1 The measure of humanity’s demands on the natural environment devised in 1990 by Wackernagal and Rees is the:
A socio-economic footprint
B Human Development Index
C environment index
D ecological footprint
2 The capacity of an ecosystem to generate an ongoing supply of resources and to absorb its wastes is known as:
A biocapacity
B ecological capacity
C environmental capacity
D carbon capacity
3 One hectare of biologically productive space with world average productivity is:
A a world hectare
B a continental hectare
C a global hectare
D an imperial hectare
4 Which group of countries has the highest carbon footprint?
A least developed countries
B newly industrialised countries
C developed countries
D developing countries
5 What is said to occur when humanity’s demand on nature exceeds the biosphere’s regenerative capacity?
A excess demand
B overshoot
C over-supply
D environmental excess
6 The considerable increase in food production due to high-yielding variety seed programmes is known as the:
A Farming Revolution
B Technological Revolution
C Seed Revolution
D Green Revolution
7 The idea of optimum population has been mainly understood from the point of view of:
A economics
B politics
C sociology
D history
8 Resource pessimists are often referred to as:
A neo-fascists
B neo-liberals
C neo-conservatives
D neo-Malthusians
9 The relative contribution of different energy sources to a country’s energy consumption/production is known as its:
A energy compound
B energy package
C energy mix
D energy product
10 At one time all of Britain’s trains were powered by:
A coal
B oil
C gas
D hydro-electricity
11 Which energy source contributes most to global energy consumption?
A coal
B oil
C gas
D hydro-electricity
12 The relative importance of hydro-electricity is greatest in:
A Asia
B Europe
C North America
D South and Central America
13 The Middle East accounts for approximately what proportion of global proved oil reserves?
A 20%
B 40%
C 60%
D 80%
14 Energy consumption is rising at the fastest rate in:
A developed countries
B newly industrialised countries
C developing countries
D least developed countries
15 The organisation whose prime concern is predicting the peak of global oil production is:
A OPEC
B NAFTA
C ASPO
D WTO
16 Which is the world’s second largest oil-producing country, after Saudi Arabia?
A USA
B Iran
C China
D Russia
17 Gas flaring in which energy location is the world’s single largest source of greenhouse gas emissions?
A Niger delta
B Gulf of Mexico
C Persian Gulf
D Venezuela
18 Which country leads the world in the use of nuclear electricity?
A Russia
B France
C USA
D Germany
19 In 2007 the world leader in wind energy capacity was:
A USA
B China
C the UK
D Germany
20 The largest producers of ethanol in the world are:
A the USA and Brazil
B Australia and South Africa
C Germany and France
D China and India
21 The world leader in geothermal electricity is:
A New Zealand
B the USA
C Iceland
D Chile
22 Approximately how many people in developing countries rely on fuelwood, charcoal and animal dung for cooking?
A 1 billion
B 1.5 billion
C 2 billion
D 2.5 billion
23 Which country overtook Japan as the world’s second largest user of oil in 2004?
A Russia
B China
C India
D Brazil
24 Coal mined in China accounts for what percentage of the world total?
A 22.5%
B 32.5%
C 42.5%
D 52.5%
25 It has been estimated that China will take over from the USA as the world’s largest consumer of oil in:
A 2025
B 2035
C 2045
D 2055
26 The only utility-scale tidal power system in the world is in:
A France
B Spain
C Canada
D the USA
27 The Three Gorges Dam is located along which river?
A Pearl
B Yangtze
C Yellow
D Songhua
28 The total cost of the Three Gorges Dam has been estimated at:
A $10 billion
B $30 billion
C $50 billion
D $70 billion
29 Of the five traditional sources of energy, which contributes the least to China’s energy consumption?
A nuclear energy
B natural gas
C hydro-electricity
D oil
30 Which of the following countries is not a member of OPEC?
A Saudi Arabia
B Nigeria
C Venezuela
D Norway
31 Supply routes between energy producers and consumers are known as:
A energy routes
B energy pathways
C energy corridors
D lines of energy
32 Canada’s large deposits of oil sands are in:
A Alberta
B British Columbia
C Ontario
D Quebec
33 The Falkland Islands are in the:
A Pacific Ocean
B South Atlantic Ocean
C Indian Ocean
D North Atlantic Ocean
34 The rate at which temperature rises as depth below the surface increases is the:
A temperature gradient
B sub-surface gradient
C geothermal gradient
D geological gradient
35 How many people will the Three Gorges Dam protect from flooding?
A 1 million
B 5 million
C 10 million
D 15 million