Quizziz #10 - Land and Water Use (Unit 5 Review)

Minerals are

• nonrenewable

• renewable

• pretty

• scarce and expensive

What is the problem with timber plantations?

• low biodiversity

• prone to forest fires

• cause soil erosion

• absorb excess CO2 from atmosphere

Natural part of a forest ecosystem and may be required for seed germination

• floods

• tornadoes

• fire

• polar vortex

Fire suppression has caused

• flooding

• bigger and more dangerous fires

• loss of biodiversity

• squirrels

Has the most restrictive land use

• national park

• wilderness area

• national forest

• national monument

Which of the following would be an environmental impact of high density animal farming?

• bad smells

• livestock can escape

• water pollution due to runoff

• improvement of feeding efficiency

Because global fisheries have dramatically seen a reduction in fish numbers, this technique has been used recently to supplement that loss.

• monocropping

• IPM

• contour farming

• aquaculture

One of the advantages to using genetically modified organisms (GMOs) is

• reduce the need for pesticides

• they are not regulated by the government

• the concern about safety to consume

• they can cause food allergies

When irrigation water evaporates, salts are left behind on the soil surface and can cause plant death or lead to

• soil salinization

• desertification

• waterlogging

• monocropping

Use of this method of control requires concentrations to be increased often because pest develop resistance

• GMOs

• Pestsides

• plant removal

• control burning