A ________ is often found on the inland side of a mountain range.
a. desert
b. rain shadow
c. rain forest
d. Both a & b
What is d. Both a & b
100
Land that is used to graze livestock is known as
a. cropland
b. forestland
c. rangeland
d. arable land
What is c. rangeland
100
Erosion is most likely when the soil is
a. bare and exposed to wind and rain.
b. plowed along with the contour of the land.
c. covered with grass.
d. planted to forest.
What is a. bare and exposed to wind and rain.
100
37. No-till farming helps to conserve soil fertility because
a. remnants of the previous crop are left to slowly decay.
b. deep ridges are cut across, not down, the slopes of hills.
c. the ground is carefully turned to mix soil nutrients.
d. only organic fertilizers and natural pesticides are used.
What is a. remnants of the previous crop are left to slowly decay.
100
Which of the following best describes why many people in the world go hungry?
a. Food production has not been increasing as fast as the human population.
b. There is plenty of food produced for everyone to have more than enough, but it
is not distributed equally.
c. In recent years, the human population has been growing, while food production
has been falling.
d. Global warming has contributed to crop failures.
What is a. Food production has not been increasing as fast as the human population.
200
Water vapor and carbon dioxide help trap heat in the atmosphere near the surface of Earth,
so they are called
a. abundant.
b. global warming.
c. greenhouse gases.
d. inert.
What is c. greenhouse gases.
200
The statement “Cool summers, cold winters with lots of snow – about 75cm of precipitation
each year” describes ____________.
a. weather
b. climate
c. ice age
d. weather models
What is b. climate
200
Earth’s available arable land is being reduced by
a. fast-growing human populations.
b. soil erosion.
c. desertification.
d. all of the above.
What is d. all of the above.
200
36. All of the following factors can cause famine except
a. the failure of food production to keep pace with population growth.
b. distribution problems caused by political turmoil.
c. new, higher-yield crops.
d. crop failure brought on by sustained drought.
What is c. new, higher-yield crops.
200
Land where it is possible to grow crops is called
a. organic land.
b. arable land.
c. vegetative land.
d. bare land.
What is b. arable land.
300
One serious consequence of global warming, a rise in sea levels, could result in ___ beaches.
a. adding more
b. erosion of
c. larger
d. too many
What is b. erosion of
300
If polar ice masses melt as a result of global warming, sea levels will _________________.
a. drop
b. stay the same
c. rise
d. fluctuate wildly
What is c. rise
300
Products obtained from livestock include
a. leather, wool, eggs, meat, and manure.
b. cotton, linen, and nylon.
c. wood and plastic.
d. all of the above.
What is a. leather, wool, eggs, meat, and manure.
300
One potential way to deal with the problem of seafood overharvesting is by
Intensifying ______ efforts.
a. genetic engineering
b. subsistence farming
c. aquaculture
d. integrated pest management
What is c. aquaculture
300
Regardless of where people live, they are dependent on resources produced in
a. rural areas.
b. urban areas.
c. national parks.
d. wilderness areas.
What is a. rural areas.
400
Most people move to cities in search of
a. housing.
b. transportation.
c. jobs.
d. urbanization.
What is c. jobs.
400
The statement “It’s hot and sunny today – the temperature is 88 degrees at 11am” describes
a. climate
b. weather
c. humidity
d. global warming
What is b. weather
400
39. Pest populations that damage plants
a. breed more slowly in hot climates.
b. become resistant to pesticides via natural selection.
c. include only insects and small rodents.
d. attack wild plants with greater success than crops.
What is b. become resistant to pesticides via natural selection.
400
When a farmer uses no-till farming methods,
a. seeds are planted among the roots of the previous crop.
b. more erosion is likely.
c. only organic fertilizers are used.
d. All of the above.
What is a. seeds are planted among the roots of the previous crop.
400
What is reforestation?
a. Removing all trees from an area.
b. Removing selected trees from an area.
c. Replanting trees in an area.
d. Climbing trees in an area.
What is c. Replanting trees in an area.
500
Before 1850, most people lived in ________ areas.
a. urban
b. rural
c. suburban
d. many
What is b. rural
500
Integrated pest management can include chemical pest control, ____________, and a mix of
farming methods.
a. frequent tilling
b. aquaculture
c. biological pest control
d. All of the above
What is c. biological pest control
500
Irrigation water usually comes from
a. rainwater collection.
b. rivers and groundwater.
c. salty sources.
d. All of the above.
What is b. rivers and groundwater.
500
Which of the following agricultural products requires the least amount of energy?
a. beef cattle
b. wheat
c. dairy cows
d. chickens
What is b. wheat
500
An area prone to landslides is an example of
a. rangeland.
b. open space.
c. rural land.
d. marginal land.