Introduction
Which U.S. city sits next to the Great Lakes?
Chicago
How many lakes make up the Great Lakes?
five
What happened in 1972 that helped protect the Great Lakes?
A. The Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement was created.
B. People became involved in preventing non-point-source pollution.
C. The people of Chicago stopped using the Great Lakes for drinking water.
D. Schools were required to teach students ways prevent pollution.
The Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement was created.
Which of the following species have been introduced to the Great Lakes to reduce the invasive species of alewives?
A. zebra mussels
B. pacific salmon
C. sea lamprey
D. Asian carp
pacific salmon
The percentage of the Earth's water that is able to meet human needs is around
1 percent.
The Great Lakes were created by the movement of
ice
Which of the following is true of a watershed?
A. Watersheds are large bodies of water that do not include land area.
B. Watersheds are always created from saltwater that flows in from an ocean.
C. Watersheds include all land and waterways that drain into a body of water.
D. Watersheds are ecosystems in freshwater environments only.
Watersheds include all land and waterways that drain into a body of water.
What was a result of the new laws to protect the Great Lakes?
A. Pollution from runoff was no longer a problem.
B. The Cuyahoga River became flammable.
C. PCBs and DDT in the food chain declined.
D. all of the above
PCBs and DDT in the food chain declined.
This invasive species poses a huge threat to native species as well as boaters and water skiers. It is called the
Asian carp
Which of the following is true about drinking water?
A. There has always been enough drinking water for everyone.
B. Unsafe drinking water can carry deadly diseases.
C. People can get drinking water only from lake sources.
D. The ocean provides most of the world's drinking water.
Unsafe drinking water can carry deadly diseases.
Which of the following is true about the Great Lakes ecosystem?
A. It has the largest freshwater ecosystem in the world.
B. It has the smallest saltwater ecosystem in the world.
C. It has the deepest lakes in the world.
D. It has the warmest lakes in the world.
It has the largest freshwater ecosystem in the world.
If a fish in the Great Lakes is poisoned, which of the following is likely to be affected?
A. food chain
B. food web
C. ecosystem
D. all of the above
all of the above
What could cause a toxic chemical in the soil to make its way into streams and lakes
A. runoff
B. sediment
C. algae
D. watershed
runoff
A natural environment in which a plant or animal lives is called a
habitat
What is a major threat to China's water supply?
A. global warming
B. growing population
C. invasive species
D. river dams
growing population
Which of the following is not one of the Great Lakes?
A. Lake Michigan
B. Lake Huron
C. Lake Maine
D. Lake Ontario
Lake Maine
Pollution that does not come from a single location is called
non-point-source pollution
What is the greatest threat to wetland habitats in the Great Lakes region?
human development
What could cause some areas to get more or less rainfall than they do today?
A. global warming
B. water wars
C. larger population
D. shrinking oceans
global warming