Question 1  In certain cases per capita GDP is used as an indicator of the wellbeing of the citizens of a country

Question 1 
In certain cases per capita GDP is used as an indicator of the wellbeing of the citizens of a country. The higher it is the more developed the country is considered. Why can't GDP per capita grow indefinitely nor is it desirable?(What are the limitations and why is it undesirable?) According to the material covered at the beginning of the course, there is a difference between true development and economic growth. Explain this difference between the two (true development and economic growth) giving examples and explanations to make your poi. Using the information you studied in this course, explain also, why measuring wellbeing with the growth of per capita income (GDP) as the only important measurement of development is inappropriate. What are the other measurements considered to be better indicators of true development discussed in this course? Explain why they are believed to be better indicators. 
Question 2 Needs Grading What are the components of weather and climate phenomena? Which ones out of these are mostly connected with climate change and global warming? How are these related to our economic activities? Explain the process of global warming and the series of causes and consequences of climate change on human wellbeing. What are the choices available to us in combating climate change and its consequences? 
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Question 3 a thorough definition of sustainable development and each of its three pillars. Explain these (sustainabile cieve,ornent and each of the three pillars) with the help of real examples. How are the four functions of ecological systems/ecosystem services related to the concept of sustainability? 

Question 4 

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Explain what is meant by food security. Using the reading assignment, the videos you viewed and Professor Carlo Alvaro's lecture on agriculture discuss three major challenges that affect the demand and the supply of food and other agricultural outputs now and in the future. Write down at least five or six (including Professor Alvaro's) proposed remedies and comment on their effectiveness (positively or negatively/support of criticize). Give explanations and examples to enrich your discussions. 

Answer any 3 out of 4 questions.

Demonstration of understanding the readings and guest lecturer topics; clear writing; relationship of answers to the questions; complete (THOROUGH) answers to questions.

NOTE: Each of the following questions consist of several parts. They are put in this format with the thought that doing so would help you to be thorough in your response (otherwise each of the four questions could have been written in fewer sentences), 

Answering the questions requires more than a sentence or two to address each part. These are not short-answer questions. Answer the questions in an essay format being as thorough as you can using all the materials learned in readings, videos, slides and video lectures. 

Please aim to write your sentences so as to communicate what you know clearly and correctly. Also, please watch for coherence in your ideas and avoid incomplete sentences. Aim for correct grammar and punctuation. Edit your final submission for all the possible errors that can be made when writing an essay.

This exam is intended to be closed book and to be done privately without collaboration. Evidence of collaboration or any verbatim (word-for-word) or copy or paste responses will be penalized according to the College's rules.

You have three hours and twenty minutes to complete the exam.  You can log on to finish the exam two times during this period.  The logging and posting times will be available on your submissions. This has to be done because of the remote conditions in which the exam is conducted and in order to minimize the possibility of collaboration, as well as copying and pasting materials (plagiarism).