Lesson 8B.9
8B.9 Global environmental issues and IGOs Quiz: Pearson Edexcel Geography, Unit 11
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The 20 questions
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Which treaty was created to protect the atmosphere by phasing out ozone-depleting substances?
- CITES
- Antarctic Treaty
- Helsinki Water Convention
- Montreal Protocol
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Which treaty regulates international trade to prevent the overexploitation of endangered species?
- Antarctic Treaty
- Montreal Protocol
- CITES
- UNCLOS
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Which international agreement provides the main framework of laws for managing oceans?
- Helsinki Water Convention
- UNCLOS
- Antarctic Treaty System
- Montreal Protocol
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Which international treaty sets rules for managing shared rivers across national borders?
- UNCLOS
- Helsinki Water Convention
- Antarctic Treaty System
- Montreal Protocol
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Which assessment does 8B.9b give as an example of IGOs monitoring the state of the environment?
- Millennium Ecosystem Assessment
- Helsinki Water Convention
- Montreal Protocol
- Antarctic Treaty System
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Under international governance, Antarctica is officially designated as a continent of what?
- Defence and security
- Tourism and mining
- Peace and science
- Trade and industry
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How can the overall effectiveness of IGOs in managing environmental problems be described?
- Complete success
- Varying success
- Total failure
- Uniform outcome
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A convention has 60 member states, and 45 have ratified it. What percentage of members have ratified?
- 45%
- 25%
- 60%
- 75%
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Calculation: an IGO agreement requires states to cut a pollutant by 50% from a 1990 level of 800 units. What is the target level?
- 400 units
- 200 units
- 600 units
- 1,600 units
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Which global agreement sets governance rules for watercourses flowing through multiple states?
- Helsinki Water Convention
- CITES
- UNCLOS
- Montreal Protocol
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Besides creating international laws, what key environmental role do IGOs perform?
- Military patrolling
- Resource extraction
- Environmental monitoring
- Border enforcement
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A state has ratified 3 of the 12 environmental agreements in a list. What percentage of the agreements has it ratified?
- 12%
- 25%
- 33%
- 3%
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Which environmental layer is specifically protected by the Montreal Protocol?
- Hydrosphere
- Cryosphere
- Atmosphere
- Lithosphere
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How is the performance of IGOs in tackling global environmental challenges characterised?
- Perfect record
- Varying success
- Complete failure
- Total inaction
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Why are separate international agreements created for distinct global environmental problems?
- Single world government
- Uniform ecosystem threats
- Targeted issue domains
- Identical legal systems
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Which global study was established by IGOs to monitor ecosystem health worldwide?
- Helsinki Water Convention
- Montreal Protocol
- Antarctic Treaty System
- Millennium Ecosystem Assessment
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Why do global environmental treaties yield different levels of success across domains?
- Varying issue conditions
- Identical global enforcement
- Uniform political priorities
- Equal economic costs
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Which international agreement regulates global trade to prevent the exploitation of endangered species?
- UNCLOS
- Montreal Protocol
- Antarctic Treaty System
- CITES
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Which two main actions do IGOs combine to manage global environmental issues?
- Military enforcement
- Economic deregulation
- Mining and drilling
- Lawmaking and monitoring
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What is the primary dual approach used by IGOs to address global environmental issues?
- Resource nationalisation
- Military occupation
- Treaties and monitoring
- Economic sanctions
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