1
Which of the examples below describes an effort to address urban sprawl through
urban green space?
A new restaurant is constructed on a lot on the edge of town, bypassing several
vacant lots within the city.
The city converts an old factory downtown into affordable housing for young people.
The city razes a former dry cleaners downtown, cleans up the chemicals in the soil
and builds a sculpture garden.
A small city maintains a park and forest within its downtown as new businesses build
around it.
CONCEPT
Addressing Urban Sprawl
2
Of the options below, which is an example of a point source of water pollution?
Fertilizers and pesticides from the valley’s farming operations seep into
groundwater.
Salt from road de-icing is swept into the city’s storm sewers.
A rainstorm flushes litter and pet waste from surrounding parks into a nearby lake.
A housing development is built over a garbage dump that was buried and
abandoned.
CONCEPT
Water Pollution
3
Choose the statement that is NOT true about conditions within the given biome.
Temperate grasslands are in the wetter areas of the temperate zone.
Tundras are very cold with very little rainfall.
Steppes are cold grasslands with little precipitation.
All deserts have extremely low precipitation levels.
CONCEPT
Biomes
4
Which of the following is true about the ecological footprints of the U.S. and
developing countries?
The U.S. standard of living requires two hectares of land per person, but a
developing nation’s standard of living requires 0.2 hectares of land per person.
The U.S. standard of living requires 15 hectares of land per person, but a developing
nation’s standard of living requires 10 hectares of land per person.
The U.S. standard of living requires 10 hectares of land per person, but a developing
nation’s standard of living requires one hectare of land per person.
The U.S. standard of living requires five hectares of land per person, but a
developing nation’s standard of living requires 0.5 hectares of land per person.
CONCEPT
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, Human Population Growth
5
The Green Revolution contributed to a population explosion due to research and technology
breakthroughs in the mid-1900s.
Select one statement that is NOT a result of these breakthroughs.
Fertilizers were chemically produced, which improved food supplies.
Advances were made in sanitation and medicine that improved lives.
All nations became stronger and more self-sufficient as the population increased.
Improvements to agricultural crops increased production worldwide.
CONCEPT
Human Arrival and Expansion
6
What is one goal of the sustainability movement?
To encourage the use of coal
To manage human population growth
To decrease oxygen in the atmosphere
To promote deforestation practices
CONCEPT
Sustainability and Solutions
7
The largest source of global greenhouse gas emissions is electricity and heat production,
followed by industry.
Of the remaining sources listed below, which produces the least amount of
greenhouse gases?
Transportation
Agriculture
Water and wastewater
Forestry
CONCEPT
Causes of Climate Change
8
Choose the example of a producer in the food chain.
A grasshopper that eats grass
Fungi that develop on a fallen log
A gull that eats a grasshopper
Tomatoes that grow in a garden
CONCEPT
Food Chains and Food Webs
Ecosystems Ecology
9
If you look at a graphical representation of at least a 50-year period between 1920
and 2014,
This study you
source was would
downloaded see __________.
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Which of the examples below describes an effort to address urban sprawl through
urban green space?
A new restaurant is constructed on a lot on the edge of town, bypassing several
vacant lots within the city.
The city converts an old factory downtown into affordable housing for young people.
The city razes a former dry cleaners downtown, cleans up the chemicals in the soil
and builds a sculpture garden.
A small city maintains a park and forest within its downtown as new businesses build
around it.
CONCEPT
Addressing Urban Sprawl
2
Of the options below, which is an example of a point source of water pollution?
Fertilizers and pesticides from the valley’s farming operations seep into
groundwater.
Salt from road de-icing is swept into the city’s storm sewers.
A rainstorm flushes litter and pet waste from surrounding parks into a nearby lake.
A housing development is built over a garbage dump that was buried and
abandoned.
CONCEPT
Water Pollution
3
Choose the statement that is NOT true about conditions within the given biome.
Temperate grasslands are in the wetter areas of the temperate zone.
Tundras are very cold with very little rainfall.
Steppes are cold grasslands with little precipitation.
All deserts have extremely low precipitation levels.
CONCEPT
Biomes
4
Which of the following is true about the ecological footprints of the U.S. and
developing countries?
The U.S. standard of living requires two hectares of land per person, but a
developing nation’s standard of living requires 0.2 hectares of land per person.
The U.S. standard of living requires 15 hectares of land per person, but a developing
nation’s standard of living requires 10 hectares of land per person.
The U.S. standard of living requires 10 hectares of land per person, but a developing
nation’s standard of living requires one hectare of land per person.
The U.S. standard of living requires five hectares of land per person, but a
developing nation’s standard of living requires 0.5 hectares of land per person.
CONCEPT
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, Human Population Growth
5
The Green Revolution contributed to a population explosion due to research and technology
breakthroughs in the mid-1900s.
Select one statement that is NOT a result of these breakthroughs.
Fertilizers were chemically produced, which improved food supplies.
Advances were made in sanitation and medicine that improved lives.
All nations became stronger and more self-sufficient as the population increased.
Improvements to agricultural crops increased production worldwide.
CONCEPT
Human Arrival and Expansion
6
What is one goal of the sustainability movement?
To encourage the use of coal
To manage human population growth
To decrease oxygen in the atmosphere
To promote deforestation practices
CONCEPT
Sustainability and Solutions
7
The largest source of global greenhouse gas emissions is electricity and heat production,
followed by industry.
Of the remaining sources listed below, which produces the least amount of
greenhouse gases?
Transportation
Agriculture
Water and wastewater
Forestry
CONCEPT
Causes of Climate Change
8
Choose the example of a producer in the food chain.
A grasshopper that eats grass
Fungi that develop on a fallen log
A gull that eats a grasshopper
Tomatoes that grow in a garden
CONCEPT
Food Chains and Food Webs
Ecosystems Ecology
9
If you look at a graphical representation of at least a 50-year period between 1920
and 2014,
This study you
source was would
downloaded see __________.
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