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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) 30-40%.
(b) 70-80%.
(c) 80-90%.
(d) 40-50%.

2. How much land does Louisiana lose to the sea every hour?
(a) One acre.
(b) One football field.
(c) Two acres.
(d) One square mile.

3. The rate at which humankind is adding carbon dioxide into the atmosphere is how many times faster than any point in human history before the beginning of industrialization?
(a) 7 times faster.
(b) 10 times faster.
(c) 20 times faster.
(d) 4 times faster.

4. What term did Wallace Smith Broecker help to popularize, according to the author in Part I: Cascades?
(a) Global warming.
(b) Microplastics.
(c) Greenhouse gas.
(d) Climate change.

5. How much of the population in the sugarcane region of El Salvador has chronic kidney disease?
(a) 1/10.
(b) 1/5.
(c) 1/7.
(d) 1/3.

Short Answer Questions

1. Of the 71% of the planet that is covered in water, approximately what percentage is fresh?

2. By what percentage did China's emissions grow in the first three months of 2018?

3. When was David Wallace-Wells's mother born?

4. How much carbon is said to be contained in the Arctic permafrost in Part I: Cascades?

5. What does the IPCC refer to?

(see the answer key)

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