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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. The author asserts in Part I: Cascades that the majority of carbon burning produced by humans has occurred since the premiere of what television show?

2. How much of the planet's coal-power capacity does China command?

3. How many climate refugees does the U.N. project there will be by 2050?

4. How long can a person with kidney failure expect to live with dialysis?

5. How many gallons of gasoline were released into Galveston Bay as a result of Hurricane Harvey?

Short Essay Questions

1. In "Drowning," the author cites a 2018 study on the melt rate of the Antarctic ice sheet. What did this study show?

2. Who was Wallace Smith Broecker and why does the author reference him in Part I: Cascades?

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

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

5. What does "person-days" refer to and who coined this term?

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

7. What is the Kyoto Protocol? When was it signed?

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

9. What is a "hyperobject"?

10. What is the IPCC?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Describe and discuss the mass extinctions that have taken place prior to the one that we are in today. When did they occur? What caused them? What life was lost?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the increase in hurricane frequency globally in the past century. How have hurricanes changed? What has caused these changes? What is projected for the future regarding hurricane activity?

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