Module 5 Quiz_ GPH 314_ Global Change
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Module 5 Quiz Due
Feb 27 at 11:56pm
Points
8
Questions
16
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Jan 8 at 12am - Feb 27 at 11:56pm
Time Limit
40 Minutes
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Question 1
In the context of environmental justice, meaningful involvement in
decision-making related to urban environmental planning includes which
of the following elements?
Knowledgeable planners engage in role-playing to anticipate the likely
concerns of the population they serve
Community concerns are heard and fully implemented all of the above People have an opportunity to participate in decisions that affect their
environment and/or health
Correct!
Correct!
Correct!
Correct!
Those potentially affected are sought out, actively engaged in the
decision-making process, and have an ability to have their concerns
heard--although there is no guarantee these concerns will be fully
implemented.
0.5 / 0.5 pts
Question 2
Common examples of environmental injustice include all of the following
except
superfund sites are disproportionately located near poor and minority
populations
groundwater pollution affecting a small town near a mining operation an earthquake that devastates a region Correct!
Correct!
Correct!
Correct!
an urban heat mitigation effort that focuses tree-planting programs in the
most affluent neighborhoods
0.5 / 0.5 pts
Question 3
Climate change typically ameliorates inequality in the U.S.
True False Correct!
Correct!
Correct!
Correct!
According to "Estimating economic damage...", "climate change
tends to increase preexisting inequality in the United States" (page
2).
0.5 / 0.5 pts
Question 4
Based on Figure 2 in "Estimating economic damage from climate change
in the United States," if you were to split the country approximately in half
horizontally, the northern part of the country is projected to experience
LESS total direct damages across all sectors as a result of global mean
surface temperature increases than the southern half is.
True Correct!
Correct!
Correct!
Correct!
The northern half in this scenario is primarily green and yellow, while
the southern half is primarily orange and red. Based on the color bar
associated with the figure, the northern half has lower percentages of
total direct damages than the southern half.
False 0.5 / 0.5 pts
Question 5
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Which of the following is not one of the eight risks identified by the
Impoverished Risks and Reconstruction model?
Negative cultural and psychological impacts Loss of access to common resources Economic proliferation Correct!
Correct!
Correct!
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The risk associated with the economy is "economic marginalization."
The other risks are "loss of land, employment, shelter, and access to
common resources...increased morbidity and mortality; food
insecurity; and negative cultural and psychological impacts"
(Preparing for Resettlement Associated with Climate Change).
Increased morbidity and mortality 0.5 / 0.5 pts
Question 6
As measured by satellites what do scientist know quantitatively that has
confirmed what we know about climate change?
Greenland and Antarctica ice sheets are losing mass Correct!
Correct!
Correct!
Correct!
Both Greenland and Antarctica ice sheets have seen a reduction in
mass.
Glaciers have lost mass but the Antartica and Greenland ice sheets have
remained the same
None of these choices are correct.
Greenland's ice sheet has lost mass but Antarctica's has remained the
same
0.5 / 0.5 pts
Question 7
According to this week's lecture materials, scientists estimate that sea
levels will rise between approximately 1 and 5 meters. There are many
factors that contribute to this global change. Which of the following
choices is NOT
one of them?
Melting glaciers None of the other choices are correct. Correct!
Correct!
Correct!
Correct!
The correct answer is "None of the other choices..." because they are
all factors that lead to sea level rise.
The release of methane and carbon dioxide stored in the earth's biosphere
Man-made CO
emissions
2 0.5 / 0.5 pts
Question 8
Those who are most responsible for environmental damage, typically
suffer in proportion to their role in causing this damage
True False Correct!
Correct!
Correct!
Correct!
0.5 / 0.5 pts
Question 9
Decades ago, the Soviet Union sent a series of space probes known as
the Venera series to investigate the atmosphere of the planet Venus and
discovered a very hot environment with surface temperatures nearly 900
degrees Fahrenheit. What mechanism is responsible for keeping the
planet this hot?
Since Venus has thick clouds of sulfuric acid, this blocks the incoming solar
radiation so there must be another mechanism responsible for the extreme
temperatures, which remains a mystery to scientists.
None of the other choices are correct. A dense atmosphere made up of mostly carbon dioxide Correct!
Correct!
Correct!
Correct!
The planet Venus has extreme temperatures because of a runaway
greenhouse effect caused by it's dense carbon dioxide atmosphere.
This acts like a blanket, trapping heat.
The planet's close proximity to the sun is the obvious reason it's so hot 0.5 / 0.5 pts
Question 10
Among the topics covered by this week's lecture materials is the idea that
methane, ice sheets, and CO
act as feedback mechanisms that amplify
global temperatures. What role do warming ocean temperatures play, and
why is this a concern?
2
Warm oceans store more CO
thereby reducing carbon dioxide levels in
the atmosphere and minimizing the greenhouse effect. This is a positive
feedback mechanism.
2
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None of the other choices are correct. Oceans store vast amounts of CO
and as the oceans get warmer, more of
this CO
is released into the atmosphere. This increase traps heat and
leads to further warming of the planet.
Correct!
Correct!
Correct!
Correct!
2
2 The large amounts of carbon dioxide stored in the world's oceans get
released as oceans temperatures increase. Higher levels of carbon
dioxide in the atmosphere increase the greenhouse effect, further
warming the planet.
Due to the size of our planet, warming oceans have no effect on the overall
temperature of the atmosphere, so there is no reason to be concerned.
0.5 / 0.5 pts
Question 11
Which of the following statements are true
? Select the best answer.
A planet covered with ice has a lighter surface and absorbs MORE
solar
radiation.
None of the other choices are correct. A planet with no ice has a darker surface and absorbs MORE
solar
radiation.
Correct!
Correct!
Correct!
Correct!
A planet with no ice will have a lower albedo because of the darker
surface and therefore will absorb more solar radiation.
A planet with no ice has a darker surface and absorbs LESS
solar
radiation.
0.5 / 0.5 pts
Question 12
In the ND-GAIN matrix from Notre Dame, the following countries were
considered to have low vulnerability and high readiness for climate
change (choose the best answer):
Most countries in SE Asia US and China Correct!
Correct!
Correct!
Correct!
China and India Most countries in Africa 0.5 / 0.5 pts
Question 13
Two key elements of the EPA definition of environmental justice are:
fair treatment and meaningful involvement Correct!
Correct!
Correct!
Correct!
zoning and housing policies vulnerability assessment and prioritization gentrification and land-use planning 0.5 / 0.5 pts
Question 14
As of the time that "Estimating economic damage from climate change in
the United States" was published, the SEAGLAS model focused
exclusively on the United States and did not take into account any other
area in the world.
True Correct!
Correct!
Correct!
Correct!
The authors note that incorporating the rest of the world into the
model was in the works for the future, but at the time the paper was
written, they had only examined the U.S.
False 0.5 / 0.5 pts
Question 15
Late monsoons and low amounts of winter rainfall are _________
affecting Bangladesh crops.
They are not affecting Bangladesh crops at all. negatively Correct!
Correct!
Correct!
Correct!
Bangladesh farmers have had problems sowing their crops in winter
and have had to resort to only one, instead of their usual two, rice
crop during summer.
positively 0.5 / 0.5 pts
Question 16
While China's CO
emissions may have global climate change
consequences, their air quality (e.g. ozone, particulates, and mercury)
does not have any effect on the US due to the large distances involved for
transport of such pollution.
2
True False Correct!
Correct!
Correct!
Correct!
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Quiz Score: 8
out of 8