D199 SECTION 3 TEST QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
Which characteristic of the Holocene Era enabled the Agriculture Revolution? -
Answers - Climate stability
When did global temperatures begin the sharp increase that continues today? -
Answers - 1950s
How much of an increase in global temperature would result in catastrophic climate
change? - Answers - 1-4 degrees Celsius
Which scenario represents a negative consequence of climate protection agreements
like the Kyoto Protocol? - Answers - An indigenous tribe is forcibly removed from their
land to make way for an agricultural plantation
What is the connection between soils and greenhouse gas emissions? - Answers -
Overfarming and overdevelopment of soil leads to an increase in the release of
greenhouse gasss
What has prevented broader international cooperation on tackling climate change? -
Answers - Countries have little incentive to cooperate on costly international programs
Why did the Paris Agreement prove more successful than previous efforts at
international cooperation? - Answers - It allowed member nations more flexibility in
how to fight climate change in their own territories
What is the emissions challenges faced by developing countries? - Answers - How to
reduce greenhouse emissions while raising incomes and standards of living
How does increased roadway congestion contribute to rising emissions? - Answers - It
lengthens commute times, resulting in more burned fuel
Why do many view climate change justice as an urgent ethical responsibility? -
Answers - Climate change has disproportionately affected marginalized people, who
face further deterioration of conditions
Why would a carbon tax be more beneficial in combating climate change than
government mandates? - Answers - It would be more broadly applicable and would
bring in money to government for other policies
What is the primary advantage of a carbon tax versus a cap and trade system? -
Answers - The revenue from a carbon tax is immediate and can be applied to reducing
taxes and cost elsewhere
Why is it difficult to get market based policies and command based policies to work
together to reduce emissions? - Answers - Because if the variable nature of consumer
Which characteristic of the Holocene Era enabled the Agriculture Revolution? -
Answers - Climate stability
When did global temperatures begin the sharp increase that continues today? -
Answers - 1950s
How much of an increase in global temperature would result in catastrophic climate
change? - Answers - 1-4 degrees Celsius
Which scenario represents a negative consequence of climate protection agreements
like the Kyoto Protocol? - Answers - An indigenous tribe is forcibly removed from their
land to make way for an agricultural plantation
What is the connection between soils and greenhouse gas emissions? - Answers -
Overfarming and overdevelopment of soil leads to an increase in the release of
greenhouse gasss
What has prevented broader international cooperation on tackling climate change? -
Answers - Countries have little incentive to cooperate on costly international programs
Why did the Paris Agreement prove more successful than previous efforts at
international cooperation? - Answers - It allowed member nations more flexibility in
how to fight climate change in their own territories
What is the emissions challenges faced by developing countries? - Answers - How to
reduce greenhouse emissions while raising incomes and standards of living
How does increased roadway congestion contribute to rising emissions? - Answers - It
lengthens commute times, resulting in more burned fuel
Why do many view climate change justice as an urgent ethical responsibility? -
Answers - Climate change has disproportionately affected marginalized people, who
face further deterioration of conditions
Why would a carbon tax be more beneficial in combating climate change than
government mandates? - Answers - It would be more broadly applicable and would
bring in money to government for other policies
What is the primary advantage of a carbon tax versus a cap and trade system? -
Answers - The revenue from a carbon tax is immediate and can be applied to reducing
taxes and cost elsewhere
Why is it difficult to get market based policies and command based policies to work
together to reduce emissions? - Answers - Because if the variable nature of consumer
