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Nomad Century

How Climate Migration Will Reshape Our World

Gaia Vince

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Question 1 of 8
What is the primary solution to the climate crisis proposed by Gaia Vince in 'Nomad Century'?
  • A. Enforcing strict border controls and focusing on local adaptation strategies.
  • B. Embracing and actively managing global migration on an unprecedented scale.
  • C. Transitioning entirely to underground cities to escape rising surface temperatures.
  • D. Halting all international travel and trade to drastically reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Question 2 of 8
How does the book characterize the impact of climate displacement on developed nations?
  • A. Developed nations have the infrastructure to completely prevent climate displacement.
  • B. Climate displacement will only affect the global south, leaving the north untouched.
  • C. Rich nations will also face severe displacement, such as Americans fleeing climate disasters.
  • D. Developed nations will only experience minor inconveniences like slightly higher food prices.
Question 3 of 8
How does the author view modern closed borders and national identities?
  • A. They are ancient concepts that have protected human societies for millennia.
  • B. They are essential natural boundaries that perfectly align with geographic features.
  • C. They were created primarily to manage the spread of infectious diseases during the Middle Ages.
  • D. They are relatively recent inventions, whereas human history is largely defined by movement and self-governing hub cities.
Question 4 of 8
According to the text, what is a primary economic benefit when migrants take 'low-skilled' jobs in a host country?
  • A. It drives down the average wages for local workers across all employment sectors.
  • B. It frees up local citizens, such as women, to join the workforce and pursue better-paying management jobs.
  • C. It forces host countries to quickly mechanize all their agricultural and service sectors.
  • D. It increases local unemployment and places a massive, unrecoverable strain on welfare programs.
Question 5 of 8
Why are remit payments from migrant workers often considered more effective than international aid?
  • A. They are heavily taxed by the receiving government to build national infrastructure.
  • B. They go directly to families to solve immediate problems with fewer administrative expenses.
  • C. They are legally required to be spent exclusively on government-approved educational programs.
  • D. They automatically convert into high-yield government bonds that stabilize the national currency.
Question 6 of 8
What does the author identify as a root cause of local resistance to migration?
  • A. A fundamental and unavoidable clash of religious ideologies.
  • B. The refusal of migrants to integrate into the local culture or learn the language.
  • C. Pre-existing wealth inequality and the pressure placed on social facilities.
  • D. International laws that force local citizens to give up their private property.
Question 7 of 8
How will climate change physically alter the global north in a way that creates new economic opportunities?
  • A. It will turn northern deserts into lush, tropical rainforests perfect for logging.
  • B. Increased volcanic activity will create new, mineral-rich landmasses for settlement.
  • C. Thawing glaciers will open up new areas in places like Canada and Russia for sailing, farming, and mining.
  • D. Rising sea levels will create massive inland seas that are ideal for high-yield aquaculture.
Question 8 of 8
How should future climate migration be executed compared to past disaster responses, according to the proposed plan?
  • A. People should only move temporarily after a disaster strikes and then immediately return.
  • B. Migration should be anticipated, moving people before extreme weather strikes using tools like UN passports.
  • C. Private corporations should be allowed to auction off safe land to the highest bidders.
  • D. Individual nations should act independently to relocate citizens without international interference.

Nomad Century — Full Chapter Overview

Nomad Century Summary & Overview

Nomad Century (2022) proposes a radical solution to the looming climate apocalypse, one that’s as practical as it is controversial. To tackle the effects of climate change, we need to migrate and be more tolerant of those who’ve been forced to move.

Who Should Listen to Nomad Century?

  • Supranational bodies trying to tackle the climate crisis
  • Governments dealing with climate migration
  • Scientists, communities, and NGOs

About the Author: Gaia Vince

Gaia Vince is an award-winning British science journalist and broadcaster whose work has been shown on the BBC and published in New Scientist, the Guardian, and Science magazine. She’s held editorial positions at Nature and New Scientist and became the first woman to win the Royal Society Prize for Science Books for Adventures in the Anthropocene. She’s also the author of Transcendence.

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