Resource Utilization Review Qs Ppt

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AP ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE

RESOURCE UTILIZATION

AP EXAM REVIEW QUESTIONS

Answer the following questions on a sheet of paper.

Check your answers by the final slide.


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1. Which of the following correctly describes

the process of smelting? a. separating the desired metal from other

elements in the ore

b. cleaning up drainage from mines

c. detoxifying harmful chemicals

d. removing ore from underground mines

e. making gasoline


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2. In a very polluted river it costs $ per kilogramto

remove the !rst "# of the pollution. It costs

$2% per kilogram to remove the last 2# of the

pollutant. &his phenomenon is correctly referred

to as'

a. cost(bene!t analysis. b. external costs.

c. marginal costs.

d. marginal bene!t.

e. externalities.


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. Which of the following correctly describes the

process of clear(cutting?

a. )ome mature trees are left to provide shade foryounger trees.

b. *nly trees with commercial value are cut down.

c. + few mature trees are left to reseed the land

after cutting. d. +ll the commercially usable trees in an area are

cut down.

e. &rees are planted between rows of other crops.


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,.-epeated irrigation can cause which ofthe

following? a. saliniation

b. waterlogging

c. deserti!cation d. succession

e. leeching of minerals from the soil


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%. +ll of the following are problems createdby

the deforestation of rainforests /0/& a. increased erosion.

b. loss of biodiversity in the area.

c. changes in local rainfall levels.

d. an increase in the availability ofgraing

land. e. loss of soil fertility.


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3. 4reenbelts are useful to

a. slow the process of urban growth.

b. get more crops out of farmland. c. maintain borders around a person5s

home

property. d. prevent erosion.

e. hide unwanted ob6ects from people5s

view.


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7. Which of the following governmentagencies

is responsible for the management of

federal rangeland?

a. &he 8.). ark )ervice

b. &he 8.). 9ureau of :ines

c. &he 9ureau of ;and :anagement

d. &he /nvironmental rotection +gency

e. &he 8.). ommerce


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". Which of the following is =*& a renewable

resource?

a. air

b. soil

c. copper ore

d. water

e. biodiversity


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>. =ations have over!shed internationalwaters and have depleted many

commercially important !sh species. &his isa good example of which of the following?

a. International agreements

b. &he &ragedy of ommons c. &he -ule of 7#

d. &rade barriers

e. )ustainability


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1#. Which of the following best describesindustrialied agriculture?

a. consumes large amounts of fossil fuelspesticides and water

b. uses human labor and draft animals to

grow crops c. rows of crop plants are interspersed with

rows of trees

d. uses little water or fossil fuels@ relies onhuman labor

e. crops are grown on small plots of land


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11. &he international trade in

endangered species is regulated bywhich of the following?

a. &he /ndangered )pecies +ct

b. :arine :ammal rotection +ct c. &he =ational /nvironmental olicy

+ct

d. --+ e. I&/) AI&I/)B


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12. Which of the following are problems that haveemerged with the overuse of pesticides?

I. 9etter crop yield II. esticide(resistant pests

III. Improved human health

a. I only b. II only

c. III only

d. I and III only

e. I II and III


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1. Which of the following is true concerning theuse of =ational arks?

a. &hey can be used for cutting timber aswell as recreation.

b. &hey can be used for mining as well asrecreation.

c. &hey can be used only for camping!shing and boating.

d. &hey can be used for conservation ofnatural habitat as well as livestock graing.

e. &hey can be used for military activitiesand the development of natural gas reserves.


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1,. &he acid most commonly found inmine drainage is

a. carbonic acid.

b. sulfuric acid.

c. hydrochloric acid.

d. acetic acid.

e. citric acid.


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1%. &he World &rade *rganiation strives to

a. protect endangered species on land.

b. regulate the global !shing industry. c. move toward the globaliation of all

the nations.

d. establish rules for the free Cow ofeconomic goods and services between

countries.

e. decrease competition for goods

among nations.


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Select the one lettered choice that best answers each question or best fits each

statement. A choice may be used once, more than once, or not at all.

a. drift net b. long(line !shing

c. aDuacultured. bottom trawling

13. a weighted net is dragged across the seaCoor

17. marine organisms are raised in a bay or

con!ned area1". this Coats through the water indiscriminatelycatches everything in its path

1>. bated hooks attached to lines are droppedoE the side and then reeled back onboard


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ANSWERS

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