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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. According to the author, almost how many people are displace and wandering the planet right now as a result of political and social instability (154)?
(a) 70 million.
(b) 40 million.
(c) 20 million.
(d) 50 million.

2. What does NOAA stand for?
(a) National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
(b) National Organization of American Atmosphere.
(c) National Organization for Aviation and Administration.
(d) Nautical Organization of Air and Aviation.

3. According to a 2016 study, from 1980-210 what percentage of conflict in the world's ethnically diverse countries began in months stamped by weather disaster/
(a) 12%.
(b) 34%.
(c) 23%.
(d) 45%.

4. How long can a person with kidney failure expect to live with dialysis?
(a) 10 years.
(b) 2 years.
(c) 3 years.
(d) 5 years.

5. If the Earth's temperature rose 6 degrees Celsius what region would suffer more from heat than anywhere in the world today?
(a) The U.S. west of the Cascades.
(b) The U.S. east of the Rockies.
(c) The U.S. west of the Rockies.
(d) The Pacific Northwest.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where did the U.S experience its most dramatic outbreak of waterborne disease in 1993?

3. The United Nations estimates that how much of the global population will live in cities by 2050?

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

5. What does the term "analogue" mean as used in Part I: Cascades?

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