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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. Who shared the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize with Al Gore?

2. Who wrote Heart of Darkness?

3. The author asserts in "Storytelling" that "in Moby-Dick or The Old Man and the Sea or many lesser examples, nature was typically" what (175)?

4. When did Hurricane Mitch strike Central America?

5. Who is the Swedish journalist that wrote The Re-Origin of Species?

Short Essay Questions

1. What correlative statistics does the author provide regarding conflict and global warming in "Climate Conflict"?

2. How does climate change affect economy?

3. What is Lyme disease and how many are affected by it yearly?

4. Who was David Buckel and why is he discussed in the book?

5. What is UNICEF?

6. What is described as "that basic promise extended by neoliberalism" in "Politics of Consumption" (225)?

7. How is plastic panic an example of climate parable?

8. What does "anchoring" refer to in behavioral psychology?

9. What is Zika and what are its effects?

10. Why is the narrative of climate change difficult to translate to film?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the correlations between climate change and conflict. What international conflicts or civil wars have emerged in the past century due to climate change? What have been the results of those conflicts? What is projected for the future regarding global warming and conflict?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the issue of population in regard to climate change. What is the global population today? How much has it grown in the past century? How much is it projected to grow in the next century? How will this affect global warming?

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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