World Geography Year Review Part 3

One way farmers living in arid climate zones have adapted to the environment include —

• cutting down the rainforests

• relying on desalinization plants

• planting drought-resistant crops

• adopting terrace farming methods

The use of terrace farming by the Incas was an adaptation to —

• energy demands

• natural disasters

• climate variations

• physical geography

Building in the style shown in the picture above is important in Bangladesh because —

• providing space for large families is important

• adapting to the extensive flooding is necessary

• having storage for surplus crops is important

• increasing tourism has opened new rental markets

One way that both China and Japan have modified the environment has been by building infrastructure needed to —

• bring water to remote villages

• manage pollution created by industry

• repair damage done by volcanic activity

• supply energy to large, growing populations

The agricultural practices seen in the photograph are an example of —

• globalization

• cultural convergence

• technological diffusion

• modification of the environment

One way that wealthy nations in Southwest Asia are able to address the lack of water is by —

• draining wetlands

• trading oil for irrigation

• constructing large dams

• building desalination plants

Early European settlers in New Zealand took advantage of the mild climate by introducing which economic activity to the region?

• Wind farming

• Sheep ranching

• Sugar cultivation

• Solar power production

Both Brazil and Papua New Guinea are located between the equator and the Tropic of Capricorn creating similar biomes in both regions. Which modification of the physical environment has concerned environmental advocates in both regions?

• Deforestation

• Desertification

• Mining

• Overgrazing

How have the homes pictured above been adapted to the environment of the region?

• They are built on stilts to avoid flooding.

• They are built from sun-dried mudbricks.

• They are easily mobile to follow traveling animal herds.

• They are painted brightly to keep the interiors cool during the heat.

Which of the following best describes the human environmental interaction detailed in the excerpt?

• Overfishing in East Asia is depleting the region of natural resources.

• Efforts by conservationists are revitalizing the coral reefs in East Asia.

• Poisons are being introduced into East Asian waters in hopes of economic gain.

• Commercial fishermen are inadvertently capturing protected species in East Asian waters.