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Unit 5 Earth's Resources Test Review 1

Total questions: 9

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the most common use of water in the United States?

a)

domestic use

b)

industry

c)

power plants

d)

agriculture

e)

car washes

2.

Which of the following abiotic factors would likely affect humans directly?

a)

water availability

b)

climate change

c)

soil pH

d)

humidity

e)

ocean temperature

3.

A conservation easement would be best suited to offset which of the following threats to biodiversity?

a)

overharvesting

b)

habitat loss

c)

exotic species

d)

habitat degradation

e)

natural disaster

4.

Which of the following would have direct effects on the resources available to a population?

a)

housing

b)

war

c)

socioeconomic status of individuals

d)

religious beliefs

e)

number of children in the family

5.

Which prediction is true based on this population pyramid?

a)

The population is growing rapidly.

b)

The population is growing slowly.

c)

The population is declining slowly.

d)

The population is declining rapidly.

e)

The population is at a standstill.

6.

If over a 10-year period, a nation of 100 million people has a birth rate of 15 million, but a death rate of 5 million and a net migration rate of 2 million, the population is doing which of the following?

a)

decreasing in size

b)

staying the same over time

c)

decreasing first and then growing

d)

growing in size

e)

not enough information

7.

Which of the following would reduce water tables?

a)

snowmelt

b)

water pollution

c)

overpopulation

d)

flood

e)

hurricanes

8.

Which of the following stresses would most likely cause an ecosystem to respond by succession?

a)

wildfire

b)

water pollution

c)

urbanization

d)

air pollution

e)

earthquake

9.

How might a flood affect the population of an area?

a)

reduce the need for resources

b)

reduce the population

c)

increase the population

d)

increase available resources

e)

encourage the population to declare war