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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. When was the country of Pakistan formed?
2. According to the author in "Heat Death," the hottest temperature likely ever recorded in April was registered where in 2018?
3. The author asserts in Part I: Cascades that the majority of carbon burning produced by humans has occurred since the premiere of what television show?
4. What did Donald Trump notoriously toss to members of a crowd during a press conference in Puerto Rico following Hurricane Maria?
5. Air conditioners and fans account for what percentage of global electricity consumption currently, according to the author in "Heat Death"?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does the United Nations project for food supply and demand in 2050?
2. What is the relationship between Syria and climate change, according to the author?
3. What does the author project will happen in terms of wildfire growth by 2050?
4. How is the freshwater that is available used by civilization (i.e.: What percentages are devoted to different uses)?
5. In "Drowning," the author cites a 2018 study on the melt rate of the Antarctic ice sheet. What did this study show?
6. How would the United States change at six degrees Celsius of global warming, according to the author in "Heat Death"?
7. Describe the Camp Fire. When and where did it occur and what damage did it cause?
8. What is the IPCC?
9. Why is wildfire different than other natural disasters in terms of American perceptions?
10. What is the Paris Agreement? When was it ratified?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe and discuss the mass extinctions that have taken place prior to the one that we are in today. When did they occur? What caused them? What life was lost?
Essay Topic 2
What is the Paris Agreement? What countries have signed on with the Paris Agreement? What is the goal of the agreement? How have the countries involved changed to account for their signing to the agreement?
Essay Topic 3
What is global warming? What causes it? What effects does it have on the environment around us? How can we slow global warming?
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