Which of the following is characteristic of the final stage of demographic transition?
A. high death rates
B. high birthrates
C. high rates and death rates that are close to each other
D. rapid population growth
A type of policy that encourages or forces childbearing, and outlaws or limits access to contraception, is referred to as:
A. sustainable
B. pro-child
C. pronatalism
D. expansionist
Air and water pollution are typically ____ problems.
A. multilateral
B. regional
C. economic
D. global
Which of these countries has been the most reluctant to agree to reductions in greenhouse gas emissions?
A. China
B. the United States
C. Russia
D. Great Britain
What 1997 treaty adopted a complex formula for reducing greenhouse emissions to 1990 levels in the global North?
A. UNCLOS III
B. Framework Convention on Climate Change
C. Kyoto Protocol
D. UNEP
What was created to monitor states’ compliance with their promises made at the Earth Summit?
A. the Commission on Sustainable Development
B. Greenpeace
C. the Montreal Protocol
D. the UN Environmental Program
The process whereby a common is split into private held pieces of property in order to manage resources responsibly is known as:
A. enclosure
B. privatization
C. reclamation
D. land division
Which global region has the highest energy consumption per person in the world?
A. the Middle East
B. North America
C. South America
D. Europe
The ___________ river flows through Syria, Lebanon, Israel, and Jordan, adding to the conflict between them.
A. Tigris
B. Syrian
C. Jordon
D. Nile
In which region is water scarcity a particular problem?
A. East Asia
B. West Africa
C. South America
D. the Middle East
