SOC 450 Week 3 Knowledge check quiz 1 chapter 1, 4, and 5
Which country is best known for its large tar sands deposits that generate oil?
China
Norway
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SOC 450 Week 3 Knowledge check quiz 1 chapter 1, 4, and 5
Which country is best known for its large tar sands deposits that generate oil?
China
Norway
Russia
Canada
During the First Gulf War (Desert Storm) of 1990:
The U.S. invaded Iran.
The U.S. invaded Iraq. wrong
Kuwait invaded Iraq.
Iraq invaded Kuwait. wrong
Most people in the developing world use which of the following resources for fuel?
Gasolinewrong
Dieselwrong
wood
Coalwrong
The estimated population of the Earth in 2018 is around 7 billion. Based on current trends, what can we anticipate to be the approximate population in the year 2050?
9 billion
20 billion
11 billion
6 billion
Two of the most damaging gases currently released into the atmosphere are:
chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) and Carbon
chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) and Methane
chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) and CO2
CO2 and Methane
Although this has slowed a little bit in the last few years, since the beginning of the 21st century, the fastest growing market for oil in the world has been:
United States
Russiawrong
Japanwrong
China
Which of the following energy sources are considered non-renewable forms of energy?
natural gas, coal, and wood
natural gas, wood, and uranium
natural gas, coal, and uranium
natural gas, uranium, and petroleum
What 18th century social philosopher predicted that the Earth’s population would eventually surpass its production of food?
Karl Marx
Thomas Malthus
Indira Gandhi
Andrew Jackson
According to the course readings, which country is expected to have the largest population by 2050?
India
China
Africa
Russia
According to the book, scientific evidence suggests which of the following to be most true?
An increase of greenhouse gas emissions will see a decrease in pollution.
An increase of greenhouse gas emissions will see a decrease in the ozone layer. wrong
An increase of greenhouse gas emissions will see an increase in the level of the Earth’s oceans. wrong
An increase of greenhouse gas emissions will see a decrease in global ocean temperatureswrong
Based on the required readings, what country is the most dependent on imported oil?
Japan
United States
wrong
w
England
Nigeriawrong
An energy-intensive economy like that of the United States or France is likely to be concerned with the rise in the price of which of the following resources?
oil
Coalwrong
wood
charcoal
When we refer to ‘sustainable’ development, we mean:
Economic development that replenishes itself and reinforces the needs of the present.
Economies that are based on the free market exchange of goods and services.
Economic development that meets current needs without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.
Economic development in one country that sustains or reinforces the economic development in another country.
Which of the following is not a fossil fuel?
natural gas
coal
wood
petroleum
Based on what you read in the required readings, which scenario is the most likely to happen?
A country’s economy will grow if it can rely on cheap energy resources.
A country’s low energy costs will result in a rise in inflation. wrong
The high oil prices in a country will lead to high economic growth.
The low energy costs of a country will result in high trade deficits
When we consider the growth of the Earth’s human population from the years 8000 BCE until 2011, the curve of people, relative to the year, takes the form of the letter:
C
L
T
J
What happened as a result of the October War in 1973?
OPEC was formed as an oil cartel in Austria.
Russia increased its production of oil, averting an energy crisis.
OPEC increased the price of its oil by about 400 percent.
Ayatollah Khomeini led the Iranian revolution to increase its output of oil stocks.
Select the pair of words that are best associated together.
hydrogen, Hiroshimawrong
uranium, Nagasaki
atomic, plutoniumwrong
fusion, thermonuclear
Which factor has the least amount of impact on the Earth’s population explosion?
improvements in agricultural technology wrong
increased use of contraceptives in developing countries
improvements in health care
greater investments in the development of infrastructure
wrong
Which of the following is not a result of climate change?
Coral reefs are increasing in number.
Infectious diseases are being transmitted more easily. wrong
CO2 emissions are lengthening global growing seasons.
Higher temperatures are reinforcing the formation of ozone.wrong
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