Global Issues

Exam 2 Spring 2015

Name:_________________________________
be clear here

Key #2

Multiple Choice Questions : 2 pointes each

1. TPP stands for?
A. Trans-Pacific Partnership
B. Total Profit Planning
C. True Pacific Planning
D. Top Profit Portfolio
2. What happens to the carrying capacity of an ecosystem when it encounters stress (drought, fire,
etc.) that is atypical for that system?
A. Carrying capacity goes up
B. Carrying capacity goes down
C. Carrying capacity stays the same
D. No effect on carrying capacity

3. Resilience of an (eco)system is its ability to

A. change its function based on changing external factors
B. resist any change in its function by degradation
C. spring back to its normal equilibrium after degradation
D. actively use degrading forces to its advantage
4. In the I=PAT equation, which of the P,A,T are under our control?
A. population
B. affluence
C. technology
D. all of these
E. none of these

5. What is different about renewable energy sources as compared to non-renewable energy

sources (other than their renewability, of course)
A. they have much higher energy densities
B. they tend to be geographically favored in certain areas
C. their outputs are all uniform and constant
D. they tend to be a one-size-fits-all type of energy

6. Of the four types of economic systems we looked at in class, which is most concerned with
keeping external actors (other countries, typically) at a disadvantage in trade?

A. mercantilism
B. socialism
C. communism
D. capitalism
7. Which of the following is NOT a goal of Neoliberalism?
A. Minimizing the role of government in the market
B. Reducing barriers to international trade
C. Ensuring an equal distribution of global wealth
D. Encouraging greater market competition
E. Fostering long run economic growth

8. Which of the following is FALSE regarding environmental refugees?

A. They lack the political rights that come from official refugee status
B. They are directly to blame for their own environmental circumstances
C. Their best (or only) adaptation strategy is migration (permanent/temporary)
D. Their adaptation strategies often create new (or compound existing) problems
E. None of the above
9. Which of the following does NOT impact your ecological footprint?
A. The type and amount of energy used
B. The type and amount of food consumed
C. The type and amount of packaging used
D. The country you live in
E. All of the above impact your ecological footprint

10. Which ideology is currently dominating most discussions of global economics?

A. Libertarianism
B. Communism
C. Socialism
D. Neoliberalism
E. Conservatism
11. __ refers to short-term, localized fluctuations in environmental conditions, especially in the
atmosphere.
A. weather
B. climate
C. biome
D. agriculture
E. none of these
12. Which of the following organizations send capital from developed countries to developing
countries??
A. World Bank

B. International Monetary Fund

C. Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
D. A and B
E. none of these
13. Multinational corporations ask for which of the following from nation-states, in exchange for
locating in the nation-states territories and providing jobs to their citizens?
A. tax breaks
B. reduced or removed tariffs, duties, and fees
C. lessened or weakened regulation
D. all of these
E. none of these

14. In Wallersteins analytical model, a __ does not last as long as a world-economy, despite being
more centralized.
A. mini-system
B. socialist world-government
C. world series
D. world-empire
E. none of these
15. Imperialism was a major political force in?
A. 19th and 20th centuries
B. 18th century
C. Never
D. It is still the dominate force

16. The discovery of large deposits of black earths in the Amazon Basin suggest
A. Growing seasons may be different
B. Few limits need to be placed on lumber operations
C. Nothing as of yet, too little in known
D. all of the above
E. none of the above

17. Which of the following energy sources creates the most pollution?
A. Wind
B. Coal
C. Natural Gas
D. Oil

E. Solar
18. The Gulf Stream may be characterized as
A. A Thermohaline Current
B. Vital to the Climate of Western Europe
C. A Key aspect for Atlantic fish populations
D. all of the above
E. none of the above

19. A country with protectionist trade policies would _______________.

A.
B.
C.
D.

seek to balance imports and exports.

not participate in global trading, but seek self-sufficiency.
remove all trade barriers, such as tariffs and quotas.
subsidize export industries and limit competitive imports.

20. A major event in creating the new economic world order at the end of WWII was

__________.
A. The Earth Summit in Rio
B. The Bretton Woods meeting, establishing the World Bank and IMF
C. The founding of the World Trade Organization
D. The Global Financial Crisis

Section 2 short answer, choose 4 of the 5 below, answer thoroughly using

specific examples 15 points each
1

Propose how humanity could reduce our overall impact by altering ONE of the P, A, or T
in the I=PAT equation, giving concrete examples from the readings and/or
contemporary events around the world.

2. Using course materials and concepts support or refute the following. Economic theory
changes more slowly than the social or material characteristics of a society.

3. How does redistribution operate? In what situations/societies might this be a good

means of exchange?

4.

What are the Milankovitch Cycles? How do they impact the discussion of climate change?

5. What are the main parts of the global economy according to World System

Theory? Provide an example of each segment that illustrates these

relationships drawing upon our readings or lectures.

Global Issues
Exam 2 Spring 2015

Name:_________________________________
be clear here

Key #5

Multiple Choice Questions : 2 points each

1. In the I=PAT equation, which of the P,A,T are under our control?
A. population
B. affluence
C. technology
D. all of these
E. none of these

2. What is different about renewable energy sources as compared to non-renewable energy

sources (other than their renewability, of course)
A. they have much higher energy densities
B. they tend to be geographically favored in certain areas
C. their outputs are all uniform and constant
D. they tend to be a one-size-fits-all type of energy

3. Of the four types of economic systems we looked at in class, which is most concerned with
keeping external actors (other countries, typically) at a disadvantage in trade?
A. mercantilism
B. socialism
C. communism
D. capitalism
4. Which of the following is NOT a goal of Neoliberalism?
A. Minimizing the role of government in the market
B. Reducing barriers to international trade
C. Ensuring an equal distribution of global wealth
D. Encouraging greater market competition
E. Fostering long run economic growth

5. Which of the following energy sources creates the most pollution?

A. Wind

B. Coal
C. Natural Gas
D. Oil
E. Solar
6. The Gulf Stream may be characterized as
A. A Thermohaline Current
B. Vital to the Climate of Western Europe
C. A Key aspect for Atlantic fish populations
D. all of the above
E. none of the above

7. A country with protectionist trade policies would _______________.

A.
B.
C.
D.

seek to balance imports and exports.

not participate in global trading, but seek self-sufficiency.
remove all trade barriers, such as tariffs and quotas.
subsidize export industries and limit competitive imports.

8. A major event in creating the new economic world order at the end of

WWII was __________.

A. The Earth Summit in Rio
B. The Bretton Woods meeting, establishing the World Bank and IMF
C. The founding of the World Trade Organization
D. The Global Financial Crisis
9. TPP stands for?
A. Trans-Pacific Partnership
B. Total Profit Planning
C. True Pacific Planning
D. Top Profit Portfolio

10. What happens to the carrying capacity of an ecosystem when it encounters stress (drought, fire,
etc.) that is atypical for that system?
A. Carrying capacity goes up
B. Carrying capacity goes down

C. Carrying capacity stays the same

D. No effect on carrying capacity

11. Resilience of an (eco)system is its ability to

A. change its function based on changing external factors
B. resist any change in its function by degradation
C. spring back to its normal equilibrium after degradation
D. actively use degrading forces to its advantage
12. Which of the following is FALSE regarding environmental refugees?
A. They lack the political rights that come from official refugee status
B. They are directly to blame for their own environmental circumstances
C. Their best (or only) adaptation strategy is migration (permanent/temporary)
D. Their adaptation strategies often create new (or compound existing) problems
E. None of the above
13. Which of the following does NOT impact your ecological footprint?
A. The type and amount of energy used
B. The type and amount of food consumed
C. The type and amount of packaging used
D. The country you live in
E. All of the above impact your ecological footprint

14. Which ideology is currently dominating most discussions of global economics?

A. Libertarianism
B. Communism
C. Socialism
D. Neoliberalism
E. Conservatism
15. __ refers to short-term, localized fluctuations in environmental conditions, especially in the
atmosphere.
A. weather
B. climate
C. biome
D. agriculture
E. none of these

16. Which of the following organizations send capital from developed countries to developing
countries??
A. World Bank
B. International Monetary Fund

C. Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries

D. A and B
E. none of these
17. Multinational corporations ask for which of the following from nation-states, in exchange for
locating in the nation-states territories and providing jobs to their citizens?
A. tax breaks
B. reduced or removed tariffs, duties, and fees
C. lessened or weakened regulation
D. all of these
E. none of these

18. In Wallersteins analytical model, a __ does not last as long as a world-economy, despite being
more centralized.
A. mini-system
B. socialist world-government
C. world series
D. world-empire
E. none of these
19. Imperialism was a major political force in?
A. 19th and 20th centuries
B. 18th century
C. Never
D. It is still the dominate force

20. The discovery of large deposits of black earths in the Amazon Basin suggest
A. Growing seasons may be different
B. Few limits need to be placed on lumber operations
C. Nothing as of yet, too little in known
D. all of the above
E. none of the above

Section 2 short answer, choose 4 of the 5 below, answer thoroughly using

specific examples 15 points each
1.Propose how humanity could reduce our overall impact by altering ONE of the P, A, or T in the
I=PAT equation, giving concrete examples from the readings and/or contemporary events
around the world.

2.Using course materials and concepts support or refute the following. Economic theory
changes more slowly than the social or material characteristics of a society.

3. How does redistribution operate? In what situations/societies might this be a good

means of exchange?

4.

What are the Milankovitch Cycles? How do they impact the discussion of climate
change?

5. What are the main parts of the global economy according to World System

Theory? Provide an example of each segment that illustrates these

relationships drawing upon our readings or lectures.