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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. In the United States, leaks and theft account for an estimated loss of what percentage of freshwater?
(a) 16%.
(b) 5%.
(c) 34%.
(d) 12%.

2. How many gallons of gasoline were released into Galveston Bay as a result of Hurricane Harvey?
(a) 460,000.
(b) 253,000.
(c) 320,000.
(d) 640,000.

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

4. Who has served as the President of the People's Republic of China since 2013?
(a) Li Yuanhong.
(b) Yuan Shikai.
(c) Sun Yatsen.
(d) Xi Jinping.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When was the country of Pakistan formed?

2. Who is cited in Part I: Cascades as the theorist who called climate change a "hyperobject" (17)?

3. What word from Part I: Cascades refers to the explanation of phenomenon by the purpose they serve rather than by postulated causes?

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

5. How many carbon emissions was China responsible for in 2017?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the United Nations project for food supply and demand in 2050?

2. Why is the idea of shifting agriculture northward as the planet warms not a reasonable goal, based on the author's assertions in "Hunger"?

3. What is a "hyperobject"?

4. What is the World Bank and when was it formed?

5. What is "wet-bulb temperature"?

6. Why did Hurrican Maria demonstrate one of "the uglier aspects of our climate blindness" (98)?

7. What is "coral bleaching" and why is it important?

8. What does the author project will happen in terms of wildfire growth by 2050?

9. What is atmospheric particulate matter?

10. How do wildfires affect greenhouse gas emissions?

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