How can access to oil lead to cooperation between countries?(1 point)

Responses

Countries without oil will often seek to cooperate with neighbors in funding initiatives toward renewable energy infrastructure.
Countries without oil will often seek to cooperate with neighbors in funding initiatives toward renewable energy infrastructure.

Countries with access to oil sometimes coordinate with each other, and countries without access to oil sometimes seek to create trade agreements with countries that have oil reserves
Countries with access to oil sometimes coordinate with each other, and countries without access to oil sometimes seek to create trade agreements with countries that have oil reserves

Countries without oil often create alliances in order to invade regions that have abundant oil reserves.
Countries without oil often create alliances in order to invade regions that have abundant oil reserves.

Countries with oil reserves usually create alliances with neighbors in order to prevent conflict and create a zone of mutual protection.
Countries with oil reserves usually create alliances with neighbors in order to prevent conflict and create a zone of mutual protection.
Question 18
Thailand is a state with a central territory and a long extension along a peninsula. What type of state is Thailand, and how does this impact the state’s access to resources?(1 point)
Responses

landlocked state, which means that it has difficulty accessing resources
landlocked state, which means that it has difficulty accessing resources

heartland state, meaning they have vast expanses of land that can be used for agriculture
heartland state, meaning they have vast expanses of land that can be used for agriculture

prorupted state, which gives it access to extensive coastal resources
prorupted state, which gives it access to extensive coastal resources

compact state, which allows it to defend its resources more effectively
compact state, which allows it to defend its resources more effectively
Question 19
Which energy policy could be used to address environmental concerns around pollution and carbon emissions?(1 point)
Responses

regulations on the creation of wind farms
regulations on the creation of wind farms

taxes on renewable energy
taxes on renewable energy

subsidies for renewable energy
subsidies for renewable energy

public works to support the creation of new oil pipelines
public works to support the creation of new oil pipelines
Question 20
How is biodiversity and organism success related to tropical rainforests?(1 point)
Responses

The tropical rainforest biome is at risk from habitat fragmentation, which is beneficial to the organisms that live in tropical rainforests.
The tropical rainforest biome is at risk from habitat fragmentation, which is beneficial to the organisms that live in tropical rainforests.

All species in the tropical rainforests have been identified by scientists, thus they can be protected in zoos if an area needs to be deforested.
All species in the tropical rainforests have been identified by scientists, thus they can be protected in zoos if an area needs to be deforested.

If tropical rainforests are deforested, biodiversity and organism success suffers.
If tropical rainforests are deforested, biodiversity and organism success suffers.

The tropical rainforest biome is the least biodiverse biome on Earth.
The tropical rainforest biome is the least biodiverse biome on Earth.
Question 21
Which of the following is an accurate statement about planet Earth?(1 point)
Responses

Planet Earth has been relatively stable in terms of environmental conditions over its 4.5 billion-year existence.
Planet Earth has been relatively stable in terms of environmental conditions over its 4.5 billion-year existence.

Planet Earth is not greatly affected by humans.
Planet Earth is not greatly affected by humans.

Planet Earth is constantly changing
Planet Earth is constantly changing

Planet Earth is not experiencing changes in its oceans due to melting permafrost.
Planet Earth is not experiencing changes in its oceans due to melting permafrost.
Question 22
Which of the following represents one of the ways technology has had negative impacts on the physical environment?(1 point)
Responses

Hydroelectric power plants make it possible to create energy from water.
Hydroelectric power plants make it possible to create energy from water.

Fracking increases the amount of oil that can be extracted from the earth.
Fracking increases the amount of oil that can be extracted from the earth.

High-speed trains could one day reduce greenhouse gases if used in high numbers.
High-speed trains could one day reduce greenhouse gases if used in high numbers.

Factories and manufacturing centers cause waste and pollution in a number of ways.
Factories and manufacturing centers cause waste and pollution in a number of ways.
Question 23
What statement best explains why growing food crops had an advantage over hunting and gathering?(1 point)
Responses

Humans could better control the amount of food they produced.
Humans could better control the amount of food they produced.

Humans could use machines and mechanized tools.
Humans could use machines and mechanized tools.

Humans could work much less.
Humans could work much less.

Humans preferred plant-based food to animal-based food.
Humans preferred plant-based food to animal-based food.
Question 24
Which statement best explains why it is important to make a transition to renewable energy?(1 point)
Responses

The world has run out of fossil fuels.
The world has run out of fossil fuels.

Fossil fuels cannot be used to produce electricity.
Fossil fuels cannot be used to produce electricity.

New technologies are needed to use fossil fuels.
New technologies are needed to use fossil fuels.

Burning fossil fuels is bad for the environment.