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- 1. Multiple ChoiceWhich human activity would preserve nonrenewable resources?deforestationremoving carnivores from a forestrecyclingheating homes with fossil fuels
- 2. Multiple ChoiceIncreased industrialization will most likelydecrease available habitatsincrease environmental carrying capacityincrease the stability of ecosystemsdecrease global warming
- 3. Multiple ChoiceWhich human activity is correctly paired with its likely future consequence?overfishing in the Atlantic — increase in supply of flounder and salmon as food for peopledevelopment of electric cars or hybrid vehicles — increased rate of global warminguse of fossil fuels — depletion of underground coal, oil, and natural gas suppliesgenetically engineering animals — less food available to feed the world’s population
- 4. Multiple ChoiceWhich human activity would most likely deplete nonrenewable resources?use of natural enemies to eliminate insect pestsdevelopment of wildlife refugesgovernmental restriction of industrial pollutionincreased use of fossil fuels
- 5. Multiple ChoiceApproximately 75 percent of the Earth's surface is covered in water. So why is water considered such a precious resource?The greenhouse effect is causing most of the world's freshwater to be trapped in the atmosphereOnly a small fraction of the Earth's water is freshwater available for drinking and irrigationEach year, more freshwater is being trapped in icecaps located at the North and South PolesGlobal warming caused by greenhouse gas emissions will likely cause Earth's oceans to evaporate
- 6. Multiple ChoiceAlbert wants to practice conservation. He has decided to examine his lifestyle in order to identify areas in which he can reduce the resources he consumes, reuse resources he already has, and recycle resources that he cannot reuse. In which of the following ways can Albert best reduce the resources he currently consumes?Use paper grocery bags as gift wrapRide a bike to work instead of taking his carSubscribe to a daily rather than a weekly newspaperUse an organic rather than synthetic fertilizer in his garden
- 7. Multiple ChoiceMany common products, such as wooden furniture, paper, and books, are made from trees. Which of the following is a likely consequence of humans cutting down a forest in order to make use of the natural resources there?the decrease of chemical runoff into the oceansincreased acid rainthe increase of light pollution in citiesthe destruction of habitats
- 8. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following historical events most likely triggered the largest increase in the human population?the Black Death plague, which occurred in the mid-1300sthe domestication of wheat crops, which began around 8000 B.Cthe fall of the Roman Empire, which occurred around A.D. 800the Industrial Revolution, which began in the late 1700s
- 9. Multiple ChoiceWhat causes smog?The burning of particulatesThe formation of ozoneAcid Rainthe interaction of sunlight with pollutants produced by fossil fuels
- 10. Multiple ChoiceWhat are renewable resources?Resources that are used faster than they forma. Resources that can replenish themselves over timea. Resources that exist only in urban areasResources that exist only in rural areas
- 11. Multiple ChoiceGlobal warming has been linked to a decrease inthe size of the polar ice capsthe temperature of Earththe rate of species extinctionthe rate of carbon dioxide production
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