Unit 3 test review - Comprehensive course notes on world issues (sustainability and interdependence) PDF

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Comprehensive course notes on world issues (sustainability and interdependence) by Mr. Hatch...

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CGW4U Unit 3 – Interdependency Test Review

Test Date: ____________________________________________ Knowledge and Understanding _______/45

Application

Communication

_______/50

_______/25

Thinking and Inquiry _______/20

Multiple Choice (Knowledge & Understanding) 1. What does NOT influence a person’s definition of development?

13. What type of government management style has taken off since the 1980s?

2. When did the Canadian government begin to get more involved in the direction of the economy?

14. About how much total food is available per person per day?

3. Sand covers what percentage of the world’s deserts?

15. The UN says that a person needs ___ of water per day:

4. What did Adam Smith say was the best way to ensure prosperity?

16. What is NOT an example of Canada’s progressive government actions?

5. Rainforests have over ___% of our plan and animal species:

17. What is NOT a major biome?

6. Desert storms are often: 7. How many people die from waterborne diseases each year? a. 8. What percent of US adults drink coffee each day?

18. What is a key focus of neo-liberal governments? 19. What is NOT a stage in Rostow’s model? 20. Since 1960, the life expectancy in development countries has risen by: 21. What is the world’s largest polluter?

9. What is the Sahel? 22. What do Fair Trade markets do? 10. What can offset a regions economic performance, according to Adam Smith? 11. The surface level of Lake Mead has dropped ____m between 2000 and 2005 12. Governments who get actively involved in an economy is known as a:

23. Where does most coffee production take place? 24. What nation leads the world in water waste? 25. Where does the great majority of the world’s poorest nations reside? 1

26. How much did the Frontier Centre for Public Policy say Manitoba could make each year selling water to the US? 27. What is an example of a controversial development project here in Canada?

36. Where are richer and more densely populated regions? 37. How many people are expected to face water shortages by 2025? 38. What is the single best indicator of national prosperity?

28. Sum of Ranks is used to: 29. What is NOT one of the UNs Millennium Development Goals? 30. How many major types of biomes are there in the world? 31. What percentage of the earth is desert, arid land? a. 32. Approximately how much rainforest is lost each year? 33. Canadian water usage increased ___ between 1980 and 1999? 34. What type of economy do we have in Canada?

39. Why do farmers sell their products to fair trade markets? 40. Who is most responsible for soil erosion and desertification? 41. According to the WHO, how many malaria cases occur each year? 42. Rainforests cover ___% of the earth 43. What is the most water-rich nation in the world? 44. What percentage of the world’s population are water stressed? 45. What is the world’s second most valuable traded commodity?

35. The extra cost for Fair Trade is called:

Banana Split (Thinking & Inquiry)

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Short Response (Thinking & Inquiry and Communication) 1. What were some of the "global patterns" we saw when looking at the UNDP HDI? Compare these patterns to what see for Canada. [Global Patterns] 2. Explain some of the key differences between the three major types of world economies [Economies] 3. Compare and contrast the progressive government and neo-liberal government approaches to management. [Governments] 4. Discuss the positives and negatives of Rostow\s development model. [Rostow] 5. What are the Millenium Development Goals and what are they designed to do? [MDG] 6. What are some of the benefits of rainforests? [Rainforests] 7. What is 'Fair Trade' and how does it support farmers? [Fair Trade] 8. What are some of the consequences of selling water to the US? [Water]

Sum of the Ranks (Application)

APP: ______/20

Using the data below, complete the chart below.

Country

Statistic A:

Rank

Statistic B:

Rank

Statistic C:

Rank

Statistic D:

Rank

Sum of Ranks

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Rostow Development Model (Application and Communication)

APP: ______/10

COM: ______/10

Provide a brief description of each of Rostow's stages; one or two sentences each will suffice. Stage 1 Traditional Society

Stage 2 Transitional Stage (preconditions for takeoff)

Stage 3 Take Off

Stage 4 Drive to Maturity

Stage 5 Mass Consumption

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North American Biomes (Application)

APP: ______/15

On the map below, place the biome (a list of North American biomes is included) over the appropriate area. You will want to make sure that you include a legend on the map to indicate which shading represents which biome.

Tundra Grasslands Chapparel

Taiga Desert Rainforests

Temperate Deciduous Forest

5

CO2 Emissions (Application)

APP: ______/5

Using the data in the table provided below, draw proportional circles from the United States, Canada and Mexico on the map below.

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