Quiz 32

Question 1

Military forces drawn from neutral member states to settle conflicts and supervise tactics are _____________.

  UNESCO 
  women's liberation
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  guerrilla forces 
  disarmament groups 
  peacekeeping forces 
  the World Health Organization

Answer 1

peacekeeping forces

Question 2

The chemical that is suspected of harming the Earth’s ozone layer is _______________.

  aerasol 
  nitrogen 
  methane 
  acid rain 
  liposomes 
  plutonium 
  hydrogen 
chlorofluorocarbons

Answer 2

chlorofluorocarbons

Question 3

Public interest groups run by citizens have NOT had an active role on issues relating to __________

peacekeeping.
nonviolence.
women’s liberation.
appropriate technology.

Answer 3

Peacekeeping

Question 4

Which of the following is a problem associated with population growth?

deforestation
global warming
acid rain
the release of chlorofluorocarbons

Answer 4

deforestation

Question 5

__________ is one shortcoming of the Green Revolution.

The need for expensive pesticides
The high cost of chemical fertilizers
The high cost of new crop strains
The low yield of new crop strains

Answer 5

The high cost of chemical fertilizers

Question 6

Changes in modern transportation and communication systems include all of the following EXCEPT __________

the Green Revolution.
cellular phones.
the Internet.
jumbo jet airliners.

Answer 6

the Green Revolution.

Question 7

Which is NOT one of the disputes that shows that global approaches to global problems are often hindered by political, ethnic, and religious disputes?

the Palestinian-Israeli conflict
the Green Revolution
the argument between the United States and Canada over the effect of acid rain on Canadian forests
the difficult relations between Muslim Pakistan and Hindu India

Answer 7

the Green Revolution

Question 8

A thin layer of gas in the upper atmosphere that shields Earth from the Sun’s ultraviolet rays is the __________________.

  mesosphere 
  stratosphere 
  jet stream 
  ionosphere 
  troposphere 
  ozone layer

Answer 8

ozone layer

Question 9

Ecological disasters in all of the following EXCEPT __________ are examples of the environmental challenges the world must confront.

Rio de Janeiro
Bhopal
Chernobyl
Alaska

Answer 9

Rio de Janeiro

Question 10

A limit or reduction of armed forces and weapons is called _____________.

  benthos 
  amicus curiae 
  command economy 
  disarmament 
  containment 
  arms race

Answer 10

disarmament

Question 11

Food shortages have NOT been caused by __________

migration to urban areas.
wars.
natural catastrophes.
poor soil conditions.

Answer 11

migration to urban areas.

Question 12

The study of the relationships between living things and their environment is called ______________.

  ecology 
  anthropology 
  biology 
  archeology 
  geology 
  sociology

Answer 12

Ecology

Question 13

Nongovernmental organizations (NGOs)—formed to address global concerns—include __________

the World Health Organization.
disarmament groups.
the United Nations Security Council.
UNESCO.

Answer 13

disarmament groups.

Question 14

Established after World War II to respond to global challenges, the United Nations has generally succeeded at all of the following EXCEPT __________

supervising truces.
organizing conferences on issues such as population growth.
providing aid to address economic and social problems.
avoiding stalemates in the Security Council.

Answer 14

avoiding stalemates in the Security Council.

Question 15

One significant outcome of the __________ conference was Stalin’s agreement to participate in the United Nations.

San Francisco
Montreal
Rio de Janeiro
Yalta

Answer 15

Yalta