Lesson 3B.3.2
3B.3.2 Environmental governance Quiz: Pearson Edexcel Politics, Unit 4
20 questions
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The 20 questions
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At which 1992 summit was the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change agreed?
- Kyoto Summit
- Copenhagen Summit
- Rio Earth Summit
- Paris Summit
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What is the primary role of the IPCC in global environmental governance?
- Enforcing emission limits
- Assessing climate science
- Taxing carbon output
- Funding green projects
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What term describes natural domains lying outside the sovereign jurisdiction of any state?
- Sovereign territories
- Exclusive economic zones
- Global commons
- National parks
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What concept explains why individuals acting rationally deplete shared, unowned resources?
- Tragedy of the commons
- Prisoner's dilemma
- Complex interdependence
- Security dilemma
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Which term describes development meeting current needs without compromising future generations?
- Economic growth
- Sustainable development
- Resource depletion
- Industrialisation
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What was the primary innovation of the 1997 Kyoto Protocol regarding targets?
- Voluntary pledges only
- Legally binding targets
- Financial penalty system
- Global carbon taxes
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What mechanism allows states to set their own emission targets under the Paris Agreement?
- UN-mandated targets
- Nationally determined contributions
- Enforceable legal sanctions
- Binding global quotas
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Which concept describes resource depletion by individuals acting in self-interest?
- Global externality
- Tragedy of the commons
- Market failure
- Economic nationalism
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Which ecological perspective seeks environmental reform within existing economic and political structures?
- Deep ecology
- Biocentric ecology
- Social ecology
- Shallow ecology
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A government promotes carbon trading and green technology while keeping economic growth as its main goal. Which view does this most closely reflect?
- Deep-green ecology
- Anarchical society theory
- Shallow-green ecology
- Hard power realism
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Which major emitter did not ratify the Kyoto Protocol?
- China
- The United States
- Germany
- France
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Unlike the Paris Agreement, which states did the Kyoto Protocol set binding targets for?
- Developed states only
- Developing states only
- Non-signatory states
- All states equally
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Which principle recognises that developed states bear greater historical responsibility for climate change?
- Precautionary principle
- Equal burden sharing
- Polluter pays principle
- CBDR principle
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Which obstacle to climate action stems from conflicting data on state emission levels?
- Measurement disputes
- Free-rider problems
- Sovereignty concerns
- Enforcement deficits
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Why do sovereign states frequently resist legally binding international environmental targets?
- Resource abundance
- Financial surplus
- Sovereignty concerns
- Public apathy
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A state's emissions were 400 million tonnes in a base year and it pledges a 25 per cent cut by a target year. What is its target level of emissions?
- 300 million tonnes
- 325 million tonnes
- 100 million tonnes
- 375 million tonnes
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Which policy best prevents a tragedy of the commons in shared ocean fishing areas?
- Unregulated free markets
- Complete deregulation
- Unilateral fishing bans
- Enforceable catch quotas
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What is a main structural weakness of the 2015 Paris Agreement?
- Binding sanctions
- Financial penalties
- Mandatory quotas
- Lack of enforcement
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What is a primary criticism of deep ecology's political practicality?
- Politically unrealistic demands
- Excessive bureaucracy
- Corporate backing
- Economic overgrowth
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What is the primary role of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)?
- Financing green technology
- Reviewing climate science
- Drafting binding treaties
- Enforcing emission targets
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