Question

Question 1 (0.5 points)
Is this statement true or false?

Since the fall of Communism in the early 1990s, many Eastern European countries have been spending big bucks to develop first-class winter resorts.

Question 1 options:
True
False
Question 2 (0.5 points)
Is this statement true or false?

Eastern Europe uses nuclear energy for electricity production at a higher proportion compared to other parts of the world.

Question 2 options:
True
False
Question 3 (0.5 points)
Is this statement true or false?

Although permafrost can extend hundreds of feet deep, it is only the top section that concerns builders.

Question 3 options:
True
False
Question 4 (0.5 points)
Since the fall of communism in the 1990s, Slovakia has built its tourist industry by developing which of the following attractions?

Question 4 options:

Ski resorts


Water parks


Geo thermal spas


All of the above

Question 5 (0.5 points)
What is touted as the biggest benefit to nuclear energy?

Question 5 options:

No greenhouse gas emissions


Easily accessible to people throughout the world


Prices controlled by an international commission


Few health risks associated with nuclear energy

Question 6 (0.5 points)
These graphs compare the people who oppose the use of nuclear energy to the people who support the use of nuclear energy.

Which country has the most people that favor the use of nuclear energy, based on these graphs?



Question 6 options:

Finland


Sweden


The United States

Question 7 (0.5 points)
The worst-case scenario at a nuclear power plant occurred at which of the following places?

Question 7 options:

Three Mile Island


Chernobyl


Hiroshima


Temelin

Question 8 (0.5 points)
Why have the rules governing building on permafrost changed?

Question 8 options:

Permafrost used to be permanent.


Expanding population has forced building on permafrost.


Permafrost has expanded near population centers.


International commissions have held joint symposiums.

Question 9 (0.5 points)
Why are there increasing problems with construction in permafrost regions?

Question 9 options:

The existence of black spruce trees


Global warming


Booming arctic populations


Longer freeze-thaw cycles

Question 10 (0.5 points)
This graph shows the nuclear weapons stockpiles of the U.S. and Russia between 1945 and 2005.

What year did the U.S. and Russia have the same amount of nuclear weapon stockpiles, based on the graph?

Line graphs show the United States USSR/Russia. The x axis shows the years in intervals of 10 years beginning with 1945 and ending with 2005. The y axis shows the number of weapons beginning with 5000 and ending in 45000 in intervals of 5000. The United States graphs shows a jagged curve peaking in 1965 at about 30,000 and then staying study about 24,000 between 1975 and 1990 before taking a deep fall. The USSR/Russia stockpiles rises steeply from 1995 to 1985 and then falls sharply from 1995 to 2005.

Question 10 options:

1958


1968


1978


1988

Question 11 (0.5 points)
Based on the following chart of nuclear weapons and nuclear weapons history of the "nuclear club," who is the newest member of the "nuclear club?" Table shows the country, number of total and active warheads and the year of the first test. The United States has 4075 active war heads and began testing in 1945. Russia has 5200 active warheads and began testing in 1949. The United Kingdom has 160 warheads and began testing in 1952. France has about 350 warheads and began testing in 1960. China has between 160 – 400 warheads and began testing in 1964. These three countries are not considered nuclear powers. India has 100-140 warheads and began testing in 1974. Pakistan has about 60 warheads and began testing in 1998. North Korea has about 10 nuclear warheads and began testing in 2006. Israel is an undeclared nuclear weapons state but has between 100 and 200 warheads and began testing 1979.

Question 11 options:

Israel


Pakistan


North Korea


China

Question 12 (0.5 points)
What is the generational crisis being faced by many countries of Eastern Europe?

Question 12 options:

Flat birth rate due to stringent fertility laws


Young people leaving in search of higher wages, leaving behind an aging population


An aging population, driving up wages that companies cannot afford to pay


A growing young population and not enough schools and resources to provide for them

Answer 1

Here are the answers to the questions based on the information provided:

**Question 1:** True
**Question 2:** True
**Question 3:** True
**Question 4:** All of the above
**Question 5:** No greenhouse gas emissions
**Question 6:** Finland
**Question 7:** Chernobyl
**Question 8:** Expanding population has forced building on permafrost.
**Question 9:** Global warming
**Question 10:** 1988
**Question 11:** North Korea
**Question 12:** Young people leaving in search of higher wages, leaving behind an aging population

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