Land Test Review

Developers, environmentalists, citizens, business people, and public officials all work together when 

• cutting down forests to accommodate for the demand of wood products.  

• relocating from rural areas to cities through urbanization 

• planning future developments and land-use. 

• deciding what areas to designate as wilderness. 

Most Americans live in urban areas because 

• they depend on farming to produce food for the growing population. 

• they depend on job opportunities that are more plentiful in cities. 

• they depend on wide open spaces for health reasons.  

• they depend on housing that is easier to find. 

Which of the following is NOT an environmental impact of mining? 

• Mining results in acid drainage that pollutes groundwater. 

• Mining destroys natural communities over large areas. 

• Mining creates minimal atmospheric dust. 

• Mining displaces many organisms. 

Which of the following is a natural process that is accelerated by mining? 

• erosion 

• deforestation 

• habitat destruction 

• pollution from coal dust 

Atlanta increased its population from 420,000 to 489,000 in 2010, thus resulting in a housing shortage. With which urban term does this correlate? 

• Urban Crisis 

• Urbanization 

• Urban Sprawl 

• Urban Reinfrastructuring 

Regardless of where people live, they depend on ecosystem services that are primarily provided by 

• preserved areas. 

• urban areas. 

• ocean areas. 

• rural areas. 

Which of the following is true of parks and preserves? 

• They provide limited hunting of designated wildlife

• They are not affected by air and water pollution

• They serve as sources of wood for industries. 

• hey provide recreational space for people. 

Why did most people live in rural areas prior to the Industrial Revolution? 

• Most people depended upon hunting. 

• Most people depended upon agriculture. 

• Most people depended upon working in factories. 

• Most people depended upon working in the mines. 

One benefit of preserving farmland is 

• increased carbon dioxide production. 

• increased urban temperatures. 

• increased crop production. 

• increased urban sprawl. 

Which of the following is NOT a method of sustaining rangeland? 

• limiting herd size 

• killing invasive plants 

• letting vegetation recover 

• allow only one species to graze