Reference no: EM132288109
QUESTION 1 : According to the course readings, which country is expected to have the largest population by 2050?
*India
*China
*Africa
*Russia
QUESTION 2 : 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
QUESTION 3 : 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
*coal
*wood
* charcoal
QUESTION 4 : 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
QUESTION 5 : 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
QUESTION 6 : Based on the required readings, what country is the most dependent on imported oil?
* Japan
* United States
* England
* Nigeria
QUESTION 7 : During the First Gulf War (Desert Storm) of 1990:
* The U.S. invaded Iran.
* The U.S. invaded Iraq.
* Kuwait invaded Iraq.
*Iraq invaded Kuwait.
QUESTION 8 : 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
QUESTION 9 : 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
* Russia
*Japan
*China
QUESTION 10 : 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