QUESTION 21 The Chinese government minister Deng Xiopeng is remembered for insti

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QUESTION 21

The Chinese government minister Deng Xiopeng is remembered for instituting what kinds of economic reforms in China during the late 1970s and early 1980s?

China’s one-child policy

free-market reforms and liberalizing the Chinese economy

political reforms, allowing opposition parties to form

the Great Leap Forward

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QUESTION 22

The IPCC use of terms such as virtually certain, extremely likely, very likely, etc, is established from a

a general feeling that some scientists might have about an event happening

quantitative measure of the probability of an event happening

qualitative assessment of the likelihood of an event happening

polls that politicians use to understand public opinion on an issue

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QUESTION 23

Nasa observed that Antarctic sea ice in 2014 was measured at its _____ extent and thickness as compared to the past few decades

maximum

minimum

average

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QUESTION 24

Geographers such as David Harvey and economists such as Thomas Piketty have observed that income inequality in Europe and North America since the late 1970s has

increased

has not been possible to measure due to the lack of tax records in those countries

remained the same

decreased

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QUESTION 25

The first agricultural revolution 9,000 years ago, the Industrial Revolution of the 19th century, and the beginning of the nuclear age in the middle 20th century have all been suggested as possible beginnings for

the Pleistocene

the Anthropocene

the Holocene

the Oligocene

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QUESTION 26

What kinds of economic reforms did the United States work to implement during its occupation of Iraq beginning in 2003?

Collectivist reforms with the goals of providing full employment for all Iraqi citizens

Keynesian reforms with strict Iraqi national control over imports and exports

Free-market reforms with international free trade and privatization of public services

Socialist reforms with Iraqi national control over domestic industries

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QUESTION 27

Nasa observed that Arctic sea ice in 2014 was measured at its _____ extent and thickness as compared to the past few decades

average

maximum

minimum

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QUESTION 28

How might postmodern advertising in the era of what David Harvey called late capitalism appeal to consumers? Consider the Coca Cola commercials from the 1950s and 2010s.

by playing to affect, a consumer’s sense of identity, and promoting positive sub-conscious associations

by advertising only those products that clearly improve consumer’s lives

by playing a simple song that repeats the name of the product in a an obvious and repetitive way

by objectively and rationally outlining the strengths and weaknesses of one product over the other

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QUESTION 29

The repair of the hole in the Ozone layer in the 1980s and 1990s has been touted as a model of success and a hopeful example for dealing with the problem of climate change. Why?

Because most of the world’s countries quickly agreed on an international accord to limit the release of CFCs, and viable replacements to CFCs were rapidly developed and deployed

Because it was shown that nature was resilient, and the the ozone layer could mostly repair itself without any changes in human activity

Because it was shown that climate was dynamic, with natural cycles of warming and cooling nullifying any effects from decreased Ozone

Because technological advances quickly replaced CFCs, resulting in no need for treaty negotiations international agreements

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QUESTION 30

In her article “A Global Sense of Place,” Doreen Massey (1991) observed that

a sense of place and place-identity are no longer relevant in the modern globalized world

some places today are actually less connected and less integrated into the global economic system than they were in the past

all places today are more closely connected and integrated into the global economic system than they were in the past

globalization is indeed making the entire globe “all the same place.”

China’s one-child policy

free-market reforms and liberalizing the Chinese economy

political reforms, allowing opposition parties to form

the Great Leap Forward

Explanation / Answer

21) free-market reforms and liberalizing the Chinese economy is the correct option.

22) qualitative assessment of the likelihood of an event happening is the correct option.

23) maximum is the correct option.

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