4.3 QUIZIZZ TEST-RESOURCES-8C-10D-12B-15A-20B

1.  During the Soviet era, disregard for the environmental effects of industrialization (WG.8C)

 

• Helped the Soviet Union become a prosperous country

• Damaged the water, air, soil, and forests

• Led to perestroika and glasnost

• Provoked frequent ethnic strife

For the United States, one benefit of encouraging the development of renewable sources of energy is — TEKS 8C, TEKS 22C

 

• heavy reliance on resources that are replaced by artificial processes

• increased mining of domestic stores of fossil fuels

• a reduction in the cost of energy

• less reliance on foreign sources of oil

Which of the following best illustrates sustainable development? (WG.8C)

 

• Country A has cut down some of its forests to create more farmland

• Country B requires lumber companies to plant more trees than they cut down.

• Country C refines its own crude oil so that it does not need to import foreign oil..

• Country D requires all new buildings to be able to withstand earthquakes.

___________________ 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)

 

• Possibilism

• Sustainability

• Ecology

• Environmental determinism

Which phrase best completes the flow chart?  WG.10D

• Decreased use of consumer goods

• Higher tariff rates

• Growth of global trade

• Higher production costs

What goal led to the formation of both the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and the European Union (EU)?  (WG.10D)

• to eliminate global climate change

   

• to increase economic cooperation between member nations

• to keep communism out of Western Europe

• to reduce environmental pollution

Outsourcing occurs when a company hires an outside business to provide a service to its customers or to do specialized work.  The company can save time and money by outsourcing.  However, one disadvantage of outsourcing is   (WG.10D)

 

• less direct oversight on a product or service

• hidden costs related to paid benefits

• less capital available to use for other purposes

• lack of technology to facilitate communications

Which statement provides an important reason why countries and regions specialize in their economic activities?  (WG.10D)

• They do not wish to compete.

• They become more self-sufficient.

• They are unable to overcome trade barriers.

• They have different productive resources.

Which impact of “hydropolitics” is identified in this passage? (WG.12B)

• Jordanians and Syrians have provided a model example for sharing water resources effectively.

• Middle Eastern countries have agreed to limit their use of water for the common good.

• The Israeli government plans to limit water pollution in Israel.

• There is a potential for conflict as neighboring countries compete for resources.

What is one disadvantage of the doctrine of prior appropriation? 12B, 23B

• It is not widely used in the west.

• It has not been tested thoroughly over time.

• It is no longer relevant in the West because the area has plentiful water and is no longer prone to droughts.

• It does not consider whether one water use is more beneficial than another.