Environment
Ethical Dilemmas
Economic Realities
Identity
Historical Power Plays
100

This term describes resources that are overused when shared by all, but owned by none

What is the Tragedy of the Commons

100

This woman is known for the phrase “the banality of evil”

Who is Hannah Arendt?

100

GDP is an abbreviation for this.

What is Gross Domestic Product?

100

This idea of movement groups people together as a community within state borders. 

What is nationalism?

100

These conflicts were the "hot" conflicts during the Cold War

What are Proxy Wars?

200

One major success in global environmental cooperation

What is the Montreal Protocol (on CFCs)?

200

According to Just War Theory, this is the term for fairness in the conduct of war.

What is jus in bello?

200

HDI stands for this in development studies

What is Human Development Index?

200

Name one group that has historically been displaced from their homeland.

What is: Palestinians, Kurds, Rohingya, etc

200

The Berlin Wall fell during this year.

What is 1989?

300

This coral reef system is threatened by warming seas and mass bleaching.

This coral reef system is threatened by warming seas and mass bleaching.

300

This ethical theory focuses on the greatest good for the greatest number

What is utilitarianism?

300

This economic principle explains why diamonds cost more than water, even though water is essential

What is perceived value or scarcity?

300

This is a term for a story or belief that helps form national identity

What is a founding myth or national narrative?

300

One long term effect of colonialization on colonized places is this

What is long-term underdevelopment or inequality?

400

Two ways reduced human activity during COVID-19 affected the environment

What is a temporary drop in pollution and wildlife resurgence?

400

One ethical concern with the use of sweatshop labor.

What is worker exploitation, poor conditions, or child labor?

400

This is one downside of globalization for local economies

What is loss of jobs, exploitation, or homogenization of culture?

400

The term “homelands” is controversial in South African history for the following reason (not phrased as question)


because it was used to enforce racial segregation under apartheid

400

This phrase has been used to describe the vast reach of the British Empire at it's height

What is “the sun never sets on the British Empire”?

500

This region is experiencing severe desertification due to overfarming and climate.

What is the Sahel?

500

This is the difference between equity and equality (not phrased as a question)

equity considers needs and circumstances; equality treats everyone the same

500

Name a good reason not to adopt a shared currency

What is the maintenance of control over its own monetary policy and interest rates?

500

Language plays the following role in shaping group identity.


What is by reinforcing culture, unity and exclusion/inclusion?

500

Name a key factor that led to the fall of the Roman Empire in the West.

What is overexpansion, internal corruption, economic troubles, or invasions?