POLS study guide MC

According to an estimate by the International Union for Conservation of Nature, about what percentage of the land area of the earth is protected from development?

10

In 2019, before the Covid-19 pandemic, approximately how many people globally died due to infectious diseases?

13 million

In which years have there been serious outbreaks of the H1N1 strain of influenza?

1918 & 2009

When was the climate change convention signed?

1992

What (estimated) percentage of children are infected with seasonal influenza each year?

20-30 per cent

In what year did the United Nations Member States adopt the 17 Sustainable Development Goals?

2015

After 1945, in which year were the highest number of people recorded to be forcibly displaced globally, with the number of refugees doubling in less than four years?

2019

Approximately what percentage of the global population consists of legal immigrants?

3

Approximately how many international environmental agreements are thought to be in place?

3,750

How many independent regional health organizations does the World Health Organization have?

6

When trained and talented individuals migrate from their home country to another country, what is caused?

A brain drain in the home country

What is statelessness?

A condition under which a person does not have citizenship of a state

What is a paradigm?

A pattern or set of values, beliefs, or ideas, or a worldview.

What is an epidemic?

A sudden increase in the number of cases of any disease in a specific geographic area

Which one of these statements is not true about immigration to the United States?

All legal immigrants in the US are also naturalized US citizens

What has happened to migration flows over the last century?

All of the Above

Which of the following are effects of global warming caused due to enhanced greenhouse effect?

All of the above

Which of the following factors contributes to the environmental problems in the South?

All of the above

Which of the following is a global inequality that was highlighted during the Covid-19 pandemic?

All of the above

What does the term biodiversity encapsulate?

All the above

A person who seeks permanent residence in another country out of fear for their personal safety if obliged to return home is called:

An asylum-seeker

What is meant by green growth?

An economic growth based on using natural resources in a sustainable manner

How much more likely is it that an infant in Somalia will die before the age of one, compared to an infant in Singapore?

Approximately 40 times as likely

The focus of the International Organization for Migration at the time of its foundation in 1951 was on the movement of migrants in:

Europe

Where is the office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) headquartered?

Geneva

Which of the following is not a push factor for the immigration of people?

Global economic conditions

Which of the following international NGOs, founded in Canada in 1971, uses direct action and campaigning to draw public attention to problems such as whaling, nuclear power, and pollution?

Greenpeace

Which of the following is not a type of health care system?

Health crisis insurance

In which country is the headquarters of the UN Environment Programme located?

Kenya

When did international passport controls start to be fully implemented?

Only since WWI

What does the O stand for in HIPPO, the list of major threats to biodiversity?

Overharvesting

Which one of these is not a greenhouse gas?

Oxygen

Which of the following have increased due to the Covid-19 pandemic?

Poverty rates and mental health issues

Migration of students to foreign countries to continue their education can be placed under what kind of migration?

Temporary

Which of the following is not true of the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families?

The EU and United States have signed and ratified it.

Which of the following is a New York-based humanitarian aid organization that was founded in 1933?

The International Rescue Committee

Which of the following UN agencies is responsible for the designation of World Biosphere Reserves and World Heritage Sites?

The UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)

Which country created the world's first national park in 1872?

The United States

Which country issues Green Cards allowing permanent residence to migrants who bring valuable skills to the country and allows them to apply for citizenship after 5 years?

The United States

Which country is the most popular destination for international students?

USA

Which Northern country, which by many markers has a high standard of living, does not have easy access to universal health care?

United States

Article 25 of the Universal Declaration on Human Rights states: Everyone has the right to a standard of living adequate for the health and well-being of himself and of his family, including food, clothing, housing and medical care and necessary social services, and the right to security in the event of unemployment, sickness, disability, widowhood, old age or other lack of livelihood in circumstances beyond his control. Who adopted this statement?

World Health Organization

How many children die of malaria is sub-Saharan Africa?

1 in 5

Which is the most common cause of death across the world?

Cardiovascular Disease

Migration by people with the intention to join family or community members already in another country comes under the category of:

Chain Migration

Which one of these is the biggest absolute producer of greenhouse gases?

China

What is a non-communicable disease?

Chronic disease caused by a variety of genetic, physiological, environmental, and behavioral factors

Which of the following measures was not taken by the European Union as part of its '20-20-20 Strategy'?

Closing all industries producing high GHG emissions

Which of the following is not a role of the World Health Organization?

Delivering health care across the world

What is meant by sustainable development?

Development that meets the needs of the present and of the future.

What is meant by the leader-laggard dynamic?

Different states either pull others with them or act as a drag on the others.

When pollutive industries are shifted from wealthy countries to poorer countries with weaker environmental laws, it raises a question concerning:

Environmental Justice

Which of these factors can help prevent cholera?

Improved sanitation

Which of these is not an example of how environmental change is affecting which areas are prone to infectious diseases?

Increase in predators of disease-carrying animals

What was the change in life expectancy across the world between 1960 and 2018?

Increased by 20 years

Which of the following countries is the biggest source of international migrants?

India

People who leave their home as a result of disruption but who do not cross international borders are called:

Internally displaced persons

A Hispanic farm worker based in the United States sends 30 percent of what he earns every month to his family in Mexico. These amounts are called

Remittances

What was the first unknown disease that was transmitted globally that the World Health Organization helped to tackle.

SARS

What is the primary focus of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change?

Science

Which of the following is not a structural element of the World Health Organization?

Security Council

What was the original goal of the International Whaling Commission (IWC) when it was founded in 1946?

To ensure the sustainable exploitation of whales

Which of the following is not a primary task of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)?

To prevent an over-influx of refugees into specific countries