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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How much carbon is there currently in the air, according to the author in "Heat Death"?
(a) 153 parts per million.
(b) 232 parts per million.
(c) 410 parts per million.
(d) 745 parts per million.

2. According to a 2018 government report, approximately how many people die each year from lacking or contaminated water?
(a) 300,000.
(b) 150,000.
(c) 100,000.
(d) 200,000.

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

4. How much did carbon emissions grow in the year 2017?
(a) 1.4%.
(b) 0.5%.
(c) 0.3%.
(d) 2.3%.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When was the country of Pakistan formed?

2. How many full-scale carbon capture plants were there in the world in 2018?

3. In 2014, a toxic event struck Lake Erie, when fertilizer from farms in Ohio spawned an algae bloom that cut off drinking water for what city?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What is "wet-bulb temperature"?

2. What is the basic rule of thumb when looking at climate change and cereal grains, according to the author in "Hunger"?

3. What is the IPCC?

4. How many prior mass extinctions has the earth experienced? What caused them?

5. How does the author describe the distribution of freshwater in "Freshwater Drain"?

6. Describe the Thomas Fire. When and where did it occur and what damage did it cause?

7. Describe the extreme weather events of 2018 in the Northern Hemisphere.

8. What discovery did Irakli Loladze make regarding human nutrition and climate change?

9. What is a "hyperobject"?

10. How is the freshwater that is available used by civilization (i.e.: What percentages are devoted to different uses)?

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