CFA Test 4

What conclusion can be drawn from the pictures?

• Heavily populated areas are rarely affected by volcanic eruptions.

• Plants closest to a volcano will survive eruptions.

• Plants will repopulate an area following an eruption.

• Volcanoes permanently destroy plants following an eruption.

Which of the following is a positive effect of the global positioning system (GPS)?

• Safer travel and living conditions for humans.

• Increased accuracy and efficiency in travel.

• Both A and B are correct.

• Neither A nor B is correct.

Desalinization plants are becoming more common in places which have experienced —

• mass deforestation

• an influx of refugees

• damaging earthquakes

• shortages of fresh water

One way air conditioning has facilitated human adaptation to the environment is by —

• decreasing disease in humid areas

• allowing people to work later at night

• enabling habitation in warmer environments

• increasing the use of electricity in urban areas

Which nation suffers the MOST from deforestation?

• United States

• Canada

• Brazil

• Argentina

The use of wind, water and solar power as alternative energy sources is an example of --

• negative modifications of the physical environment

• positive modifications of the physical environment

• negative natural occurrences in the physical environment

• positive natural occurrences in the physical environment

Car emissions, strip mining, and airplane jet exhaust and noise are all examples of --

• the negative effects of technological innovations on the environment

• the positive effects of technological innovations on the environment

• the negative effects of human inventions on the environment

• both A and C

One example of how technology has been used to modify the environment is --

• LED lights being used to reduce energy consumption

• Using the sun's energy to bring electricity to remote areas

• Recycling plastic into other products

• All of the above

Which innovation had the effect of producing electricity and improving farming?

• Dams

• Nuclear plants

• Polders

• Terracing

Flat land with lots of space that have plenty rivers are the perfect place for --

• Manufacturing and industry

• Shipbuilding and fishing

• Coal mining and oil drilling

• Farming and ranching