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WorksheetsAPES: Earth's Land and Water Use
Total questions: 37
Worksheet time: 19mins
The greatest threat to the success of a species is
Environmental pollution
Loss of habbitat
Poaching
Hunting
Introduction of new predators into the natural habitat
The second law of thermodynamics would tend to support
People eating more meat than grain
People eating more grain than meat
People eating the same amount of grain as meat
People being under nourished
People eating a balanced diet from all food groups
Planting trees and/or shrubs between rows of crops is known as
Contour farming
Planting windbreaks
Strip cropping
Alley cropping
Tillage farming
The one area of the world that is NOT expected to increase food production soon is
Asia
Latin America
Sub-Saharan Africa
China
India
Most foods derived from genetically modified crops contain
The same number of genes as produced from conventional crops
The same number of genes produced from hybrid crops
One or two additional genes
Hundreds of additional genes
No genes at all
Adding more fertilizer does NOT necessarily increase crop production is an example of
Law of supply and demand
Leibig’s law of minimum
Limiting factors
Second law of thermodynamics
Gaia hypothesis
Most of Earth’s land area is
Urban
Forest
Desert
Rangeland
Agricultural
Cities experiencing the greatest urban growth are found in
Asia
Africa
Europe
North America
Both choices Asia and Africa
Which of the following is NOT a concept designed to create a sustainable city?
Conserve natural habitats
Focus on energy and resource conservation
Design affordable and fuel-efficient automobiles
Provide ample green space
All are correct
Of all the jobs in the U.S. Forest Service, the majority are concerned with:
Lumber management
Fire management
Mining management
Recreation
Administrative functions
In which of the following states or areas would you NOT find significant amounts of old-growth forests?
New England
Appalachia
British Columbia
Washington State
California
What is the number one source of soil erosion?
Physical degradation
Chemical degradation
Water erosion
Wind erosion
All forms contribute equally
The huge increase in yields obtained through modern cultivation techniques has become known as the
GMOs
Cross-pollination methods
Aquaculture dilemma
Genetic revolution
Green revolution
Small plots that are planted early, heavily sprayed with pesticides, and their crop later destroyed are known as
hectares
sustainable agriculture
trap plots
testers
polluted plots
The Food Quality Protection Act caused the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to
Assess inert ingredients for the first time
Raise levels for pesticides
Determine whether carcinogens existed in food
Protect the elderly from DDT
Send hybrid rice to third-world countries.
Agroecology is another word for
Sustainable agriculture
Strip mining
historical agriculture
Degenerative farming
historical agriculture
Something that lowers the quantity, quality or value of resources is known as a
Growth factor
decimator
biocide
agricultural sink
biological pest
When species are transported geographically to an unknown area, they are called
Game fish
native species
exotics
nonnative species
functional species
Three agencies are responsible for regulating pesticides used in food: the Environmental Protection Agency, the Food and Drug Administration, and the
Centers for Disease Control
Department of Health and Human Services
Department of Agriculture
Department of Homeland Defense
National Institutes of Health
Hormones that stop larval growth, combined with mechanical vacuuming of bugs from plants, are examples of
Plant desertification
Low input agriculture
Integrated pest management
Crop rotation
Cross discipline activation
DDT, which kills malaria-carrying mosquitos, had a large impact on
Migrating robins
Local ladybugs
Horses
Non-target predatory bird species
Earthworms
Organic farms have lower feed and veterinarian costs since their animals are
Healthier
Crowded into barns
Smaller in size
Raised in larger herds
Fed GMO ingredients
Which of the following is the primary environmental advantage of no-till agriculture?
The concentration of essential CO2 in the soil is increased.
The undisturbed soil is less susceptible to erosion.
Migratory bird populations are undisturbed.
The use of herbicides improves the overall stability of the soil.
Genetically modified (GM) organisms are those that
Have genes of several different members of the same species.
Have genes of several members of a different species.
Have genes that have been artificially created in a laboratory.
Have genes that have bacterial genes for increased resistance, plus the most desirable genes of the species.
Have genes that code for desirable traits from one species that are modified and so they can then be inserted into another species, thus displaying the desired trait.
Which of the following best explains how a pest develops resistance to a chemical pesticide?
The pest develops adaptations to deal with adverse effects in its environment.
Mutation and genetic recombination occur naturally.
Genetically modified organisms are usually best adapted to be resistant.
Industrial agribusiness practices of using large amounts of herbicides encourage pest resistance.
Natural selection takes place.
Second-growth forests are:
Less abundant on Earth today than they were 200 years ago.
Forests that establish themselves after virgin timber has been removed.
Those forests in wilderness areas allowed to grow back after deforestation.
Forests whose timber has a second-rate economic value.
Located mostly in British Columbia and Alaska.
The consequences of over-fertilization can include:
Sustained fertile soils in years to come.
Rapid spread of crops into nearby areas.
Large crop yields per acre.
Eutrophication in nearby waters.
Very large fruit and vegetables.
The Conservation Reserve Program
Pays farmers to grow native crops as opposed to exotic fruits and vegetables.
Pays farmers to stop cultivating highly erodible cropland.
Encourages farmers to stop growing tobacco in exchange for tax incentives.
Pays farmers to maximize their cultivatable land in order to maximize essential food reserves.
The Green Revolution is most closely associated with which time period?
The most recent decade, when industrial agribusiness has been at its peak
Between WWI and WWII
Between WWII and the present
Between the early 1900s and the present
Immediately after the Industrial Revolution, when food shortages were the greatest.
Which of the following is an important feature of integrated pest management?
It requires subsistence agricultural practices, including composting.
It makes the use of the natural enemies of the pests.
It makes effective use of GMO-developed plants.
It involves relocating pests back to their native habitat, where they will do minimal damage.
Wilderness areas
Allow hunting as long as proper permits are acquired.
Are biosphere reserves managed by UNESCO.
Were set up under the wise-use and maximum sustainable yield approach.
Are off-limits to development but are open to low-impact recreation.
The Healthy Forests Restoration Act
Was passed by Congress with the intent of ensuring multiple use and sustainable yield of forest land.
Restricts the use of recreational vehicles on national forest lands.
Directs timber companies to remove small trees, underbrush, and dead trees to reduce fires in national forest lands.
sets appropriate guidelines for managing health and development of national forest lands.
Offers subsidies to timber companies when they replant trees in national forest lands.
Crops genetically engineered to fix nitrogen would have which of the following advantages?
Increased disease resistance
Increased tolerance of nitrous oxides in the air
Decreased absorption of toxic chemicals
Decreased need for chemical fertilizer
Overall increased tolerance of herbicides and pesticides
Forests supply us with many vital ecosystem services. Currently, the one receiving the most attention because of global climate change concerns is
Moderation of precipitation and climate patterns.
The influence of El Nino effects by global forest distribution.
Cap-and-trade potential for global forests.
Carbon storage potential of the world’s forests.
The photosynthetic contribution of oxygen from the world’s forests.
Forests reach their greatest ecological complexity when
they are secondary-growth forests reaching their maximum sustainable yield.
Shrubs and other ground cover plants are absent and not competing with mature trees.
They are mature and exhibit a multilevel canopy.
They are burned frequently.
They are in the early stages of recovering from any logging operation.
Conservation tillage is an agricultural practice that
Reduces the effects of climate change and desertification.
Maximizes intact ground cover to prevent soil erosion.
Conserves all native grasses in order to promote intact ecosystems.
Removes all weeds and competing plants in order to maximize crop yields.
Promotes polyculture, including cattle grazing, to naturally fertilize fields.
“Edge effects” are a particular problem when
forests undergo biodiversity changes as a result of climate change.
Efforts are being made to manage and protect island biodiversity.
Formerly large habitats are reduced to many small fragments.
Wildlife corridors are developed in urban landscapes.
Ecosystems are geographically long and thin and there is an overabundance of edges.
