Unit 5 Part 2 Summative Assessment Study Guide

The availability of _______________ has guided the development of human society.

• natural resources

• natural hazards

• natural disasters

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What are natural resources?

• Materials that come from Earth that can be used for socioeconomic purposes.

• ANY material that can be used for socioeconomic purposes.

• Man-made materials that can be used for socioeconomic purposes.

• Materials that can never be used for socioeconomic purposes.

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Using the map above, highly developed areas around the world are located near what natural resource?

• Air

• Water

• Lava

• Livestock

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What are natural hazards?

• Events or conditions that may cause damage to people or property.

• Events or conditions that may cause improvement to people or property.

• Events or conditions that have no effect on people or property.

• Events or conditions that cause damage to property only.

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What are the three sources of natural hazards?

• severe weather

• interior processes

• surface processes

• anthropogenic processes

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Select all of the natural hazards that are related to tectonic activity.

• tsunamis

• earthquakes

• volcanic eruptions

• hurricanes

• tornadoes

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Select all of the natural hazards that are related to atmospheric changes.

• blizzards

• earthquakes

• volcanic eruptions

• hurricanes

• tornadoes

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What was the "Dust Bowl" and how did it impact society?

• It led to the first mass extinction event of humans caused by natural climate change

• The families that stayed became very wealthy because they were the only ones farming and providing food for the nation.

• It led to the first mass extinction event of humans, caused by humans and anthropogenic climate change

• The combination of poor agriculture practices and climate change caused massive dust storms that caused farmers to lose their livelihoods and their homes, followed by a mass migration.

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Why are many developed areas located near natural hazards?

• Historically, people moved to and lived in areas where natural resources were more readily available.

• Historically, people moved away from areas where natural resources were more readily available.

• Natural hazards create natural resources.

• Natural resources are only found in places where there are many natural hazards

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What is technology?

• The application of scientific knowledge for practical purposes, and the devices developed as a result.

• The application of basic knowledge for practical purposes, and the devices developed as a result.

• The application of basic knowledge for theoretical purposes, and the devices developed as a result.

• The application of scientific knowledge for theoretical purposes only, and the devices developed as a result.