APES Final Exam Practice

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Levels of this pollutant have gone down since they removed this as a gasoline additive: lead, mercury, radon, iron

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lead

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This comes from the decay of uranium in underlying bedrock and can cause cancer.

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radon

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Which is NOT linked to lung cancer? Options: cigarette smoke, radon, asbestos, copper sulfate

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copper sulfate

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Sushi containing fish higher in the food chain (tuna, grouper, sea bass, etc.) could cause health risks due to bioaccumulation of

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mercury

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Which region would you expect to contain the most methane hydrates that could contribute to global climate change? Options: Anything near the arctic, Central America, Australia and New Zealand, Near the editerranian

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Anything near the arctic

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Which region of the world has exported the most petroleum over the last few decades? Options: Middle east, USA, China, United Kingdom

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Middle east

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Which areas have NOT experienced loss in tropical rain forests? Southwest Africa, Eastern South America, South East Asia, Western Europe

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Western Europe

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Tornadoes have the highest prevalence in which area? United States, Argentina, South Africa, Australia

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United States

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Anthropogenic climate change has resulted in the largest average annual temperature change in: arctic regions, desert regions, savannas, tropical rainforests

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arctic regions

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Seafloor spreading creates new crust at

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a divergent plate boundary (usually middle of the ocean)