Practise MYP History questions on 13.3 Environmental Neglect and review the explanations to check your understanding.
Use these questions for topic practice and to find ideas you want to revisit in your notes or lessons.
True or False: According to the text, governments often delay climate policies because they are perceived as costly or unpopular, despite scientific warnings.
How did the shrinking of the Aral Sea specifically alter the local climate of the region?
True or False: Environmental neglect is a localized issue, meaning damage in one country rarely affects ecosystems or human health in other nations.
According to the text, what is one of the broad security-related consequences of delayed climate action?
The Aralkum Desert is the name given to the now-desiccated basin of the __________.
True
False
It prevented the formation of dust storms
It moderated temperature extremes
It made summers hotter and winters colder
It increased the humidity and rainfall
True
False
Increased naval power
Improvement in infrastructure
Threats to global security
Expansion of urban centers
South Aral Sea
Dead Sea
North Aral Sea
Caspian Sea
