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Q86398 Inglês
1 Climate change is a defining issue of our time, a challenge that already affects and will increasingly impact all nations, including some whose very survival is at risk. The
4 complexity of the problem is intrinsically linked with overarching societal issues, such as poverty reduction, economic development and population growth
7 After a decade of work on integrating Earth- and satellite-based observing networks, thereby establishing new observation methods that have made a tremendous impact on
10 the way climate change and physical oceanic variability is measured, scientists are once again exploring uncharted waters and looking to set a new course for the future at the
13 OceanObs'09 Conference in Venice, Italy on September 21-25. Ten years ago — at the first conference for a comprehensive ocean observing system — scientists envisioned measuring
16 satellite altimetry of sea-surface height with tide gauges and buoy measurements in order to forecast ocean currents. They brainstormed methods for monitoring changes in temperature
19 and salinity in the Southern Ocean and the South Atlantic which had never been systematically monitored. They also drew up a plan for implementing a global array of temperature
22 and salinity floats that would profile the water column down to a depth of 2,000 meters in real time. The initiatives launched at that conference a decade ago have since provided data that
25 fed the International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) assessments of human influence on climate change, improved seasonal forecasts crucial for agriculture, hydropower, and
28 storm prediction and provided information invaluable to the lives and safety of mariners. Internet: (adapted).
Scientists are once again exploring waters which have not yet been explored.
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Q86397 Inglês
1 Climate change is a defining issue of our time, a challenge that already affects and will increasingly impact all nations, including some whose very survival is at risk. The
4 complexity of the problem is intrinsically linked with overarching societal issues, such as poverty reduction, economic development and population growth
7 After a decade of work on integrating Earth- and satellite-based observing networks, thereby establishing new observation methods that have made a tremendous impact on
10 the way climate change and physical oceanic variability is measured, scientists are once again exploring uncharted waters and looking to set a new course for the future at the
13 OceanObs'09 Conference in Venice, Italy on September 21-25. Ten years ago — at the first conference for a comprehensive ocean observing system — scientists envisioned measuring
16 satellite altimetry of sea-surface height with tide gauges and buoy measurements in order to forecast ocean currents. They brainstormed methods for monitoring changes in temperature
19 and salinity in the Southern Ocean and the South Atlantic which had never been systematically monitored. They also drew up a plan for implementing a global array of temperature
22 and salinity floats that would profile the water column down to a depth of 2,000 meters in real time. The initiatives launched at that conference a decade ago have since provided data that
25 fed the International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) assessments of human influence on climate change, improved seasonal forecasts crucial for agriculture, hydropower, and
28 storm prediction and provided information invaluable to the lives and safety of mariners. Internet: (adapted).
Scientists have worked on integrating Earth- and satellite-based observing networks for decades.
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Q86393 Inglês
1 As the evidence and knowledge of the physical effects of climate change continue to grow, the world is starting to dissect how those physical changes (e.g. water scarcity, sea-
4 level rise, increased temperatures), both current and predicted, will intersect with society and economies and the potentially significant environmental and human impacts that will result.
7 Of emerging interest are the potential impacts of climate change on the enjoyment of human rights and wellbeing. Weather and environmental degradation have, as one of
10 multiple stressors, threatened lives and livelihoods throughout history, but what makes this interaction more relevant today is the growing evidence that greenhouse gases (GHG) emissions
13 have contributed and will continue to contribute to long-term or permanent changes to our ecosystems and landscapes and will increase the frequency and severity of extreme events. This
16 amplifies existing social risks and vulnerabilities and will therefore increase the pressures faced by many disadvantaged individuals and populations in Canada and abroad.
19 On January 15 2009, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (UNHCHR) released a study on climate change and human rights in response to UN
22 Resolution 7/23 in which signatories expressed concern “that climate change poses an immediate and far-reaching threat to people and communities around the world and has implications
25 for the full enjoyment of human rights.” Internet: (adapted)

In the line 22, the pronoun “which" refers to “signatories".
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Q86392 Inglês
1 As the evidence and knowledge of the physical effects of climate change continue to grow, the world is starting to dissect how those physical changes (e.g. water scarcity, sea-
4 level rise, increased temperatures), both current and predicted, will intersect with society and economies and the potentially significant environmental and human impacts that will result.
7 Of emerging interest are the potential impacts of climate change on the enjoyment of human rights and wellbeing. Weather and environmental degradation have, as one of
10 multiple stressors, threatened lives and livelihoods throughout history, but what makes this interaction more relevant today is the growing evidence that greenhouse gases (GHG) emissions
13 have contributed and will continue to contribute to long-term or permanent changes to our ecosystems and landscapes and will increase the frequency and severity of extreme events. This
16 amplifies existing social risks and vulnerabilities and will therefore increase the pressures faced by many disadvantaged individuals and populations in Canada and abroad.
19 On January 15 2009, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (UNHCHR) released a study on climate change and human rights in response to UN
22 Resolution 7/23 in which signatories expressed concern “that climate change poses an immediate and far-reaching threat to people and communities around the world and has implications
25 for the full enjoyment of human rights.” Internet: (adapted)

The conjunction “therefore" (L.17) expresses an idea of consequence.
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Q86391 Inglês
1 As the evidence and knowledge of the physical effects of climate change continue to grow, the world is starting to dissect how those physical changes (e.g. water scarcity, sea-
4 level rise, increased temperatures), both current and predicted, will intersect with society and economies and the potentially significant environmental and human impacts that will result.
7 Of emerging interest are the potential impacts of climate change on the enjoyment of human rights and wellbeing. Weather and environmental degradation have, as one of
10 multiple stressors, threatened lives and livelihoods throughout history, but what makes this interaction more relevant today is the growing evidence that greenhouse gases (GHG) emissions
13 have contributed and will continue to contribute to long-term or permanent changes to our ecosystems and landscapes and will increase the frequency and severity of extreme events. This
16 amplifies existing social risks and vulnerabilities and will therefore increase the pressures faced by many disadvantaged individuals and populations in Canada and abroad.
19 On January 15 2009, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (UNHCHR) released a study on climate change and human rights in response to UN
22 Resolution 7/23 in which signatories expressed concern “that climate change poses an immediate and far-reaching threat to people and communities around the world and has implications
25 for the full enjoyment of human rights.” Internet: (adapted)

The author of the text affirms that although evidence of physical effects of climate change continues to grow, the world is starting to dissect how physical changes will intersect with society and economies .
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Q86390 Inglês
1 As the evidence and knowledge of the physical effects of climate change continue to grow, the world is starting to dissect how those physical changes (e.g. water scarcity, sea-
4 level rise, increased temperatures), both current and predicted, will intersect with society and economies and the potentially significant environmental and human impacts that will result.
7 Of emerging interest are the potential impacts of climate change on the enjoyment of human rights and wellbeing. Weather and environmental degradation have, as one of
10 multiple stressors, threatened lives and livelihoods throughout history, but what makes this interaction more relevant today is the growing evidence that greenhouse gases (GHG) emissions
13 have contributed and will continue to contribute to long-term or permanent changes to our ecosystems and landscapes and will increase the frequency and severity of extreme events. This
16 amplifies existing social risks and vulnerabilities and will therefore increase the pressures faced by many disadvantaged individuals and populations in Canada and abroad.
19 On January 15 2009, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (UNHCHR) released a study on climate change and human rights in response to UN
22 Resolution 7/23 in which signatories expressed concern “that climate change poses an immediate and far-reaching threat to people and communities around the world and has implications
25 for the full enjoyment of human rights.” Internet: (adapted)

The adjective “far-reaching"(L.23) could be correctly replaced by extensive.
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Q85975 Inglês
It can be deduced from the text IV that
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Q85974 Inglês
The expression “the Dark Ages” (lines 11 and 12)
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Q85973 Inglês
The expression “In turn” (line 24) can be paraphrased as
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Q85972 Inglês
The expression “primitive man” (line 2), in this particular context, means
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Q85971 Inglês
It can be inferred from the text IV that
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Q85970 Inglês
In terms of meaning, “gawp” (line 23) can be understood as
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Q85969 Inglês
It can be concluded from the text III that
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Q85968 Inglês
In the text III, the word “greenwash” (line 9) can be understood as
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Q85967 Inglês
Concerning the vocabulary in the text III, it can be assumed that
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Q85965 Inglês
In relation to the text III, it can be assumed that
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Q2978315 Inglês
Criminal Intelligence Analysis 

Criminal Intelligence Analysis (sometimes called Crime Analysis) has been recognized by law enforcement as a useful support tool for over twenty-five years and is successfully used within the international community. Within the last decade, the role and position of Criminal Intelligence Analysis in the global law enforcement community has fundamentally changed. Whereas previously there were a few key countries acting as forerunners and promoters of the discipline, more and more countries have implemented analytical techniques within their police forces. International organizations, such as INTERPOL, Europol and the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY), all have Criminal Intelligence Analysts among their personnel. The techniques are also widely used within private sector organizations.
There are many definitions of Criminal Intelligence Analysis in use throughout the world. The one definition agreed in June 1992 by an international group of twelve European INTERPOL member countries and subsequently adopted by other countries is as follows: 'The identification of and provision of insight into the relationship between crime data and other potentially relevant data with a view to police and judicial practice'.
The central task of Analysis is to help officials — law enforcers, policy makers, and decision makers — deal more effectively with uncertainty, to provide timely warning of threats, and to support operational activity by analysing crime.
Criminal Intelligence Analysis is divided into operational (or tactical) and strategic analysis. The basic skills required are similar, and the difference lies in the level of detail and the type of client to whom the products are aimed. Operational Analysis aims to achieve a specific law enforcement outcome. This might be arrests, seizure or forfeiture of assets or money gained from criminal activities, or the disruption of a criminal group. Operational Analysis usually has a more immediate benefit. Strategic Analysis is intended to inform higher level decision making and the benefits are realized over the longer term. It is usually aimed at managers and policy-makers rather than individual investigators. The intention is to provide early warning of threats and to support senior decision-makers in setting priorities to prepare their organizations to be able to deal with emerging criminal issues. This might mean allocating resources to different areas of crime, increased training in a crime fighting technique, or taking steps to close a loophole in a process.
Both disciplines make use of a range of analytical techniques and Analysts need to have a range of skills and attributes.

Internet: <www.interpol.int>. 

About operational and strategic analysis, mark the correct alternative.

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Q2925573 Inglês

O texto a seguir é referência para as questões 14 e 15.


William Penn (1644-1718), founder of Pennsylvania. Son of an admiral, he was sent to a Puritan school and was expelled from Oxford as a dissenter in 1660. Sent to Ireland to manage the family estates, he regularly attended the Quaker meeting at Cork, and on his return to England he was twice imprisoned for proselytizing, but nonetheless retained connections with the court. In 1681, Charles II repaid a debt owed to Penn’s father by granting him a large province on the west bank of the Delaware river in North America. Penn drew up a frame of government providing for religious toleration in the new colony, which he named Pennsylvania. After he had supervised the building of Philadelphia (1682-4), he returned to England and, on James II’s accession, secured the release of some 1,200 Quaker prisoners. Out of favour after the Glorious Revolution, he returned to America in 1699, but financial mismanagement forced him to mortgage his rights as proprietor of the colony.


(Gardiner, J., & Wenborn, N. (eds.) (1995). The History Today Companion to British History. London: Collins & Brown.)

Penn was imprisoned in England:

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Q2925571 Inglês

O texto a seguir é referência para as questões de 11 a 13.


We are accustomed to thinking of military success as determined by quality of weaponry, rather than by food supply. But a clear example of how improvements in food supply may decisively increase military success comes from the history of Maori New Zealand. The Maori are the Polynesian people who were the first to settle New Zealand. Traditionally, they fought frequent fierce wars against each other, but only against closely neighboring tribes. Those wars were limited by the modest productivity of their agriculture, whose staple crop was sweet potatoes. It was not possible to grow enough sweet potatoes to feed an army in the field for a long time or on distant marches. When Europeans arrived in New Zealand, they brought potatoes, which beginning around 1815 considerably increased Maori crop yields. Maori could now grow enough food to supply armies in the field for many weeks. The result was a 15-year period in Maori history, from 1818 until 1833, when Maori tribes that had acquired potatoes and guns from the English sent armies out on raids to attack tribes hundreds of miles away that had not yet acquired potatoes and guns. Thus, the potato’s productivity relieved previous limitations on Maori warfare, similar to the limitations that low-productivity corn agriculture imposed on Maya warfare.


(Diamond, J. (2006). Collapse. London: Penguin.)

Which of the following sentences is NOT true, according to the text?

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Q2916226 Inglês

Texto II, para responder às questões 8 e 9.


Criminal Intelligence Analysis

1 Criminal Intelligence Analysis (sometimes called

Crime Analysis) has been recognized by law enforcement as

a useful support tool for over twenty-five years and is

4 successfully used within the international community. Within

the last decade, the role and position of Criminal Intelligence

Analysis in the global law enforcement community has

7 fundamentally changed. Whereas previously there were a few

key countries acting as forerunners and promoters of the

discipline, more and more countries have implemented

10 analytical techniques within their police forces. International

organizations, such as INTERPOL, Europol and the

International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia

13 (ICTY), all have Criminal Intelligence Analysts among their

personnel. The techniques are also widely used within private

sector organizations.

16 There are many definitions of Criminal Intelligence

Analysis in use throughout the world. The one definition

agreed in June 1992 by an international group of twelve

19 European INTERPOL member countries and subsequently

adopted by other countries is as follows: 'The identification of

and provision of insight into the relationship between crime

22 data and other potentially relevant data with a view to police

and judicial practice'.

The central task of Analysis is to help officials — law

25 enforcers, policy makers, and decision makers — deal more

effectively with uncertainty, to provide timely warning of

threats, and to support operational activity by analysing crime.

28 Criminal Intelligence Analysis is divided into

operational (or tactical) and strategic analysis. The basic skills

required are similar, and the difference lies in the level of

31 detail and the type of client to whom the products are aimed.

Operational Analysis aims to achieve a specific law

enforcement outcome. This might be arrests, seizure or

34 forfeiture of assets or money gained from criminal activities,

or the disruption of a criminal group. Operational Analysis

usually has a more immediate benefit. Strategic Analysis is

37 intended to inform higher level decision making and the

benefits are realized over the longer term. It is usually aimed

at managers and policy-makers rather than individual

40 investigators. The intention is to provide early warning of

threats and to support senior decision-makers in setting

priorities to prepare their organizations to be able to deal with

43 emerging criminal issues. This might mean allocating

resources to different areas of crime, increased training in a

crime fighting technique, or taking steps to close a loophole in

46 a process.

Both disciplines make use of a range of analytical

techniques and Analysts need to have a range of skills and

49 attributes.


Internet: <www.interpol.int>.

About operational and strategic analysis, mark the correct alternative.

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Respostas
23261: C
23262: E
23263: E
23264: C
23265: E
23266: C
23267: A
23268: E
23269: C
23270: C
23271: B
23272: A
23273: D
23274: D
23275: E
23276: B
23277: C
23278: B
23279: D
23280: C