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Environmental issues - Part 2
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Q1. What condition makes it easy for Canada to trade with the US?
A. The countries share a border over 3,000 miles long
B. Canada has access to seven major ports on three oceans
C. The countries have abundant nat ural resources
D. Canada has many natural re sources that the US doesn’t have
Q2. Which animal is this?
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A. wasp
B. shark
C. wolf
D. swallow
Q3. Forests
A. Renewable
B. Nonrenewable
C. Both
Q4. How has the shortage of safe drinking water affected development in subSaharan Africa?
A. Slowed the deforestation of the rain forest.
B. Increased population growth
C. Slowed economic growth.
D. Increased size of the Sahara
Q5. Dams built along the rivers have caused problems for people living further downstream because
A. dams are expensive to build.
B. a river can only be dammed in one place along its path.
C. no fish can lie in the rivers after they have been dammed.
D. less water comes down the river to those people once the dam is built.
Q6. Tons of wastes pour into the Ganges River daily.
A. True
B. False
Q7. What destroyed the grassland forests r that were once found in the sahel?
A. years of heavy flooding
B. the development of factories
C. continuous farming and overgrazing
D. repeated use by nomads and camel caravans
Q8. How can quarries be made environmentally sustainable?
A. Use rail transport to reduce congestion on roads
B. Monitor noise and vibrations
C. Can be restored to wildlife lakes
D. All of the above
Q9. The United Kingdom’s climate is best described as
A. Hot and dry
B. Mild and rainy
C. Tropical
D. Cold and dry
Q10. Fossil Fuels are fuels
A. formed from the decaying remains of plants only
B. formed from the decaying remains of plants and animals that were compressed over a short period of time
C. formed from the decaying remains of plants and animals that lived mil lions of years ago
D. formed from decaying food
Q11. The wearing or breaking down of rock.
A. weathering
B. erosion
C. minerals
D. compaction
Q12. The Ganges River begins high in the ___ and flows southeast through India and Bangladesh.
A. Ganges Mountains
B. Himalayas
C. Hilands
D. Indian Mountains
Q13. A MAJOR part of a wildlife officer’s job includes:
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A. Phone interviews farmers
B. Time at a drafting table
C. Working in a lab testing groundwater
D. Working outdoors to monitor hunt ing and fishing
Q14. Which has been a major cause of desertification?
A. years of uncontrolled flooding
B. overuse of the land by the people
C. heavy seasonal winds coming off the desert
D. sharp and unexpected changes in the climate
Q15. Name one major environmental concern in the United Kingdom.
A. Deforestation
B. Acid Rain
C. Air Pollution
Q16. Which way can people best reduce land pollution caused by large y amountsofwastedumpedinlandfills?
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A. They can use a water filter to use fewer water bottles.
B. They can recycle their plastic, glass, paper, and cardboard items and only throw away non-recyclable items.
C. They can watch less television, reducing electricity use and allowing their electronics to last much longer.
D. They can refill large plastic containers, like those used for laundry detergent, instead of throwing them away.
Q17. Terremoto
A. Cyclone
B. Earthquake
C. Hurricane
D. Twister
Q18. The geography of Mexico City and the surrounding mountains do NOT contribute to air pollution problems
A. True
B. False
Q19. Check ALL of the effects of acid rain in Germany.
A. destruction of the Black Forest
B. damage to statues and buildings
C. contaminates drinking water
D. B and C
Q20. Both China and India have air pollution because they burn coal for fuel.
A. True
B. False
Q21. What is the main course of damage to trees, statues and buildings in Germany?
A. hydroelectric power
B. wind
C. nuclear disasters
D. acid rain
Q22. Which environmental issue have you not studied in class?
A. Deforestation
B. Whale farming
C. Global Warming
D. Coral bleaching
Q23. In Germany, most people live on the ___ side.
A. Eastern
B. Western
C. Northern
D. Southern
Q24. Which number represents France?
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A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
Q25. Which of the following are examples
A. Smog in Los Angeles
B. Pesticide runoff in a stream
C. Global climate change
D. An oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico
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