Question 1

What is water scarcity?

Accepted Answer

A lack of access to freshwater, faced by ~31 countries

(~1 billion people lack clean drinking water)

Question 2

What are greenhouse gases?

Accepted Answer

Gases that build up in the atmosphere and trap heat the Earth's atmosphere, causing global warming

Question 3

What have certain companies done in response to concern about unsustainable fossil fuels?

Accepted Answer

Began to invest in renewable energy, derived from wind, solar, tidal, and geothermal power

Question 4

What are Green parties?

Accepted Answer

Organized political parties based on principles of environmentally friendly policies

(there are Green parties in almost 90 countries)

Question 5

What is global warming?

Accepted Answer

An increase in the average temperature of the world

Question 6

What is carbon footprint?

Accepted Answer

The amount of carbon dioxide each person/nation/organization produces

Question 7

What is the Kyoto Protocol?

Accepted Answer

An international treaty that agreed to reduce carbon emissions

(signed in 1997)

Question 8

What is the Paris Agreement?

Accepted Answer

An international agreement that aimed to prevent global temperature from rising more than 2°C/3.6°F

(initially backed by the US and China, but Donald Trump withdrew in 2017)

Question 9

How has global warming sparked social movements?

Accepted Answer

Various protests and social activist groups have appeared in response to global warming

(e.g., Greta Thunberg's climate strikes, Extinction Rebellion, and others)

Question 10

What is the Anthropocene era?

Accepted Answer

A new proposed geological epoch, where humans now affect almost the entire planet

(not officially ratified)

9.3 - Environmental Impacts, AP World History: Modern Flashcards