Week 12

1. What is global warming?

• A) The process of cloning animals for food production
  

• B) The increase in desert-like areas around the world
  

• C) The rise in the surface temperature of the Earth over time
  

• D) The cutting down of trees for urban development
  

2. What is the effect of deforestation?

• A) It reduces carbon emissions.
  

• B) It increases the Earth's surface temperature.
  

• C) It causes the extinction of sea animals.
  

• D) It prevents desertification.
  

3. What is desertification most directly caused by?

• A) The cloning of livestock
  

• B) Excessive rainfall and flooding
  

• C) Drought and the removal of plant life
  

• D) The introduction of new fertilizers
  

4. Which of the following best defines sustainable development?

• A) Expanding factories to boost industrial growth
  

• B) Raising animals for food through cloning
  

• D) Increasing the number of urban settlements
  

• C) Development that does not permanently damage resources
  

5. What is the purpose of the Green Revolution?

• A) To reduce global temperatures
  

• B) To increase world food production
  

• C) To conserve rainforests
  

• D) To promote human cloning
  

6. What does biotechnology involve?

• A) Mining and construction activities
  

• B) Biological research used in industry
  

• C) Planting more trees in desert areas
  

• D) Cloning humans for scientific studies