HI 342 Global Environmental History Final Exam
Questions With Accurate Answers
The demographic collapse in Latin America led to a "rebounding" of nature in the
region. - ANSWER True
The "Declension Narrative" argues that - ANSWER Civilizations fall as a result of poor
environmental management
Global populations began to increase more rapidly relative to previous periods
beginning in approximately - ANSWER 1500
Most of the indigenous people who died in the century after the Conquest perished as a
result of overwork by Spanish overlords. - ANSWER False
The neotechnic period is associated with the use of - ANSWER Petroleum products
such as oil and natural gas
Miller accepts the veracity of the "Pristine Myth," which views "precontact America as an
unspoiled, lightly peopled wilderness in environmental harmony and ecological
balance." - ANSWER False
Which of the following are NOT associated with sedentary, agricultural populations
relative to hunter/gatherer populations? - ANSWER Better nutritional status
Dendrochonology is - ANSWER The dating of events based on the study of tree rings
The paleotechnic period is associated with the use of - ANSWER Coal and steam
power
The Harappan Civilization is associated with the Valley of Mesopotamia. - ANSWER
False
The causeways in the Aztec capital of Tenochitlan were designed primarily for the
transport of humans and products. - ANSWER False
Which of the following were not among the highest costs of operating a sugar
plantation: - ANSWER Purchase of the cane crusher
The largest naturally occurring greenhouse gas is - ANSWER Water vapor
, The Younger Dryas Climatic Episode (12600-11600 BP) refers to - ANSWER An ice
age
Which of the following refers to a textile production center? - ANSWER Obraje
The theory that human hunting contributed to the extinction of some species between
100,000 and 18,000 years ago is known as - ANSWER The Megafauna Overkill
Hypothesis
The process of utilizing technologies devised from collective learning to derive energy
such as food from a wider area from naturally selected sources is known as - ANSWER
Extensification
Conditions in the Little Ice Age (1300-1850) were aggravated by numerous volcanic
eruptions in Asia and elsewhere. - ANSWER True
According to Penna, throughout much of human history, agricultural societies were
overall characterized by less hunger and malnutrition than hunter/gather societies. -
ANSWER False
Pre-contact Mesoamerica and South America were characterized by settled agriculture
- ANSWER True
During the colonial period, Brazil produced more silver than gold. - ANSWER False
Andean terracing was NOT generally utilized for - ANSWER Erosion control
The term "ecological imperialism" refers to - ANSWER The control of resources through
capital
About 280 mya the continents in the southern hemisphere (Africa, Antarctica, Australia,
South America, and the landmass that is now India), were a single continent known as -
ANSWER Gondwana
The use of fire for cooking food - ANSWER Allowed humans to increase brain and body
size, reduced illnesses carried in food, and increases nutritional value of many foods
Sugar cane is a plant indigenous to Latin America. - ANSWER False
Which of the following were common labor forms in agricultural and mineral production
in eighteenth century Latin America? - ANSWER Slavery, debt peonage, and draft labor
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of plantations - ANSWER Mineral
production
Questions With Accurate Answers
The demographic collapse in Latin America led to a "rebounding" of nature in the
region. - ANSWER True
The "Declension Narrative" argues that - ANSWER Civilizations fall as a result of poor
environmental management
Global populations began to increase more rapidly relative to previous periods
beginning in approximately - ANSWER 1500
Most of the indigenous people who died in the century after the Conquest perished as a
result of overwork by Spanish overlords. - ANSWER False
The neotechnic period is associated with the use of - ANSWER Petroleum products
such as oil and natural gas
Miller accepts the veracity of the "Pristine Myth," which views "precontact America as an
unspoiled, lightly peopled wilderness in environmental harmony and ecological
balance." - ANSWER False
Which of the following are NOT associated with sedentary, agricultural populations
relative to hunter/gatherer populations? - ANSWER Better nutritional status
Dendrochonology is - ANSWER The dating of events based on the study of tree rings
The paleotechnic period is associated with the use of - ANSWER Coal and steam
power
The Harappan Civilization is associated with the Valley of Mesopotamia. - ANSWER
False
The causeways in the Aztec capital of Tenochitlan were designed primarily for the
transport of humans and products. - ANSWER False
Which of the following were not among the highest costs of operating a sugar
plantation: - ANSWER Purchase of the cane crusher
The largest naturally occurring greenhouse gas is - ANSWER Water vapor
, The Younger Dryas Climatic Episode (12600-11600 BP) refers to - ANSWER An ice
age
Which of the following refers to a textile production center? - ANSWER Obraje
The theory that human hunting contributed to the extinction of some species between
100,000 and 18,000 years ago is known as - ANSWER The Megafauna Overkill
Hypothesis
The process of utilizing technologies devised from collective learning to derive energy
such as food from a wider area from naturally selected sources is known as - ANSWER
Extensification
Conditions in the Little Ice Age (1300-1850) were aggravated by numerous volcanic
eruptions in Asia and elsewhere. - ANSWER True
According to Penna, throughout much of human history, agricultural societies were
overall characterized by less hunger and malnutrition than hunter/gather societies. -
ANSWER False
Pre-contact Mesoamerica and South America were characterized by settled agriculture
- ANSWER True
During the colonial period, Brazil produced more silver than gold. - ANSWER False
Andean terracing was NOT generally utilized for - ANSWER Erosion control
The term "ecological imperialism" refers to - ANSWER The control of resources through
capital
About 280 mya the continents in the southern hemisphere (Africa, Antarctica, Australia,
South America, and the landmass that is now India), were a single continent known as -
ANSWER Gondwana
The use of fire for cooking food - ANSWER Allowed humans to increase brain and body
size, reduced illnesses carried in food, and increases nutritional value of many foods
Sugar cane is a plant indigenous to Latin America. - ANSWER False
Which of the following were common labor forms in agricultural and mineral production
in eighteenth century Latin America? - ANSWER Slavery, debt peonage, and draft labor
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of plantations - ANSWER Mineral
production
