This is a comprehensive test on sustainable development, covering all basic concepts and contents from the textbook (Lisa Benton-Short, 2023). Try to complete it within 40-50 minutes. Answers will not be shown, and you may retake the quiz multiple times. Thank you.
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What is the primary purpose of the COP (Conference of the Parties) in the context of climate change?
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Which of the following relationships between poverty and the environment is incorrect?
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According to Benton-Short (2023), what are the biggest challenges for us to achieve SDG 8?
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Complete this sentence: "_____________ is one of the most complicated unsolved problems of sustainable development."
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Complete this sentence: "Of the three fossil fuels, combusting _____ emits the highest percentage of carbon dioxide, followed by _____, and _____ in third."
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Complete this sentence: "A genuinely ____________ city is a place where the environment is protected, the economy can sufficiently provide its residents with basic needs such as food and shelter, and the residents who live there have opportunities to live good lives."
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What Gini index value is considered to indicate a high level of inequality?
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Select a correct word or phrase to fill this sentence: Social protections in SDG 8 include social security, unemployment benefits, food stamps, and investments in _____ for workers.
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Which one is correct?
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According to the development economist Frances Stewart, "what is the inequality between individuals, typically measured by income"?
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Complete this sentence: "The average __________ consumes more than ten times the energy of the average Indian, four to five times that of the average Brazilian, and three times more than the average Chinese."
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Complete this sentence: "At present, _______ leads the world in using wind power, followed by _______, _______, and _______."
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Complete this sentence: "Globally, there are still more _____ than _____ that remain out of school."
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Which of the following statements is true regarding Taylor Swift and carbon credits?
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Complete this sentence: "Using corn for energy production contributes a relatively large _______ footprint, _______ food prices, and is an _______ use of prime agricultural land."
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Which of the following best describes the problem of adverse selection in health care?
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Complete this sentence: "The ________ has less than 5 percent of the world’s population but consumes 20 percent of its oil and is the top-consuming country for oil, followed by ________, ________, and ________."
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Which of the following products has the highest 'virtual water content'?
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What is a key difference between Payment for Ecosystem Services (PES) and carbon credits from forests?
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What is the most widely used indicator of corruption worldwide?
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Complete this sentence: "While ________ addresses the causes of climate change, _______ concerns preparing society, our infrastructure, and ecological systems for the effects."
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In which year was 'The International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination' created by the United Nations?
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Complete this sentence: "Agricultural __________ of many countries in the Global North enable their producers to keep prices artificially low, making it difficult for small farmers in the Global South to compete, even within their own markets."
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What is a new set of e-waste management challenges?
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What is the primary purpose of Payment for Ecosystem Services (PES) programs?
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What is the primary purpose of Individual Fishing Quotas (IFQs) in fisheries management?
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Which is the biggest megacity in the world?
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Complete this sentence: "_________ is an interesting case study where more than 60 percent of seats are held by women, far more than any other country."
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Please complete this sentence: "According to Benton-Short (2023), the concept of green growth accepts that economic growth in some form will continue to occur, but that it must incorporate new ___, ___, and ___".
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By 2050, what percentage of the world population will be living in urban areas?
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Which of the following concepts is defined as "Food is always accessible and people are empowered to make their own choices about the food they eat, by purchasing food, growing food for their own consumption, or bartering for food."
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Which SDG directly relates to the concept "Life Cycle Assessment - LCA"?
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Complete this sentence: "In many countries of the Global South, water challenges are further exacerbated by the effects of __________, such as desertification, drought, and land degradation."
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Complete this sentence: "In __________ in the world, men spend less time on unpaid work (such as domestic and volunteer work) than women; in ___________, women spend significantly more time than men on these activities."
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Who is the author of the influential 1968 essay titled "The Tragedy of the Commons"?
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'Decent work' is defined as jobs that ...
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What is the primary goal of The Great Green Wall initiative?
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What does the term "carbon footprint per capita" refer to?
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What was a significant outcome of COP21 (Conference of the Parties 21) held in Paris in 2015 regarding global temperature?
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Choose the best fit term for this sentence: "The benefits of successful R&D can improve existing products and services and gain a ____________ for a company."
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The Green Revolution began in the 1940s and gained momentum in the 1960s. Do you know where it started?
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Which of the following best explains the connection between poverty and health?
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Use the Societal Triangulation Model to identify the appropriate position in line with this statement: 'Developing new vaccines and medicines for communicable and noncommunicable diseases will involve partnerships with the private sector pharmaceutical industry'?
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Complete this sentence: "Sustainable development is the _____ for improving long-term economic well-being and quality of life for people now and in the future."
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Complete this sentence: "_________ poverty is a state of living in which people can afford necessities but are unable to meet their society’s average standard of living, and they may not have any of the extras beyond just making ends meet."
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Which SDG has an indicator relating to "Food loss index"?
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What was the newest international poverty line (in 2022)?
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What is the primary role of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)?
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What is the concept of "planetary boundaries"?
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Which policy can be used to lower renewable energy prices or reduce costs for its producers?
