ESE 200 CERTIFICATION SCRIPT 2026 QUESTIONS WITH
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
● What does the "P" stand for in the IPAT equation?. Answer: population
● Do j-curve population growth patterns increase indefinitely?. Answer: no
● If the neo-Malthusian model is correct, and the World's carrying capacity is 8 billion
people, which of the following would likely occur:. Answer: the population will be lower at
the end of the 21st century than the UN currently predicts
● Which of the following periods has the coolest global temperature?. Answer:
Quaternary
● Which of the following best describes North America about 10,000 years ago?.
Answer: Uninhabited by people
● Geoengineering has been proposed as a method of dealing with man-made climate
change. If someone was to propose seeding the oceans to increase plankton growth
and thus reduce carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, what mechanism would they be
aiming to use to reduce global temperature?. Answer: reducing greenhouse gases
● Instrument data has been used to record the temperature trends of the Earth for
more than a century. Over this time period the records indicate that. Answer: the Earth
as a whole has warmed by about one degree Celsius
● What is the recent trend in the instrumentally measured global climate?. Answer:
increasing temperatures
● What is meant by "sustainable development"?. Answer: Development that meets the
needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own
needs
● If the Malthusian theory is accurate, why do the curves in the figure not follow the
paths shown?. Answer: The population cannot exceed the food available
● what is the demographic transition?. Answer: the move from high birth and death rates
to low birth and death rates
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
● What does the "P" stand for in the IPAT equation?. Answer: population
● Do j-curve population growth patterns increase indefinitely?. Answer: no
● If the neo-Malthusian model is correct, and the World's carrying capacity is 8 billion
people, which of the following would likely occur:. Answer: the population will be lower at
the end of the 21st century than the UN currently predicts
● Which of the following periods has the coolest global temperature?. Answer:
Quaternary
● Which of the following best describes North America about 10,000 years ago?.
Answer: Uninhabited by people
● Geoengineering has been proposed as a method of dealing with man-made climate
change. If someone was to propose seeding the oceans to increase plankton growth
and thus reduce carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, what mechanism would they be
aiming to use to reduce global temperature?. Answer: reducing greenhouse gases
● Instrument data has been used to record the temperature trends of the Earth for
more than a century. Over this time period the records indicate that. Answer: the Earth
as a whole has warmed by about one degree Celsius
● What is the recent trend in the instrumentally measured global climate?. Answer:
increasing temperatures
● What is meant by "sustainable development"?. Answer: Development that meets the
needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own
needs
● If the Malthusian theory is accurate, why do the curves in the figure not follow the
paths shown?. Answer: The population cannot exceed the food available
● what is the demographic transition?. Answer: the move from high birth and death rates
to low birth and death rates
