FEBRUARY LONG QUIZ TNCT

I.

It covers interrelations and interconnections of people, services, and institutions beyond local, domestic,
or national borders and instead of spanning the whole world. – GLOBAL NETWORKS

It refers to the interrelations and interconnections among the various elements in the natural
environment enveloping the and affecting Earth as well as elements beyond Earth’s surface. It includes
the rain, the wind, the sun’s rays, gases, and other climate-related elements. – PLANETARY NETWORKS

It is the rising of global average temperature of Earth’s surface due to the thinning of the ozone layer in
Earth’s stratosphere. – GLOBAL WARMING

It refers to the major changes in the climate that last for long periods of time, up to decades or more. –
CLIMATE CHANGE

II.

This network appears in many forms such as international production networks, international security
alliances, international amnesty, tropical diseases, and world watch for marine life. – GLOBAL
NETWORKS

It concerns high population growth that has been concern of the whole world because it affects the pace
and quality of development, food prices and supply, natural resources, energy supply, and health of the
global community. – GLOBAL NETWORKS

It concerns the environment where the interaction of living species takes place. – GLOBAL NETWORKS

The networks are characterized by actors composed of people, governments, and institutions or firms
sharing common interests, and exchanging and interacting with one another. – GLOBAL NETWORKS

This network cover natural resources such as forests, mineral deposits, lakes, oceans, hills, and
mountains as well as the flora and fauna, and other living organisms which when heavily exploited and
exhausted shall cause detrimental effects on Earth’s natural cycle and functions. – PLANETARY
NETWORKS

It concerns the carbon footprint that comes from indirect sources such as purchasing a product that has
gone through several processes from extraction of raw materials to its manufacture, transportation, and
storage in stores. – PLANETARY NETWORKS

It includes consumption patterns are considered as the key driver to the use of resources. PLANETARY
NETWORKS

III. Answer the questions: (3 points for well and precise explanation – citation/s is/are
included), (2 points for incomplete explanation - citation/s is/are included) and (1 points for
not relevant at all – no citation/s)
How will you influence the government to enact laws supporting your climate change reduction
advocacy?
How can you help reducing the carbon footprint in your community? Explain your answer.

Does the culture of migration boosted by globalization and intensified by ILM reflect the loss of the
migrant worker’s sense nationalism?
 IV.

Weather is easier to forecast than climate. - TRUE

El Niño happens when the cooler-than-average surface water moves eastward and settles in the tropical
eastern Pacific. - FALSE
Ozone is made of four oxygen atoms (04) while ordinary oxygen has two (02). - FALSE
Greenhouse Gases are gas emissions that join the atmosphere and disturb the natural oxygen
production of respiration and photosynthesis. - TRUE
Carbon Footprint is a measure of the total amount of carbon dioxide and methane emissions of a
defined population, system, or activity within the spatial and temporary boundary of the population. -
TRUE
Carbon offsetting is the reduction of carbon footprint by using other options such as wind or solar
energy. - TRUE
Cigarette smoking is bad for one’s health and not for other people. FALSE

V. Answer the question: (4 points for well and precise explanation – citation/s is/are included),
(2 points for incomplete explanation - citation/s is/are included) and (1 points for not
relevant at all – no citation/s)
Are you ready to take the risks of working abroad in the pursuit of a better life for you and your family?
Why or why not?
VI. Answer the question: (4 points for well and precise explanation – citation/s is/are included),
(2 points for incomplete explanation - citation/s is/are included) and (1 points for not
relevant at all – no citation/s)
Why should you save energy? List some energy-saving practices you can do at home.

MARCH LONG QUIZ

I. .

It means the “power of the people.” It originates from the Greek words’ demos, which means “people”,
and kratos, which means “strength or power.” – DEMOCRACY

It is a democratic form of government that began in Great Britain. It features a leading party or coalition
of parties whose leader becomes the prime minister or chancellor. – PARLIAMENTARY DEMOCRACY

This form of government is focused on the needs of the ordinary people rather than on the needs of the
educated. – JACKSONIAN DEMOCRACY

It refers to “all the technology used to handle telecommunications, broadcast media, intelligent building
management systems, audiovisual processing transmission systems and network-based control and
monitoring functions.” – INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY

II. REPRESENTATIVE & PARTICIPATORY

The qualified citizens exercise their political power through representatives. -REPRESENTATIVE

The sovereign power remains on the citizens, but its exercise is delegated to the elected person. -
REPRESENTATIVE
The power is limited by a combination of balancing measures such as the constitutions, an independent
judiciary, and a referendum. – REPRESENTATIVE

It offers more opportunities for members of a population to contribute in decision-making through

popular assemblies. – PARTICIPATORY

It has undergone enhancements since around 500 BCE to facilitate more direct involvement, especially
of all free male citizens. – PARTICIPATORY

It tends to advocate more involved forms of citizen participation and greater political representations. –
PARTICIPATORY

It encourages a more active and wider involvement of citizens. – PARTICIPATORY

III. Answer the questions: (3 points for well and precise explanation – citation/s is/are
included), (2 points for incomplete explanation - citation/s is/are included) and (1 points for
not relevant at all – no citation/s)
How will you avoid becoming the weakest link in your group or organization?

How can you personally contribute to safeguarding and sustaining democracy in the Philippines?

How does democracy affect the society? Explain your answer.

IV. TRUE OR FALSE

The idea of democracy was also drawn from England’s Magna Carta of 2015. It was the document that
started to challenge the authority of the monarch and put him under the rule of law. – TRUE

In a democracy, hereditary class distinctions and arbitrary class privileges are nonexistent. – TRUE

Former U.S. President Abraham Lincoln succinctly defined democratic government, in his “Gettysburg
Address” delivered in 1863, as “a government of the people, by the people, for the people.” – TRUE

The Jeffersonian democracy as formulated by Andrew Jackson. – FALSE

In the Philippines, one popular demonstration of representative democracy was the EDSA People Power
Revolution. – FALSE

The two of the most popular types of democracy are Jacksonian and Jeffersonian democracy. – FALSE

Tracing its roots from ancient Greece, the exercise of representative democracy has undergone
enhancements since around 600 BCE to facilitate more indirect involvement. – FALSE

V. (4 points for well and precise explanation – citation/s is/are included), (3 points for good
explanation - citation/s is/are included) and (2 points for incomplete explanation – no
citation/s)
What makes poverty a worldwide problem that keeps on ballooning? Why is its solution
elusive?
VI. (4 points for well and precise explanation – citation/s is/are included), (3 points for good
explanation - citation/s is/are included) and (2 points for incomplete explanation – no
citation/s)
What do you think are the grounds to disqualify a citizen from exercising suffrage? Explain
your answer.