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- 1. Multiple Choice
Which is not a human impact on the lithosphere?
Agriculture
Urbanization
Foliation
Deforestation
- 2. Multiple Choice
What term best describes how our land use has changed over the past 100 years?
Deforestation
Urbanization
Elimination
Ruralization
- 3. Multiple Choice
_____% of all animals live in forests.
50
2
100
70
- 4. Multiple Choice
Agriculture uses this part of the lithosphere.
The rockbed
The subsoil
The magma
The topsoil
- 5. Multiple Choice
_______ is an important nutrient for plants to grow.
calcium
nitrogen
beryllium
carbon
- 6. Multiple Choice
No-till farming
decreases soil erosion
increases soil erosion
is not sustainable
is a rare practice in agriculture
- 7. Multiple Choice
Rotating crops
conserves nutrients
increases soil erosion
is a cause for deforestation
is the same thing as cover crops
- 8. Multiple Choice
Which would not make a good addition to compost?
straws
grasses
raw chicken
food scraps
- 9. Multiple Choice
What part of IPM should be relied on the least?
Prevention
Cultural/Sanitation
Physical/Mechanical
Chemical
- 10. Multiple Choice
Peat and wood are obtained through
digging
mining
harvesting
drilling
- 11. Multiple Choice
Natural gas and oil are obtained through
digging
mining
harvesting
drilling
- 12. Multiple Choice
Uranium, plutonium, and coal are obtained through
digging
mining
harvesting
drilling
- 13. Multiple Choice
What is a pro of using peat?
Peat is a good alternative to wood
(deforestation)
Expensive
Peat is only available in some countries.
It creates habitat loss
- 14. Multiple Choice
What is a con of nuclear energy?
Nuclear power emits low levels of CO2
Provides stable, large-scale energy
Cost for operation are low
Waste storage requires the use of facilities for long periods of time.
- 15. Multiple Choice
What is a con of oil?
Non-renewable
It is cheap
It is reliable
It encourages economic growth
- 16. Multiple Choice
What is a pro of coal?
Non-renewable
Reliable energy resource, easy to burn
Air pollution
Negative impact on the environment
- 17. Multiple Choice
What is a pro of natural gas?
Non-renewable
Emits CO2 when burned
Cleanest of all fossil fuels
Explosive, potentially dangerous
- 18. Multiple Choice
Cause or effect of deforestation: habitat loss
cause
effect
- 19. Multiple Choice
Cause or effect of deforestation: A need for resources
cause
effect
- 20. Multiple Choice
Cause or effect of agriculture: Rotating crops increases crop yield
cause
effect
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