Chapter 5 Natural Resources

Why is land considered to be a resource?

• A. Using it has no consequences.
• B. It is plentiful in all parts of the world.
• C. It contains many materials needed by people.

is NOT a wise use of land resources.

• A. Farming
• B. Mining ores
• C. Deforestation

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Why is it important to manage air and water resources wisely?

• A. Both are nonrenewable resources.
• B. Almost all living things need these resources.
• C. Once they are polluted, they can never be restored.

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An ore is any mineral that can be mined

• A. at a profit.
• B. from the crust.
• C. without harming the land.

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Rain with a pH of less than 5.6 is called

• acid precipitation
• deforestation
• photochemical smog
• reclamation
• wind farm

Clearing large numbers of trees for development is called

• acid precipitation
• deforestation
• photochemical smog
• reclamation
• wind farm

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is a brown air pollutant that forms in sunlight

• acid precipitation
• deforestation
• photochemical smog
• reclamation
• wind farm

The process of restoring land that has been mined is

• acid precipitation
• deforestation
• photochemical smog
• reclamation
• wind farm

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uses moving air to produce electricity.

• acid precipitation
• deforestation
• photochemical smog
• reclamation
• wind farm

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is an example of reclamation.

• A. using fewer fossil fuels
• B. installing wind turbines
• C. removing unwanted soil
• D. planting vegetation on mined lands

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