APES unit 5 review

Which of the following is an example of an industrial practice that contributes to the tragedy of the commons?

• Burning fossil fuels for energy production

• Creating constructed wetlands on abandoned land

• Enacting and enforcing legislation on point-source pollutants

• Promoting aluminum and glass recycling

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Which of the following best describes the concept of the tragedy of the commons?

• Resources that are shared by individuals, such as the Ogallala Aquifer groundwater, are highly regulated by legislation, thereby depriving common people of their use.

• Communities enact recycling programs to reduce the amount of materials that need to be mined. The cost of the recycling program is absorbed by community taxes.

• The aim of large logging operations in tropical rain forests is economic gain, rather than sustainability. Therefore, the shared resources in the forest could become depleted.

• Soil nutrients, such as nitrates, are used unequally depending on the type of vegetation. Therefore, farmers must add fertilizers to certain areas to grow crops.

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Which of the following environmental effects would most likely result from the clear-cutting of boreal forests by industrial logging operations?

• There will be an increase in atmospheric carbon dioxide concentration, which will contribute to climate change.

• There will be an increase in farming on the cleared areas of land, which will reduce incidences of flooding.

• There will be an increase in atmospheric oxygen concentration, which will improve air quality.

• There will be a decrease in the temperature of soil and nearby bodies of water, which will increase biodiversity.

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Which of the following is a direct economic consequence that would likely occur if an area of forest was clear-cut so that a housing development can be built?

• A decrease in the number of game hunting licenses purchased

• A decrease in atmospheric oxygen concentration

• An increase in taxes from ecotourism

• An increase in legislation to regulate stream flow

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Which of the following agricultural practices results in soil degradation and most contributes to erosion?

• crop rotation

• tilling

• terracing

• intercropping

Which of the following describes an unintended consequence that results from large-scale agricultural use of water from an aquifer?

• Much of the water becomes too salty for human consumption because of saltwater intrusion.

• The rate of water use likely exceeds the rate of recharge, leading to lowering the water table.

• The water table level rises too high, leading to excessive flooding.

• Agricultural areas contribute to increased carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, leading to global climate change.

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Which of the following best describes the advantages and disadvantages of drip irrigation?

• This method is suitable for a range of topographies and is easy to operate, but it requires a high initial investment in machinery.

• This method most efficiently delivers water directly to plant roots compared with other methods, and wastes less water, but it may be too costly for farmers in developing countries to use.

• This method delivers water to the field by pipes and water flows directly over the soil, but there is a large amount of runoff.

• This method applies water directly to trenches dug in soil and is cost effective, but water is often lost to evaporation.

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Based on the data provided, which of the following descriptions best identifies the types of farms that are being compared?

• Farm A is a free-pasture farm for cattle, whereas Farm B is a free-range farm for poultry.

• Farm A is a concentrated animal feedlot for beef production, whereas Farm B is a cage-free farm for poultry.

• Farm A is a grass-fed pasture for beef production, whereas Farm B is a traditional concentrated animal feedlot for cattle.

• Farm A is a cage-free farm for poultry, whereas Farm B is an industrial poultry farm.

  Farm A is a cage-free farm for poultry, whereas Farm B is an industrial poultry farm.

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  Farm A is a cage-free farm for poultry, whereas Farm B is an industrial poultry operation

An insect population in an agricultural field is affected by monthly applications of a pesticide, as shown in the graph above. A likely cause of the overall increase in the insect population over time is

• an increase in the population of insect predators

• an increase in average temperature over the summer

• a decrease in the moisture content of the soil

• the survival of increasing numbers of resistant insects

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The graph shows the worldwide catch of orange roughy, a type of wild caught fish, in tons, from 1977 to 2011.

Based on the data in the graph, which of the following fishing practice solutions would best promote the sustainability of the orange roughy population?

• A decrease in the minimum size limit of fish that can be caught

• An increase in subsidies to fishermen that catch orange roughy

• Establishment of quotas on the number of orange roughy caught

• Protection of the orange roughy predator through legislation

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