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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. Approximately how many people fell ill from cryptosporidium due to an outbreak following a storm in 1993?

2. Who was known as the Unibomber?

3. Who wrote the book-length essay The Great Derangement?

4. What is the name of Robert Kennedy's memoir of the Cuban missile crisis?

5. Who are the two "Climate Mao" leaders in the world today that are described by the author in "Politics of Consumption"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the Belt and Road Initiative?

2. What is malaria and how many people does it kill each year?

3. What is Zika and what are its effects?

4. What correlative statistics does the author provide regarding conflict and global warming in "Climate Conflict"?

5. Who was David Buckel and why is he discussed in the book?

6. What are some of the examples of climate devastation presented on-screen discussed in "Storytelling"?

7. What is permafrost?

8. How many people were affected by the 1918 flu? What statistics for the plague are cited in "Plagues of Warning"?

9. What is Lyme disease and how many are affected by it yearly?

10. How does climate change affect economy?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the correlations between climate change and conflict. What international conflicts or civil wars have emerged in the past century due to climate change? What have been the results of those conflicts? What is projected for the future regarding global warming and conflict?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the critical response to The Uninhabitable Earth. What criticism has come from the climate change community? What criticism has come from outside that community? Why is this book compared to Silent Spring?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the issue of population in regard to climate change. What is the global population today? How much has it grown in the past century? How much is it projected to grow in the next century? How will this affect global warming?

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