GE ELECT 2 (Environmental Science) - Final Exam

What do you call the solid part of Earth's surface not covered with a body of water?

• Land

• Rocks

• Sand

• Soil

What do you call the management of the solid part of Earth's surface?

• Land management

• Rocks management

• Sand management

• Soil management

What do you call the land that is used for housing purposes?

• Institutional land

• Open space

• Residential land

• Transportation space

What do you call the land that is used for commercial establishments that include any land used for buying, selling or trading goods and services?

• Institutional land

• Agricultural land

• Residential land

• Commercial land

What do you call the land that is used for growing crops and rearing animals?

• Institutional land

• Agricultural land

• Residential land

• Commercial land

What do you call the land that is used for factories, warehouses, power plants, places of resource extraction like mining?

• Industrial land

• Agricultural land

• Residential land

• Commercial land

What do you call the land that is used by vehicles for transportation?

• Institutional land

• Open space

• Residential land

• Transportation space

What do you call the land that is used for schools, hospitals, government offices and church?

• Institutional land

• Open space

• Residential land

• Transportation space

What do you call the vacant land, or left in a natural state (like a woodlot), or land that is for recreational use (parks, playgrounds, community centers)?

• Institutional land

• Open space

• Residential land

• Transportation space

Which of the following statements is not true about the importance of land use?

• Understanding the way the world has been adapted to human needs, and has predicted future trends.

• Basis of the government in making the decision for land use and the priorities they hold.

• Basis to prepare for negative impacts.

• None of the above