District Social Science Test Flashcards
What BEST describes the land within the boundaries of present-day Canada during the Last Glacial Maximum?
It was a land of ice sheets and glaciers.
What is the name of the time period in which humans have contributed to global warming and discussed how that warming has impacted human societies?
the Anthropocene
The Anthropocene derives from Greek words meaning
human and new
The Holocene Epoch is considered to be part of which time period
Quaternary
According to the Keeling Curve, which measurement of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere in 2020 is closest in relationship to that of about 800,000 years ago?
The 2020 measurement is about 2.2 times greater.
Which BEST describes the notable climate event that occurred in Mesopotamia around 2250 BCE?
one that brought on cooler and dryer conditions
The earth’s subsystems interact with each other to influence what two factors?
weather and climate
Which choice BEST describes the weather that occurred during the peak period of the Roman Empire, 150 BCE to 250 BCE?
The important parts of the empire experienced stable conditions and stable rainfall.
The cryosphere is often considered part of the
hydrosphere
In 1959, who traveled to Washington, D.C. to warn the National Academy of Sciences that increasing CO2 levels throughout the rest of the twentieth century could have grave consequences?
Bert Bolin
In the Marist Poll of 2023 on prioritizing climate change or economic growth, which group supported this statement: “Economic growth should be given priority, even at the risk of ignoring climate change”?
Republicans
Which of the following are the three components of the triple planetary crisis?
climate change, air pollution, and biodiversity loss
The Middle Holocene is also known as the
Northgrippian Stage/Age
In 1985, who issued the report titled, “The greenhouse effect, climatic change and ecosystems”?
an ICSU committee, the Scientific Committee on Problems of the Environment (SCOPE)
Broadly speaking, when professional historians refer to an archive, they mean
a physical repository of documents
Which statement is TRUE about the Mediterranean world between the 8th to the 5th centuries?
The 8th to the 5th centuries were cooler and wetter than before.
What contribution has Katherine Hayhoe made to fighting climate change?
She created an effective TED Talk addressed to Evangelical Christians.
According to traditional Western thought, what BEST identifies the period in which human centered themselves in the world?
the Renaissance
The year 1927 is noted for the major oil discovery in
Kirkuk, Iraq
What BEST describes the issues involved in the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation protests to halt construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline?
sovereignty, environmental impact, drinking water purity, and religious sites
Why do climatologists routinely round large numbers?
Climatologists use a different dating system from Western scholars and global scholars in dialogue with the West
In 2018, who carried the climate change protest sign stating “SKOLSTREJK FOR KLIMATET”?
Greta Thunberg
In 2020, which gas made up more than 70% of U.S. greenhouse emissions?
carbon dioxide
How many countries have a greater than 1% share of the world economy?
18
