AP Environmental Science Unit 5

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

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

• 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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A sustainable society would emphasize…

• maintaining the current rates of energy flow and resource use

• using energy efficiently and reusing and recycling matter

• recycling both matter and high-quality energy

• converting the world’s high-quality energy resources to low-quality heat

A cost-benefit analysis done to investigate a proposed mine site would likely take which of the following into account?

I. The medical costs of mine worker injuries II. The cost of environmental restoration of the site when it is shut down III.The value of the ore to be extracted from the mine

• II only

• I, II, and III

• I and II only

• I and III only

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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.

Which of the following methods should the farmers choose to minimize the cost for efficient pest removal while still reaching their goal of reducing the amount of pollution in the river?

• Planting genetically modified crops

• Applying a single dose of pesticides

• Introducing a natural predator to feed on the pests

• Using physical traps

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What causes an urban heat island?

• large forested areas

• pavement and concrete

• climate change

• mass transit

A mineral or group of minerals from which we extract metal.

• metal

• ore

• magma

• overburden

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Ore leftovers after valuable minerals have been removed

• tailings

• smelting piles

• extraction heap

• gravel

Surface Mining and Control Reclamation Act

• mandates that miners give half of what they find to the government

• allows miners to place a stake on public land for $5 per acre

• mandates reclamation

• is meant to bankrupt mining companies

Why mine tailings can be dangerous

• can cause miners to trip

• can be full of sharp objects

• can cause acid leaching into water bodies

• are full of conflict minerals