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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the population of New Orleans in 2005 (prior to Katrina)?

2. What word from Part I: Cascades refers to the explanation of phenomenon by the purpose they serve rather than by postulated causes?

3. When was the last time that the atmosphere contained 500 parts per million of carbon?

4. How many climate refugees does the U.N. project there will be by 2050?

5. What does the IPCC refer to?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is "Anthropocene" defined?

2. What does the author project will happen in terms of wildfire growth by 2050?

3. How do wildfires affect greenhouse gas emissions?

4. Describe the Mendocino Complex Fire. When and where did it occur and what damage did it cause?

5. What is carbon dioxide?

6. What impacts does the author describe in Part I: Cascades if the global temperature rises 3.2 degrees Celsius, as projected by the IPCC?

7. Why did Hurrican Maria demonstrate one of "the uglier aspects of our climate blindness" (98)?

8. What is atmospheric particulate matter?

9. What is the relationship between Syria and climate change, according to the author?

10. How is water demand from the global food system, industry, and energy projected to increase over the next three decades?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss agriculture as it relates to climate change. How has agriculture in the U.S. and other countries changed as a result of global warming in the past century? How is it expected to change in the future? What are some of the biggest concerns regarding agriculture in a warming ecosystem?

Essay Topic 2

Why is climate change not largely addressed in film, television, literature, and the media? What aspects of this crisis make it not frequently dramatized? How do you think it would change things if climate change were central in the plot of these narratives?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the growth of wildfires across the western United States and other regions globally in the past century. What has been attributed to the rise in wildfires? How have the natures of the fires themselves changed? What is projected for the future regarding wildfire in these regions?

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