Environmental Unit Exam

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The "Dust Bowl" was an ecological situation associated with

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The Great Depression.

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For many Americans, the problems inherent in disaster management were clearly demonstrated by FEMA's (Federal Emergency Management Agency) 2005 response to

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Hurricane Katrina.

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The increased availability of genetically modified food has

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created controversy in the field of bioethics.

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Which of these is the MOST LIKELY contributor to "acid rain"? power plants that burn coal, cars that run on gasoline

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power plants that burn coal

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Which is the MAIN cause of China's water and air pollution problems?

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factories and industries

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Which statement BEST describes the negative effects of the intensive use of the Yangtze River of China, which has over 20 cities along its banks and is used for transportation and cargo shipping?

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The Yangtze River is the most polluted waterway in China.

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Japan is part of the Ring of Fire, where three tectonic plates come together. Japan has many mountains, a direct result of what geographic event?

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volcanoes

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A nonrenewable resource is defined as

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a resource with a limited supply; it will run out.

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Desertification in Sub-Saharan Africa is MAINLY caused by

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overgrazing.

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Following Hurricane Katrina, what happened to the price of exports that typically left out of Louisiana?

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Prices went up.