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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does NOAA stand for?
2. How many carbon emissions was China responsible for in 2017?
3. How many gallons of gasoline were released into Galveston Bay as a result of Hurricane Harvey?
4. What term refers to the moving in of bugs when trees are cut down?
5. A research team led by Ethan Coffel calculated in 2017 that the number of days warmer than what were once the warmest days of the year could grow by a factor of what by 2080?
Short Essay Questions
1. How is "Anthropocene" defined?
2. Describe the Mendocino Complex Fire. When and where did it occur and what damage did it cause?
3. How do wildfires affect greenhouse gas emissions?
4. What do CCS and BECCS refer to?
5. What is the relationship between Syria and climate change, according to the author?
6. Why is the idea of shifting agriculture northward as the planet warms not a reasonable goal, based on the author's assertions in "Hunger"?
7. What is the basic rule of thumb when looking at climate change and cereal grains, according to the author in "Hunger"?
8. How did Hurricane Harvey impact Houston environmentally?
9. What is the World Bank and when was it formed?
10. How is the freshwater that is available used by civilization (i.e.: What percentages are devoted to different uses)?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the role of the Neolithic Revolution in terms of climate change. How did the adjustment to an agrarian system affect culture and civilization? How did it affect the planet? Why do some individuals believe that the agrarian transition was a negative event?
Essay Topic 2
Describe and discuss the cognitive biases that distend or distort one's perceptions of a changing climate. What is anchoring? What is suggested by the ambiguity effect? What does anthropocentric thinking mean?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the threat of prehistoric plagues as a result of global warming. Where are these prehistoric plagues hidden? How have they been discovered? What threats do they present in the next century?
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