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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II: Elements of Chaos, "Wildfire" - "Unbreathable Air".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Globally, about what percentage of freshwater is used for food production and agriculture?
(a) 80-90%.
(b) 30-40%.
(c) 40-50%.
(d) 70-80%.

2. Approximately how many separate wildfires broke out in California in 2017?
(a) 7,000.
(b) 9,000.
(c) 5,000.
(d) 6,000.

3. National Geographic calculated that what percentage of the planet's water is available to fuel and feed its 7 billion people?
(a) 0.24%.
(b) 0.0003%.
(c) 0.007%.
(d) 0.05%.

4. How many climate refugees does the U.N. project there will be by 2050?
(a) 150 million.
(b) 100 million.
(c) 250 million.
(d) 200 million.

5. According to the author in "Hunger," undernourishment in the world's developing countries has dropped from over 30% in 1970 to what percentage today?
(a) 10%.
(b) 20%.
(c) 24%.
(d) 15%.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was the Paris Agreement ratified?

2. How much land does Louisiana lose to the sea every hour?

3. Who wrote The Water Will Come?

4. How many workers have been seriously injured in the U.S. by heat alone since 1992?

5. What percentage does grain account for the human diet globally?

(see the answer key)

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