Geography Final 4

1.

1 point

The dramatic decline of the arctic cod fishery in southern Greenland waters due to climate cooling was a contributing factor to the collapse of the Norse Greenland settlements

True

False

2.

1 point

Which of the following is not one of the 8 stages of genocide?

classification

symbolization

dehumanization

extermination

rationalization

3.

1 point

Climate change contributed to the collapse of all of the following civilizations except:

Anasazi

Easter Island

Hispaniola

Norse Greenland

Mayan

4.

1 point

Climate change contributed to the collapse of all the following civilizations except:

Mayan

Norse Greenland

Anasazi

Hispaniola

Easter Island

5.

1 point

Environmental degradation is typically more of a symptom than an actual cause of civilization collapse

True

False

6.

1 point

China ranks _________ in terms of greenhouse gas production

seventh

tenth

fourth

second

first

7.

1 point

The Three Gorges Dam will impound water from the

Yellow, Pearl, and Yangtze rivers

Songhua and Yellow rivers

Yellow River

Ganges, Mekong, and Nile rivers

Yangtze river

8.

1 point

The globalization of national economies

has greatly enhanced economic prosperity for most nations

has greatly reduced environmental impacts by standardizing environmental practices

reduces the likelihood of societal or national collapse by creation of an global economic freamework

has reduced internal and international conflicts

allows managed competition (World Trade Organization) between nations for more equitable trade relations

9.

1 point

Match the definition
Labrador and Ungava Bay below treeline

Barratahild

Vinland

West Settlement

Markland

Hellund

10.

1 point

China is warmest and wettest

along its south coast

in the mid-interior where the Himalayas rise

in the south-east portion of the country

in the Pacific northeast

none of the above

11.

1 point

The Khmer ruler that initiated the terraforming and urban construction of the Angkor complex was called

"the father of all" - English translation

Tucuman

Raja

Son of Shiva

The Leper King

12.

1 point

Rwanda has

the highest population density of any country in Africa

the last wild populations of mountain gorillas

deforestation, soil erosion, and soil exhaustion problems

mainly Hutu population and Tutsi dominated government

all of the above

13.

1 point

A pattern evident in Mayan, Easter Island, Norse Greenland, and Anasazi collapse scenarios is that religion:

is usually repressed resulting in a moral collapse as well as environmental, economic and social collapse

makes eventual collapse worse by resisting change and being overly conservative

restrains radicals from causing collapse with reactionary solutions that will only make things worse

helps pull a civilization together to work in harmony to solve their problems during tough times

plays an important role in achieving progressive social change so that problems can be acknowledged and addressed

14.

1 point

Rwanda was a colony of which European nation

France

Germany

England

Portugal

Belgium

15.

1 point

The Norse settlers preferred domestic grazing animals in this order (first preference listed first)

goats, sheep, cows

cows, sheep, goats

sheep, goats, cows

sheep, cows, goats

16.

1 point

Match the definition
Baffin Island, Ungava Bay & Labrador above treeline

Barattahild

Vinland

Hellund

Markland

West Settlement

17.

1 point

Most of the people killed in the Rwanda genocide were slain by

death camps using gas chambers

firing squads

improvised explosive (IEDs)

militias and mobs with machetes

smallpox and other European diseases

18.

1 point

A Norwegian dairy farm is called a

polder

homestead

viksholm

brattahild

none of the above

19.

1 point

The root words for genocide include:

nation, kill

birth, kill

unclean, disease

heretic, cleansing

other, extinction

20.

1 point

Collapse in China was caused by:

Chinese civilization did not collapse

poor agricultural practices resulting in soil erosion and exhaustion

over-industrialization resulting in environmental pollution

over population

a top-down commitment to economic growth rather than environmental stability

21.

1 point

Match the definition
Newfoundland and Nova Scotia

Markland

Vinland

Hellund

West Settlement

Brattahild

22.

1 point

The Norse settlers preferred domestic grazing animals in this order (first preference listed first)

sheep, cows, goats

goats, sheep, cows

dogs, sheep, goats

sheep, goats, cows

cows, sheep, goats

23.

1 point

The collapse of this civilization is considered the best example of a society that chose to fail

Easter Island

Mayan

Rwanda

Norse Greenland

Haiti

24.

1 point

China is a Euroasian country, but is somewhat isolated from other Euroasian countries by natural barriers

True

False

25.

1 point

the Norse Greenland colonies were settled about

~ 1000 AD

~ 1400 AD

the onset of the Medieval Warming Period

the end of the little Ice Age

a and c

26.

1 point

Norse explorers and settlers and visited:

Hellund

Markland

Vinland

all of the above

a and c

27.

1 point

Eric the red got his name because

he had red hair

he was from a noble family in Norway whose crest was blood red

he was a "berserker" and his face would become flushed when he was angry

he was often covered in blood from his many duels and combat encounters

he was a vocal and outspoken supporter of communal socialist living

28.

1 point

Excluding war casualties, the Nazi "Holocaust" resulted in the death of ______ people.

7.5 million

6.0 million

8.7 million

11.4 million

3 million

29.

1 point

At its peak, the Norse Greenland settlements were believed to number about

500 - 1000 individuals

> 10,000 individuals

6,000 - 10,000 individuals

3,000 - 6,000 individuals

1000 - 3000 individuals

30.

1 point

The Norse Greenland settlement depended on

trade with Norway

seasonal hunts for caribou and seals

the Norther Europe Triad of pigs, wheat, and potatoes

friendly relations with Inuit

a and b

31.

1 point

Declining civilizations usually initiate strong efforts to recover damaged environmental services once it is clear that the civilization has begun to collapse

True

False

32.

1 point

CO2 emissions from the developing world are estimated to exceed emissions from the developed world by:

developing world CO2 emissions already exceed CO2 emissions from developed countries

2050

2075

2035

2015

33.

1 point

The ocean current that warms the west-Greenland coast is called:

the Ocean Conveyor

the Gulf Stream

The Labrador Current

La Nino

the West Greenland Current

34.

1 point

The following were all factors in Norse Greenland collapse except

loss of friendly trade

external enemies

deforestation, soil erosion and exhaustion, and famine

catastrophic decline in cod stocks

climate (onset of Little Ice Age)

35.

1 point

_________ is the root cause of 'acid mine drainage'.

the burning of fossil fuels at mines

The drilling of test wells in areas with high mercury content in the soil

the production of hydroelectric energy near old mine sites

Ocean acidification

The separation from ore minerals from other minerals

36.

1 point

The Norse settlers were

the first Europeans to land in North America

innovative and flexible with respect to other cultures and agrarian practices

well supported by the church and Norway

lost and almost dead by the time they made landfall in Greenland

a and b

37.

1 point

Rwanda has collapsed because of

environmental degredation

genocide

hostile neighbors

a, b, and c

Rwanda has not collapsed

38.

1 point

The center of Anasazi culture and civilization was

Chaco Canyon

Copan

Cajamarca

Tikal

Lamanai

39.

1 point

The number of people that died as a result of genocide in the 20th century is about

10 million

50 million

25 million

100 million

5 million

40.

1 point

What civilizations have collapsed because of they focused on retaining power than managing change, managing population pressure, and retaining environmental services:

Mayans and Norse Greenland

Hispaniola and Tikopia

Easter Island and Incas

all of the above

China and Anasazi

41.

1 point

The Vikings were predisposed to colonize remote areas because of their tradition as

missionaries

scientific explorers

astronomers and celestial navigators

raiders

stay-at-home farmers

42.

1 point

The largest genocide in the 20th century was:

Ukrainian famine

Nazi WWII holocaust

Sudan Civil War

China during Mao's reign

Kymer Rouge

43.

1 point

Australian Collapse was due to:

droughts and salination caused by deforestation

Australia did not collapse

soil nutrient exhaustion

over-grazing by sheep and rabbits

over-fishing and over-hunting

44.

1 point

Sukhothai was:

the principle architect of Angkor Wat

a Siamese warlord who repeatedly sacked Angkor Wat

the Japanese explorer who re-discovered Angkor Wat in the early 21st centruy

an influential Buddhist monk who converted Angkor Wat and the Khmer empire from Hinduism to Buddhism

the Khmer King who completed most of the stone temples that remain standing

45.

1 point

The response of Norse Greenland settlers to declining conditions was:

to die out

to shift from swidden agriculture to the Northern Europe Triad

to adopt a hunter-gatherer lifestyle until relief arrived in 1520

an increase in all forms of population regulation methods

abandonment of the Greenland colonies for better conditions in Iceland

46.

1 point

During the Rwanda genocide, environmental protection measures were

not implemented or considered

easier to develop once the Tutsi's were eliminated

became high priority for the Rwanda government because of public opionion

strictly enforced

were imposed by UN Security Forces

47.

1 point

The ultimate reason the Norse Greenland colonies failed is:

onset of the Little Ice Age

a preference for cows over caribou

unsuccessful at exploiting or trading with aboriginal people

greedy, grasping repressive priests

the lack of trade with Europe or the New World

48.

1 point

Australia is characterized by all of the below except:

inhabited for 40,000 years before European contact

frequent droughts and generally dry landscape

an ancient continent with little topsoil

85% of the population is urban

strong export economy based on grazing products (wool and meat)

49.

1 point

Angkor Wat collapsed because:

Angkor Wat did not collapse, only declined slightly

external enemies

deforestation, reduced rainfall (onset of LIA), and loss of paddy agriculture and aquaculture

progressive salination of soil and drinking water from excessive irrigation

b and c

50.

1 point

The Stock Farm is an example of:

deforestation effects

over-capitalization

unsustainable grazing practices

under-development

non of the above