Environmental Semester 2 Review

Match the following from Chapter 10: Biodiversity:

• Threatened areas of high biodiversity

• Biodiversity

• Any species likely to become extinct if

• Biodiversity hotspots

• Number and variety of species on Earth

• Endangered Species

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What groups of organisms are most in danger of extinction?

• Those with small populations

• Those that migrate or need special habitats

• Those with large populations that breed quickly

• Those that live in a common habitat

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What human activities have influenced recent extinction events?

• Habitat destruction

• Poaching

• Introducing exotic species

• All of the above

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Name two of the three biodiversity hotspots.

• Tropical Rainforest and Coral Reefs

• Coral Reefs and Oceans

• Islands and Large Land Masses

• Tropical Rainforests and Oceans

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Match the following from Chapter 11: Water:

• Underground rock formation w/ water

• Aquifer

• Artificial lake that is created by a dam

• Reservoir

• Water that is drinkable

• Potable

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Many areas of the world that do not have adequate fresh water have become habitable because

• Rainfall patterns have changed

• Water management projects have diverted water to the area

• Icebergs have been towed in to provide fresh water

• People have practiced water conservation

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An inexpensive solution to providing more fresh water is

• Desalination

• Drilling more wells into aquifers

• Conserving water

• Building more dams

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Air pollution that hangs over urban areas and reduces visibility _________

• Smog

• Ozone

• Fog

• Mist

Rain, snow, or sleet that has reacted with sulfur or nitrogen oxides

• Acid Precipitation

• Condensation

• Greenhouse Effect

• Ozone Layer

Which of the following is often used to remove poisonous gas emissions released by industries?

• Catalytic converters

• Scrubbers

• Warm inversion layer

• Crushed limestone