Human/Environment

The Aswan High Dam impacts Egypt in all the following ways EXCEPT...

• controls flooding of the Nile River.
• irrigates farm land.
• allows access to the Red Sea.
• supplies electrical power.

The type of farming depicted in this photograph is called...

• polder
• terrace
• deforestation
• slash and burn

Which of the world's regions listed below would most likely be suffering from desertification?

• Brazil
• Eastern United States
• Southeast Asia
• Northwest Africa

Environmental damage to air, plants, and streams caused by the exhaust from factories and automobiles is called... 

• the greenhouse effect
• acid rain
• mercury poisoning
• malnutrition

According to the map, which U.S. state had the slowest population growth rate from 2000-2010?

• Louisiana
• Nevada
• Rhode Island
• Michigan

Which of the following is the main cause of deforestation?

• logging
• farming
• urbanization
• making space for factories

Which body of water is a fraction of its former size due to the diversion of water in the Soviet Union? 

• Red Sea
• Mediterranean Sea
• Aral Sea
• Black Sea

Which country uses technological advances such as polders, dikes, and dams to reclaim land from the sea?

• Netherlands
• Germany 
• Englan
• France

One of the costliest malfunctions in the field of nuclear energy happened in...

• Istanbul
• Mexico City
• Chernobyl
• Toronto

What environmental issue is a major concern in the area highlighted on this map of Africa?

• flooding
• acid rain
• desertification
• deforestation