Kafuiaheto/RPMUnit4

Please feel free to leave a message in my [mailto:kafuiaheto@yahoo.com inbox] in case you have any information for me. RESOURCE PERCEPTION AND MANAGEMENT - Unit 4 '''Answer All questions by clicking on the appropriate option or filling in the space where necessary. Finally, click on submit to view your scores.''' {Which one of the following explains the regimes of resource ownership? - political and geographical frameworks + social and political frameworks - physical and social frameworks - none of the above
 * type=""}

{Land includes the solid earth and all other resources that are based on it + True - False
 * type=""}

{Which one of the following is NOT a cause of land degradation. - poor agricultural practices + afforestation - desertification - erosion
 * type=""}

{Land degradation is usually considered as artificial because, they are generally caused by human activities. + True - False
 * type=""}

{Do you think good agricultural practices and technology cannot help in fighting against land degradation issues in Africa. - True + False
 * type=""}

{Land can be classified as an irreplaceable resource because - it holds all other resources - land cannot be sold + of its fixity and special characteristics - of its free gift of nature
 * type=""}

{The African continent can be divided into......major climatic zones. - 2 - 3 + 4 - 5
 * type=""}

{ Identify any two major climitic zones in Africa { humid| sub-humid| semi-arid| arid an desert } zone and { humid| sub-humid| semi-arid| arid an desert } zone.
 * type="{}"}

{ The impact of { droughts } in Africa is to be seen in a proper global context
 * type="{}"}

{Because land is a broad concept, one can say that it includes the following, oil reserves, resources of the sea, access to sunlight and changing temperatures + True - False
 * type=""}

{In terms of land ownership in Ghana, select the odd one out. - State - Private Developers + Foreign Partners - Traditional Rulers
 * type=""}

{It is believed that land management activities should begin with members of the District Assembly. - True + False
 * type=""}

{Why is land management seen as a central point in addressing resource problems in our country? - land is very expensive - It is the most expensive resources + all other resources are based on land - land is free gift of nature
 * type=""}

{Which of the following resources are usually unpriced? '''I. Clean air II. Rainfall III. Open space IV. Sunshine''' - I, II and III - I, II and IV - II, III and IV + I, II, III and IV
 * type=""}

{What are the characteristics of land? - attribute of nature, which can be measured or estimated + attribute of land, which can be measured or estimated - attribute of nature, which cannot be measured or estimated - attribute of land, which cannot be measured or estimated
 * type=""}

{Environmental effects are the effects on the quality of land + True - False
 * type=""}

{Identify the most suitable importance of land that of the Traditional Indigenous System - the elders get more resources like money - it holds all other resources - it secures the future resources for the younger generation in the traditional area + it holds land in trust for the use and welfare of a community as a whole
 * type=""}

{The social and political frameworks within which people manage resources can be termed as - "typologies of resource regimes" - "open access resource ownership regime" - "public resource ownership regime" + "resource ownership regime"
 * type=""}

{Which of the following best describe features of resource ownership regimes? '''I. Right to manage the resources in a physical or technical sense access II. Right to sell or dispose of the resource III. Right of withdrawal or taking of resource IV. Right of access to the resources and the powers to exclude others ''' - I, II and III - I, II and IV - II, III and IV + I, II, III and IV
 * type=""}

{Limitations of "passive" adaptation and natural selection" still hold all creatures and "Man in bondage". True/False. - True + False
 * type=""}

{"Laissez-faire" and "central planning and socialism" are extremes of control systems. + True - False
 * type=""}

{In the field of resource perception and management, "free for all" means .... - Common-property Resources + Open Access Resources - State Ownership - Public land ownership
 * type=""}

{What does the "trickle-down" theory means? It means that... - if the community benefit then the private interests also benefit + if private interests benefit then the rest of the community also benefit - free for all - Open-Access
 * type=""}

{Failure to recognise the activities of activities of other households in doing the same things constitute the fallacy in the logic of the commons commons states that individuals dump wastes outside the commons. + True - False
 * type=""}

{The logic of the commons states that individuals dump wastes outside the commons. - True + False
 * type=""}

{Any resources shared by a group of people is known as..... - the "logic of the commons" - the "tragedy of the commons" + the "commons" - the "second tragedy of the commons"
 * type=""}

{Which of the following answers in NOT a major reason that has virtually destroyed the world or some critical resources? - the "logic of the commons" - population growth + the "commons" - greed
 * type=""}

{What is known to be the "second tragedy of the commons"? - any resources shared by a group of people - the freedom to take from and return the waste to the commons - food insecurity + the freedom to breed
 * type=""}

{Insufficient natural production of food led to the cultivation of plants and the domestication of animals. + True - False
 * type=""}

{With regard to food production, what are the two "defect of nature" from the standpoint of human beings? + the wrong place and the wrong time - the wrong place and the wrong people - the wrong people and the wrong time" - the wrong place and the right technology
 * type=""}

{All of the following are the main challenges of the agricultural man's dependence on nature except. + the current technological advancements - incomplete control or lack of control on his yield - limitation on the size of the agriculture enterprise - the seasons leave the farmer little control over the time cycle of production
 * type=""}

{The basic feature of Ghana's agriculture is the dependence on nature (e.g. rainfall). + true - false
 * type=""}

{Identify the negative outcomes that may occur with regards to mineral deposits in a country. I. civil war and corruption II. laws and democracy III. authorisation repression and initialization - I and II + I and III - II and III - I, II and III
 * type=""}

{Multinational oil companies often manoeuvre for control of oil fields. + True - False
 * type=""}

{Identify why the world's supply of freshwater should be under pressure. I. different countries and different water type II. different soil and different climates III. different crops and different people with different needs - I and II - I and III + II and III - I, II and III
 * type=""}