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Environmental Ch 14- Land

Total questions: 31

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Why do people cut trees down?
a)
To clear land
b)
To free up space for agricultural reasons
c)
To sell lumber
d)
All of the above
2.
How can forests be increased?
a)
A.)Replanting trees in deforested places
b)
B.)Adding trees to unforested, clear land.
c)
A.) and B.)
d)
Not this
3.
What does deforestation effect?
a)
Plants and animals
b)
Our biosphere
c)
Humans
d)
All of the above
4.
Does deforestation contribute to global warming?
a)
No, trees aren't that important
b)
Sometimes because only the cutting down of Maple trees contributes to global warming
c)
No, deforestation adds methane to the atmosphere, which makes the Earth cooler
d)
Yes; less trees means less CO2 is turned into oxygen.
5.
A set of policies and activities related to potential uses of land that is put in place before an area is developed
a)
Urban sprawl
b)
Suburban 
c)
Urbanization
d)
Land-use planning 
6.
Describes an area that contains a city
a)
Rural
b)
Suburban
c)
Urban 
d)
Deforestation
7.
An area in which the air temperature is generally higher than the temperature of surrounding rural areas
a)
Infrastructure
b)
Land use planning
c)
Overgrazing
d)
Heat island
8.
Describes an area of open land that is often used for farming
a)
Urban
b)
Urban sprawl
c)
Rural 
d)
Deforestation
9.
The role that organisms play in creating a healthful environment for humans
a)
Heat island
b)
Deforestation
c)
ecosystem services 
d)
Infrastructure
10.
An increase in the ratio or density of people living in urban areas rather than in rural areas
a)
Urbanization
b)
Deforestation
c)
Reforestation
d)
Subarban
11.
Which of the following statements about urban and rural areas is true? 
a)
Today, the percentage of people living in rural areas worldwide is less than the percentage of people living in urban areas worldwide. 
b)
Urban areas tend to grow upward, not outward.
c)
People in urban areas depend on resources produced in rural areas. 
d)
 Improved transportation promotes migration from urban areas to rural areas.
12.
. Which of the following types of land is difficult for humans to use? 
a)
Rangeland 
b)
Forest land
c)
 Park land 
d)
Wetlands, mountains, and deserts
13.
What is the most common reason that people move from the country to the city?  
a)
To escape war 
b)
 To find higher-paying jobs
c)
To seek better environmental quality 
d)
To find more-spacious living accommodations
14.
Suppose a city experiences higher temperatures and different weather conditions than a nearby rural area does. Which of the following statements best explains these conditions? 
a)
 The city is a heat island.
b)
 The city is built on marginal land
c)
 The city is experiencing urban crisis.
d)
 Urban sprawl is reflecting temperatures toward the inner city.
15.
Selective cutting involves cutting 
a)
All of the trees in a forest and then reseeding
b)
Only one species of tree in a forest.
c)
Only the mature trees in a forest
d)
Only the young trees in a forest.
16.
What creates heat islands in cities? 
a)
too much concrete
b)
too many trees
c)
people breathing
d)
urban crisis
17.
what is the leading cause of deforestation?
a)
Diseases 
b)
Housing market
c)
Agriculture and Farming
d)
Paper mill
18.

In 1870, the first national park established to protect and preserve the land for future generations was

a)

Grand Canyon

b)

Yosemite

c)

Yellowstone

d)

Death Valley

19.

Given that most people live in urban areas, why should rural areas be preserved?

a)

They provide crucial infrastructure.

b)

They provide ecological services.

c)

They contain greenbelts.

d)

None of the above.

20.

The designation of wilderness areas

a)

guarantees unrestricted public access.

b)

historically forbade mining.

c)

allows only limited development.

d)

provides for protected habitats.

21.

Environmental damage to wilderness areas

a)

is partly the result of ranching activities.

b)

has yet to attract widespread attention.

c)

may worsen as the U.S. population grows.

d)

is not related to pollution from urban areas.

22.

Which of the following is true of land-use plans?

a)

Developers must prepare detailed reports assessing the environmental impact of their projects.

b)

The public often has input in land-use plans.

c)

Projects in environmentally sensitive areas may be hotly debated.

d)

All of the above.

23.

An area prone to landslides is an example of

a)

rangeland.

b)

open space.

c)

rural land.

d)

marginal land.

24.

Land that is used to graze livestock is known as

a)

rangeland

b)

rural

c)

urban

25.

Before 1850, most people lived in ____________________ areas

a)

urban

b)

rural

26.

The movement of people from rural areas to cities is called ____________________.

a)

urban sprawl

b)

urbanization

c)

jobs

27.

One of the most important ecosystem services provided by forests is removing _________________________ from the atmosphere.

a)

oxygen

b)

carbon dioxide

c)

nitrogen

28.

Fire stations, roads, and bridges are examples of ____________________.

a)

infrastructure

b)

wilderness

c)

jobs

29.

The environmentally preferred method of harvesting trees is _________________________.

a)

clear cutting

b)

selective cutting

30.

Deforestation is particularly harmful in tropical rain forests because the soil is ____________________.

a)

thick

b)

thin

31.

Areas that are protected from development and environmental damage are known as ____________________ areas.

a)

wilderness

b)

rural

c)

urban

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