Practice Quiz: Chapter 02

. Which of the following is NOT one of the top 10 biggest countries (by population) in the world, as of 2016?

. Which country has the world's fastest-growing population, as of 2016?

. Which country has the world's slowest-growing population, as of 2016?

. Which statement best describes the difference between a refugee and an immigrant?

. Which of the following is NOT one of the top 10 biggest urban areas (by estimated population), as of 2016?

. Which of the following is NOT included in the definition of the environment?

. Which space best exemplifies the tragedy of the commons?

. Which of the following is NOT part of the Green Revolution?

. Which of the following is NOT one of the top five sources of energy in the developed world?

. What is an example that supports the position of environmental optimists?

. On the last day of October 2011, the Earth's population officially reached ten billion people.

. Countries with negative population growth see their overall population shrink in numbers.

. The continent of Africa contains 60 per cent of the entire world's population.

. For the first time in world history, more people live in cities than in the countryside.

. Delhi, India, is the biggest urban area in the world (by estimated population), as of 2016.

. The enclosure movement was an attempt to remedy the tragedy of the commons in England.

. Deserts are excellent examples of carbon sinks.

. Canada boasts the world's largest oil reserves.

. The Paris Agreement on Climate Change is a much more demanding deal for countries than the Kyoto Accord.

. The precautionary principle stipulates that if you're unsure whether a practice is safe, or if you think it might be dangerous or polluting, you ought not to continue it.

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