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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II: Elements of Chaos, "Plagues of Warming" - "Systems".

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Approximately how many people fell ill from cryptosporidium due to an outbreak following a storm in 1993?
(a) 100,000.
(b) 400,000.
(c) 200,000.
(d) 500,000.

3. How many people were killed around the world by inland flooding between 1995 and 2015?
(a) 633,000.
(b) 234,000.
(c) 142,000.
(d) 157,000.

4. What percentage does grain account for the human diet globally?
(a) 25%.
(b) 40%.
(c) 50%.
(d) 30%.

5. When was the Kyoto Protocol signed?
(a) 2003.
(b) 1997.
(c) 2013.
(d) 1999.

Short Answer Questions

1. Approximately how many Muslims participate in the hajj each year?

2. How much in damages did Hurricane Florence wreak on North Carolina in 2018?

3. According to a 2018 government report, how many people in India face "high to extreme water stress" (107)?

4. How many people were killed during the Indian summer of 1998?

5. In 2018, scientists revived a worm that had been frozen in permafrost for approximately how many years?

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