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- 1. Multiple Choice
What is the definition of deforestation
Removal of shrubs and other small plants from an area.
Removal of large trees from an area.
Removal of soil from an area.
All of the above.
- 2. Multiple Choice
What is the definition of urbanization?
An area with a lot of people.
An area with few people.
People moving to cities.
People leaving cities.
- 3. Multiple Choice
What is the definition of minerals?
Resources removed from the under the ground.
Resources removed from above the ground.
Resources captured from the air.
Resources reclaimed from the sea.
- 4. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is not a fossil fuel?
Coal
Oil
Natural Gas
Nuclear Fission
- 5. Multiple Choice
Which of the following best describes Raleigh?
A rural area with few industries.
A rural area with many industries
An urban area that is diverse in its land use.
An urban area developed with the "city beautiful" philosophy.
- 6. Multiple Choice
How is most food produced in the United States?
On smallholder farms that produce food through mixed husbandry.
Large industrial farms that do not use chemicals for food production
Large industrial farms that use fertilizers, herbicides, and pesticides.
Smallholder traditional farms that share a "commons" area for livestock production.
- 7. Multiple Choice
Which color revolution allowed the production of vast amounts of food that contributed to population growth around the world?
Blue
Green
Yellow
Red
- 8. Multiple Choice
What are some downsides of mining for minerals
Habitat destruction
Water table damage
Various types of pollution
All of the above
- 9. Multiple Choice
What is adifference between old growth and new growth forests?
Old Growth forests are much younger.
New growth forests have little undergrowth.
Old growth forests take much longer to develop.
New growth forests serve as habitats for many rare animals.
- 10. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is the most destructive way of removing trees from a forest?
Taking only fallen trees
Clear cutting
Select Cutting
Slash and burn
- 11. Multiple Choice
Which fossil fuel provides the most energy per unit?
Coal
Oil
Natural Gas
Uranium
- 12. Multiple Choice
Which fossil fuel produces the most air pollution?
Coal
Oil
Natural Gas
Uranium
- 13. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is a major downside of fossil fuel energy?
Produces a lot of energy.
Increases Carbon Dioxide in the atmosphere.
Reduces Carbon Dioxide in the atmosphere.
Risk of nuclear meltdown.
- 14. Multiple Choice
Urban areas provide which advantage over rural areas?
Noise pollution
More jobs and opportunities
Higher costs of living.
Dependence on industrial farms to survive.
- 15. Multiple Choice
Where is urbanization mostly happening today?
Industrialized nations
Western Europe, Japan, and the United States
Sub-Saharan Africa and Asia
Antarctica
- 16. Multiple Choice
Which human activity has an impact on the environment?
All human activity impacts the environment.
Mining
Farming
Deforestation
- 17. Multiple Choice
Along with pigs, turkeys are a major agricultural product of North Carolina.
True
False
- 18. Multiple Choice
Why is there a need to extract minerals?
Minerals are needed to feed people.
Minerals are needed to heal people.
Minerals are needed for business profit.
Minerals are needed to make useful products.
- 19. Multiple Choice
Zoning laws in many urban areas do which of the following
Limit urban development
Organize cities to keep residential areas away from pollution
Limit property owner's rights to do what they wish with their land.
All of the above
- 20. Multiple Choice
There are sufficient resources in urban areas to feed everyone and there is no need to bring in outside resources to sustain the population.
True
False
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