Chapter 10 Exam

. Incidents or continuing problems threatening the well-being of many human beings are called

Humanitarian crises.

International disasters.

Regional fallout.

Geochaos.

. Which of the following is NOT based on the three fundamental principles of humanitarian policy?

Humanity.

Impartiality.

Independence.

Liberalism.

. Which of the following does NOT characterize humanitarian interventions?

The actions of foreign powers in a humanitarian crisis with or without the approval of a legal authority controlling the area.

The attempt to eliminate the sources of the crisis, especially human causes. Some interventions involve armed forces.

In cases of natural catastrophes, governments usually refuse foreign aid and rescue groups.

Countries can decide whether they want to help with the intervention.

. Humanitarian sovereignty is the right to _______humanitarian interventions on their territories.

Condemn or fight.

Accept or reject.

Ease or hinder.

Explain or obfuscate.

. A high concentration of people within a region that threatens the minimum conditions to sustain a reasonable quality of life is called

Population overkill.

Overpopulation.

Population bomb.

Overcrowding.

. A rapid concentration of people can often lead to the following, except

Overpopulation in economically advanced cities.

Slums and poor agglomerations.

Poor living conditions.

Increased chance of malnutrition.

. Violence and hardship can displace people within or across state borders in search of asylum. This phenomenon is called

Voluntary immigration.

Involuntary migration.

Persecution.

Forced relocation.

. Migrants fleeing from one country to another because of civil unrest or natural disasters are BEST termed

Asylum seekers.

Illegal immigrants.

Refugees.

Opportunity seekers.

. IDP stands for

International development programs.

Internally displaced persons.

Involuntary displaced people.

International disabled programs.

. In 2019 there were 16 peacekeeping missions worldwide. None of them took place in

South Sudan.

Cyprus.

Haiti.

Syria.

. After the dismaying experience of Biafra, a French physician started

The UN World Food Program.

Doctors without Borders.

The Food and Agricultural Organization.

A drought- and famine-monitoring network.

. In which of the following countries has the one-child policy been practiced?

Mongolia.

China.

The United Kingdom.

Japan.

. How does the Grameen Bank operate without solid financial guarantees?

It has strong international ties.

It relies on local communities of borrowers.

It uses credit sharks and other extrajudicial means.

It gets official assistance from state governments.

. For realists, _____ has/have the primary responsibility for resolving humanitarian crises.

States.

The United Nations.

Nongovernmental organizations.

International organizations.

. Humanitarianism, the principle that human beings, regardless of their origin and social status, are morally responsible to help those who suffer, is associated MOST closely with

Realism.

Constructivism.

Dependency theory.

Liberalism.

. Humanitarian missions will be MOST likely to fail in ____________ because the region is plagued by weak and corrupt governments and an inadequate infrastructure.

Southern Europe.

Eastern Europe.

Sub-Saharan Africa.

South America.

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