ACP Review-Sosa-Spring 2019 - 8C-15A-14B-10C

What relationship is best shown by the information provided on this graph? (WG.8C)

• The United States has adequate petroleum reserves to meet future needs.

• Nations lacking major petroleum reserves cannot industrialize.

• Overproduction of petroleum products has caused inflation in the Middle East.

• Most of the world’s largest petroleum reserves are located in the Middle East.

Which best describes the main point of the cartoon? (WG.8C)

• Future generations may discover there is human life on other planets.

• People in the future will have to carry oxygen and wear bubble hats

• Our actions now may destroy the environment for future generations.

• More people will suffer from allergies in the future.

El Nino is – (WG.8C)

• A natural change in climate that reverse wind and ocean currents

• The first continent that evidence proved its existence in the 1960s

• A biome in South America that is the largest rain forest in the world

• A ring of active and dormant volcanoes in the Pacific Ocean

How does the Environmental Protection Agency use AQI data to support the enforcement of the Clean Air Act? (WG.8C)

• By monitoring the production of fuel-efficient cars

• By limiting the use of certain chemicals by industrial manufacturers

• By reducing the number of permits for new construction projects

• By decreasing the use of mass-transportation systems

Iron ore, coal, and petroleum are all examples of (WG.8C)

• Renewable resources

• Capital resources

• Nonrenewable resources

• Human resources

___________________ involves conserving the world’s resources for future use, for example in reducing fuel consumption, designing energy-efficient buildings, and recycling used materials. (WG.8C)

• Ecology

• Environmental determinism

• Sustainability

• Possibilism

Which statement is supported by the information chart? (WG.15A)

• Global energy consumption is the main focus in analyzing offshore oil drilling practices.

• Overall reduction of carbon emissions is driving discussions of offshore oil drilling.

• General agreement over environmental risks associated with offshore oil drilling has limited progress.

• Opposing viewpoints about offshore oil drilling focus on economic benefits versus the environmental impact.

The U.S. Senate refused to ratify the Kyoto Protocol because opponents of the protocol believed that it would (WG.15A) (WG.23B)

• harm American business

• contribute to global warming

• lead to increased reliance on fossil fuels

• discourage scientific research on the issue

A group of city residents is against a proposal to build a large apartment complex for university students in a residential neighborhood made up mainly of families. To express their views, they are most likely to attend a — (WG.15A)

• city council meeting

• committee meeting of state representatives

• session of U.S. Congress

• gathering of delegates from the United Nations

Based on the reading, what type of government does North Korea have? WG.14B

• Republic

• Totalitarian

• Theocratic

• Democratic