Chapter 9 Multiple Choice Questions

. Which of the following is an example of the 'securitization' of the environment?

Recognizing that water quality must not only be protected but secured.

Framing climate change as a security concern.

Questioning the environmental impact of a military.

Placing environmental goods in a secure location.

. Why do some believe that security and environment should not necessarily be linked together?

Environmentalists aren't concerned with protecting the safety of individuals.

Drawing attention to the environmental impact of militaries may worsen the problem.

Environmental policy-making may become dominated by state-centric assumptions.

There is no connection between environmental problems and security issues.

. According to the Homer-Dixon model, which of the following is NOT a variable that links environmental degradation with intra-state conflict?

Social processes

Weakening of the state

Natural resource shortages

National ideology

. Which of the following is a common critique of the Homer-Dixon model?

The model only explains a limited set of cases, and therefore it cannot be applied more generally.

The model relies on outdated and inaccurate data.

The model does not include any quantitative analysis.

The model suggests that environmental degradation is the only cause of intra-state conflict.

. Why can approaching environmental protection through the lens of human security be considered subversive to state institutions?

It argues that states do not pose a threat to their own populations.

It suggests that human civilization must come to an end to protect the environment.

It is concerned with the protection of powerful interests rather than the dignity of everyday people.

It emphasizes that social and political structures can be threats to human security.

. What is one reason why the right to a healthy environment is not often used in legal proceedings?

It may lead to tensions between different types of human rights.

No jurisdictions recognize the right to a healthy environment.

It does not suggest any significant changes to behaviour.

There is no precedent for the right to a healthy environment in international law.

. Which of the following is an example of environmental warfare?

A cowboy battling the elements to survive

A hurricane damaging a naval fleet

An army strategically using geography to gain an advantage over an enemy

An army burning crop fields to starve a population

. What is the difference between environmental terrorism and ecological terrorism?

There is no difference between the concepts.

Environmental terrorism entails the purposeful destruction of the environment, while ecological terrorism aims to protect the environment.

Environmental terrorism is legal while ecological terrorism is illegal.

States engage in environmental terrorism while non-state actors engage in ecological terrorism.

. According to the Brundtland Report, what is the main threat of environmental warfare?

Geoengineering

Climate change

Nuclear winter

Scorched-earth

. Which of the following statements accurately describes the environmental impact of militaries?

Militaries often have a large environmental impact in times of peace and war.

Militaries only impact the environment when they detonate nuclear or chemical weapons.

Militaries only impact the environment when they are engaged in armed conflict.

Militaries have minimal environmental impact because they use the most advanced technology.

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