1. Increases of greenhouse gases cause the earth’s temperature to rise. Greenhouse gases
include
a) Nitrogen and carbon dioxide.
2. Carbon dioxide is produced by all of the following except
a) burning of fossil fuels.
d) burning of wood.
3. Major producers of carbon dioxide include
c) India, Russia, China, Mexico.
d) Congo, South Africa, Saudi Arabia, Haiti.
4. Two rational policy responses to climate change are
a) mitigation and ignorance.
b) mitigation and carbonization.
5. International political negotiations include
a) the Rio Convention, the Kyoto Protocol, and the London Agreement
b) the Rio Convention, the Paris Protocol, and the London Agreement
6. According to your book, how many countries are covered by the initial agreement to
reduce greenhouse gas emissions under the Paris Agreement in 2015?
c) nearly 100 countries total
d) over 30 industrialized countries
7. Climate change impacts include
a) polar ice cap melting
b) coastal sea level rise