A. It produces more carbon dioxide emissions than all of Finland.
B. It produces more carbon dioxide emissions than eight industrialized European countries.
C. Washington area residents produce less carbon dioxide than the average American.
D. All of the above.
D. All of the above is correct.
Finland, with a population of 5.2 million, emitted 62.8 million tons of carbon dioxide in 2005. By comparison, the Washington area's 4.9 million people emitted 81.6 million tons, according to the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments.
The Washington, D.C., area also produces more carbon dioxide than each of these seven countries: Portugal, Hungary, Sweden, Denmark, Ireland, Switzerland, and Norway.
Washington area residents produce 16.5 tons of carbon dioxide per person a year, compared with a US average of about 22 tons.
The Globalist Quiz is produced by The Globalist, a Washington- based research organization that promotes awareness of world affairs. © 2008 The Globalist, theglobalist.com.
