Which of the following methods could be used to reduce erosion in strip minning of coal?

Replant vegetation after mining.

Increase use of open pit mining instead

Increase water use for mining purpose

Based on the data, which of the following policies would most likely make the greatest reduction in the ecological footprint for all of the cities shown in the graph?

Setting higher fuel efficiency standards for vehicles

Increasing the cost to use public transportation

Offering tax incentives to individuals who recycle clothing and home goods

Subsidizing the cost of solar panel installation for homeowners

Reclamation is the process of

Returning land to its original or better condition

Removing coal from a subsurface seam

Extracting ore minerals from gangue minerals

Protecting the habitats of local wildlife

Which of the following best describes an environmental advantage of urbanization?

Individuals living in cities usually have a lower transportation carbon footprint than individuals living in rural areas

Individuals living in cities usually have greater access to fresh, local agricultural products than individuals living in rural areas.

Individuals living in cities have more varied employment opportunities than individuals living in rural areas.

Individuals living in cities have greater access to health care than individuals living in rural areas.

Why mine tailings can be dangerous

can cause acid leaching into water bodies

living in a way that there is enough resource for now and future generations

having enough resources to survive

living in a way that everyone is wealthy and has the lifestyle they deserve

An ecological footprint is

The amount of biologically productive land and water a person uses

The amount of wilderness available on the earth

A measure of the earth's biological capacity

A measure of a person's contribution to creating a sustainable environment

A person’s ecological footprint is

(d) the land needed to support all of a person’s activities.

(a) the land that a person lives on.

(b) the amount of carbon dioxide a person contributes to climate change.

(c) the land required to produce a person’s food.

(e) the amount of fossil fuel a person uses.

Overgrazing of grasslands can lead to reduced range quality. Two of the major effects of overgrazing are

eutrophication and increased methane production

higher fire potential and increased productivity

higher primary productivity and ammonification

The graph above shows the change in Canada’s harvest of Atlantic Cod from 1950-2004. What change occurred between 1992-1993?

The stocks of Atlantic Cod collapsed.

Harvests of Atlantic Cod rapidly decreased.

Canada declared a moratorium to all cod fishing in Newfoundland and Labrador.

Which is true about aquaculturing?

Aquaculturing requires the same inputs as other forms of animal agriculture, including feed and antibiotics.

The amount of aquacultured fish has decreased significantly in favor of wild-caught fish.

Aquaculture operations do not affect the surrounding ecosystem in any adverse way.

The breeding, raising and harvesting of both fresh and saltwater organisms

The study of saltwater and freshwater organisms for use in medicine

The breeding of land plants and animals to be used as fish feed

The manufacturing of aquatic organisms into feed and fertilizer

Why does too much carbon dioxide in the atmosphere cause climate change?

It traps heat and warms up our planet.

Which Federal agency regulates the grazing of livestock on desert and semi-arid public lands?

The U.S. Bureau of Land Management

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

The U.S. Department of Commerce

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An economics problem in which every individual has an incentive to consume a resource, but at the expense of every other individual.

Tragedy of the Commons

The Green Revolution

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A large increase in crop production in developing countries achieved by the use of fertilizers, pesticides, and high-yield crop varieties.

The Green Revolution

Genetically Modified Organisms

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An organism whose DNA has been modified in the laboratory in order to favor the expression of desired physiological traits or the production of desired biological products.

Genetically Modified Organisms

Slash-and-Burn Farming

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A method of cultivation in which forests are burned and cleared for planting

Slash-and-Burn Farming

Drip Irrigation

Clear Cutting

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A system of crop irrigation involving the controlled delivery of water directly to individual plants through a network of tubes or pipes.

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Spray Irrigation

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This method of irrigation is conducted by creating small parallel channels along the field length in the direction of predominant slope.

Furrow Irrigation

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This is a method of applying water to a controlled manner in that is similar to rainfall. The water is distributed through a network that may consist of pumps, valves, pipes, and sprinklers.

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Salinization

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A system of crop irrigation involving the controlled delivery of water directly to individual plants through a network of tubes or pipes.

This method of irrigation is conducted by creating small parallel channels along the field length in the direction of predominant slope.

This is a method of applying water to a controlled manner in that is similar to rainfall. The water is distributed through a network that may consist of pumps, valves, pipes, and sprinklers.

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