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Chapter 14 Test Review

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name

Class

Date

A substance in the physical environment that is useful, accessible, and acceptable to use is a

Resource

Reserve

Energy

Power

Which of the following best describes the distribution of Earth’s valuable resources?

evenly distributed between LDCs and MDCs

unevenly distributed in LDCs; evenly distributed in MDCs

evenly distributed throughout the world

unevenly distributed throughout the world

Wood, plant material, and animal waste are examples of

biodiversity

fossil

animate power

biomass fuel

What is power supplied from humans and animals?

fossil fuels

renewable resources

animate power

inanimate power

What is power supplied by machines?

Fossil Fuels

Renewable Resources

Animate Power

Inanimate Power

What kind of power do humans rely on mostly today?

articulated

animate

inanimate

nonrenewable

Which of the following is a good example of both animate and inanimate power?

Farmer swinging axe; mule pulling a wagon

gasoline tractor; solar panels generating electricity

ox pulling plow; chainsaw cutting a tree

wind spinning a turbine; gas/electric car

The remains of plants and animals that were buried millions of years ago are known as

potential reserves

fossil fuels

biomass fuel

animate power

Critics and defenders of sustainable development both agree that

definitions of resources change

resource availability has no maximum

cooperation is needed to reduce the gap between LDCs and MDC

less international cooperation is needed to reduce the gap

10.

Energy is defined as

the rate at which work is performed

the rate of nuclear fusion

the capacity to do work

coal, oil, and petroleum

11.

Conservation is

maintaining wild environments

breeding programs to rebuild endangered species

maintenance of resources in their present condition

the sustainable use and management of natural resources

12.

Preservation is

breeding programs to rebuild endangered species

maintenance of resources in their present condition

invention and diffusion of new agricultural practices

recycling natural resources

13.

What is the best example of preservation

loggers replanting trees

national park where biodiversity is protected

recycling paper, plastic, and metals

taking care of endangered species at the zoo

14.

The amount of energy in fields not yet identified but thought to exist is a

nonrenewable energy

potential reserve

future commodity

proven reserve

15.

What is “development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs”

economic development

sustainable development

biodiversity development

non-renewable resource development

16.

Saudi Arabia has large amounts of what resource?

coal

petroleum

natural gas

tar sandstone

17.

The United State's largest resource reserve is

petroleum

natural gas

coal

all of the above

18.

The best example of a country that consumes more energy than it produces is

Australia

China

Saudi Arabia

Japan

19.

Elaborate safety measures must be taken to store nuclear waste primarily because the waste is

radioactive

expensive

scarce

hard to contain in glasses

20.

Which of the following is one of the main challenges to widespread use of renewable energy?

renewable energy can only be found in certain countries

renewable energy sources is often harmful to the environment

Fossil fuels are still cheaper, and are highly productive

Little energy is harnessed from renewable sources

21.

Which of the following is an example of preservation?

loggers replanting a tree for every one that is cut down

a national park where the natural biodiversity is protected

recycling paper, plastic, and metals to form new products

taking care of endangered species at the zoo

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Chapter 14 Test Review

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 11mins

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