Land and Water Use

The World Trade Organization stirives to

• protect endangered species on land

• regulate the global fishing industry

• move toward the globalization of all nations

• establish rules for the free flow of economic goods and services between countries

The international trade in endangered species is regulated by which of the following

• the endangered species act

• marine mammal protection agency

• The national environmental policy act

• CITES

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The acid most commonly found in mine drainage is

• carbonic acid

• sulfuric acid

• hydrochloric acid

• acetic acid

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Which of the following government agencies is responsible for the management of federal rangelands

• The US Park Service

• THe US Bureau of Mines

• The Bureau of Land Managemen

• The EPA

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Nations have overfished interantional waters and have depleted many commercially important fish species. This is a good example of which of the following?

• International agreements

• The Tragedy of the Commons

• The Rule of 70

• Trade barriers

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All of the following are problems created by the deforestation of rainforest EXCEPT

• Increased erosion

• loss of biodiversity in the area

• changes in local rainfall levels

• an increase in the abailabilty of grazing land

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An advantage of using synthetic fertilizer instead of organic fertilizer is that

• synthetic fertilizer can provide more targeted macronutrients to the crops

• synthetic remains in the soil longer, reducing the volume needed

• synthetic adds to the soil texture and increases the soil's water holding capacity

• organic runsoff more readily into water ways

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Which of the following actions is consistent with sustainable agriculture?

• planting one crop only

• irrigating the fields

• applying heavy loads of fertilizers and pesticides

• planting alternating rows of muliptle crops

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Which tree harvesting method is the worst ecologically?

• selective cutting

• clear cutting

• slash and burn

• strip cutting

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What type of fishing uses a funnel-shaped net with doors to catch bottom-dwelling fish?

• trawling

• hook & line

• drift net

• dredging