a thinning of the stratospheric ozone layer
all of the following statements are true about nongovernmental organizations
(NGO's) except:
a) NGOs may be international, national or local
b) NGOs never receive funding from governments
c) NGOs rose to prominence beginning in the 1980s
d) NGOs have been important for giving voice to certain constituencies and for
lobbying on behalf of particular issues that are not a priority for state governments -
Answer-b) NGOs never receive funding from governments
Character and intensity of connections between various places around the globe= -
Answer-globalization
Present day trade has its roots in _____ - Answer-Columbian Exchange
Questions and Answers
Which of the following cities likely has the worst "situation"? - Answer-Aberdeen,
South Dakota in the current period
The high energy consumption patterns in the United States are likely facilitated by all
of the following except:
a) the high density urban living in NYC
b) low density suburbs
c) limited public transit options in all but older and larger American cities
d) pricing structures that favor automobile-oriented transit - Answer-a) the high
density urban living in NYC
which of the following is NOT a component of vulnerability discussed in the chapter:
a) the risk (or probability) that a biophysical disturbance will occur
b) the sensitivity of a livelihood to an environment perturbation
c) a household's ability to recover from an environmental shock (aka resilience)
d) a phenomenon that affects all segments of society equally - Answer-d) a
phenomenon that affects all segments of society equally
within the context of this chapter, "double exposure" refers to: - Answer-households
or areas that face the twin challenge of coping with globalization and climate change
some scientists have argued that we should call the current era the Anthropocene
because: - Answer-the influence of human behavior on earth since the Industrial
Revolution in the late 1700s is so significant that it constitutes a new geological era
which of the following is NOT believed to be a known or potential impact of global
warming - Answer-a thinning of the stratospheric ozone layer
all of the following statements are true about nongovernmental organizations
(NGO's) except:
a) NGOs may be international, national or local
b) NGOs never receive funding from governments
c) NGOs rose to prominence beginning in the 1980s
d) NGOs have been important for giving voice to certain constituencies and for
lobbying on behalf of particular issues that are not a priority for state governments -
Answer-b) NGOs never receive funding from governments
Character and intensity of connections between various places around the globe= -
Answer-globalization
Present day trade has its roots in _____ - Answer-Columbian Exchange
