Geography 322 - Geography of Latin America » Fall 2019 » Quiz 11 Urban Environmental Politics Flows, Responsibility and Citizenship

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Question #1
Urban environmental movements have redefined "the environment" as 
A.   areas that need to be preserved
B.   areas in need of conservation
C.   areas separate from human interference
D.   where we live, work and play
Question #2
According to recent research, the most reliable indicator of environmenal problems in the global South is: 
A.   population growth rate
B.   population density
C.   affluence
D.   population size
Question #3
Because many environmental problems, like air and water pollution, are complex and beyond the scope of one municipality, the potential for ____ exists.
A.   direct dealings with problems of increased consumption occurring in many cities
B.   "joint irresponsibility", where no single municipality will deal with a problem,
C.   individual municipalities dealing with environmental bads
D.   municipalities taking full responsibility of urban environmental problems
Question #4
Which of the following statements about waste in Oaxaca is most accurate? 
A.   the city of Oaxaca is mandated to dispose of its trash within city boundaries
B.   the city recently has reduced the area and frequency of garbage collection
C.   the dump is located in an isolated area where no one is allowed to live
D.   some people known as "pependores" make their living by recycling what they find at the dumpsite
Question #5
In Oaxaca, people protested and blocked the city's access to the dump because:
A.   the trash in the city was not being picked up frequently enough
B.   they wanted the construction of a sanitary landfill
C.   they wanted the responsibilities of trash disposal taken from city government and given to private entities
D.   the pependores were being evicted from areas around the dump
Question #6
Based on the discussion of the privatization of water in Guayaquil, Ecaudor, which of the following is NOT a basic response to the limitation of access to water?
A.   self-help
B.   relocation to other municipalities
C.   passive acceptance
D.   social protest
E.   individual resistance
Question #7
Environmental justice: 
A.   is solely about people's desire for better environmental conditions
B.   is focused on "natural" rural areas only
C.   is both a social movement and area of research
D.   is focused on urban issues only
Question #8
In Curitiba, Brazil:
A.   a strong democracy has produced environmentally sound landscapes
B.   the garbage man has been transformed into an environmental hero
C.   has a very low recycling rate compared to other Latin American cities
D.   the uneven distribution of environmental goods and bads has been eliminated
Question #9
Political Ecology:
A.   is a branch of biology
B.   explores environmental change by examining power relations
C.   is focused on conservation movements in Latin America
D.   is about the implementation of technocratic solutions to environmental problems

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