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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The author states in Part I: Cascades that all mass extinctions aside from the one that killed off the dinosaurs were caused by what?
(a) Extraterrestrial intervention.
(b) Asteroids.
(c) Climate change produced by greenhouse gas.
(d) Climate change produced by heat storms on the sun.

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

3. According to the author in "Hunger," undernourishment in the world's developing countries has dropped from over 30% in 1970 to what percentage today?
(a) 15%.
(b) 10%.
(c) 24%.
(d) 20%.

4. Of the 71% of the planet that is covered in water, approximately what percentage is fresh?
(a) 8%.
(b) 6%.
(c) 2%.
(d) 4%.

5. What small Northern California town was largely wiped out by the Camp Fire?
(a) Weaverville.
(b) Paradise.
(c) Douglas City.
(d) Montague.

6. Approximately how many barrels of oil are burned each day in the summer in Saudi Arabia, mostly to power the nation's air-conditioning?
(a) 700,000.
(b) 200,000.
(c) 800,000.
(d) 500,000.

7. What month has traditionally marked the beginning of the rainy season in California?
(a) February.
(b) January.
(c) November.
(d) December.

8. According to the author, the concrete and asphalt of cities absorb so much heat during the day that when it is released at night, it can raise the local temperature as much as how many degrees Fahrenheit?
(a) 34.
(b) 5.
(c) 16.
(d) 22.

9. 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) 20 times faster.
(b) 7 times faster.
(c) 4 times faster.
(d) 10 times faster.

10. When was the country of Pakistan formed?
(a) 1962.
(b) 1971.
(c) 1947.
(d) 1942.

11. How many acres did the Thomas Fire grow in one day in 2017?
(a) 10,000.
(b) 50,000.
(c) 30,000.
(d) 25,000.

12. How many major cities are there currently with average maximum summertime temperature of 95 degrees Fahrenheit or higher?
(a) 164.
(b) 354.
(c) 634.
(d) 235.

13. How many people were killed in the Chicago heat wave of 1995?
(a) 739.
(b) 345.
(c) 234.
(d) 2,342.

14. Who was elected president of Brazil in 2018?
(a) Jair Bolsonaro.
(b) Michel Terner.
(c) Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.
(d) Deodoro da Fonseca.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What small town in Maryland was drowned by a "thousand-year flood" in 2016 (22)?

3. What was the population of New Orleans in 2005 (prior to Katrina)?

4. How much did carbon emissions grow in the year 2017?

5. What term refers to the moving in of bugs when trees are cut down?

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