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Environmental Geography

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

This theme of geography focuses on how people and the natural environment interact

a)

Political

b)

Environmental

c)

Physical

d)

Economical

2.

Tending to grow crops and raise livestock to produce food, feed, and fiber

a)

Deforestation

b)

Overfishing

c)

Agriculture

d)

Desertification

3.

Where did the first agricultural revolution occure?

a)

Central America

b)

Fertile Cresent

c)

Indian Subcontinent

d)

West Africa

4.

Before farming, how did humans acquire food?

a)

fishing

b)

sleeping

c)

hunting and gathering

5.

Which of the following did NOT happen after the discovery of farming

a)

People settled in one location

b)

increase in population

c)

decrease in life expectancy

d)

domestication of animals

6.

GMOs (Genetically Modified Organisms) are

a)

organisms engineered to grow at a certain way that benefits the human population

b)

organism that only grow during certain seasons

c)

organisms that are domesticated to grow indoors only

7.

__________ farming grows only enough food to feed a family; ___________ farming grows massive quantities of food to feel larger populations controlled by a corporation

a)

substance; commercial

b)

commercial; substance

8.

Wasteful water use and rising population has lead to issue with

a)

water insecuity

b)

agriculture

c)

overfishing

d)

desertification

9.

The clearing or trees or forests and using the land for agriculture or urban use

a)

desertification

b)

deforestation

c)

water rights

d)

strip mining

10.

The United States and Mexico have an agreement over the use of the water in the Colorado River and Rio Grande. This is an example of

a)

water insecurity

b)

water rights

c)

erosion

d)

natural disasters

11.

Which of the following is true substance farming?

a)

Farmers grow enough food for their family

b)

Common in parts of Africa, Asia, and Latin American countries

c)

usually grow the same crops yearly

d)

all of the above

12.

The process by which fertile land becomes desert as a result of drought, deforestation, or inappropriate agriculture.

a)

Desertification

b)

Deforestation

c)

Fracking

d)

Dam building

13.

_____________ lead to a depletion of natural resources, global warming, and pollution

a)

War

b)

Natural Disasters

c)

Agriculture

d)

Industrialization

14.

Women and girls are marginalized in Sub Saharan Africa because they cannot attend school or learn a trade since they must find and bring home of water. This is cause of

a)

deforestation

b)

water rights

c)

water insecurity

d)

erosion

15.

The removal of overlying vegetation, rock, and soil to reach the underlying coal seam, usually a few feet beneath the surface

a)

Fracking

b)

Strip mining

c)

Dam Building

d)

Deforestation

16.

What is a negative effect of strip mining

a)

Pollute nearby streams, and rivers because of erosion and excessive runoff

b)

Alter the flow of waterways and permanently alters the surrounding area

c)

Gas explosion

d)

Deprives earth of oxygen

17.

Structures to control river flow and regulate flooding.

a)

Dam building

b)

Fracking

c)

Strip mining

d)

Deforestation

18.

What is a negative effect of dam building

a)

Pollute nearby streams, and rivers because of erosion and excessive runoff

b)

Alter the flow of waterways and permanently alters the surrounding area

c)

Gas explosion

d)

Deprives earth of oxygen

19.

The process of injecting liquid at high pressure into the ground to force open existing fissures and extract oil or gas

a)

Dam building

b)

Fracking

c)

Deforestation

d)

Strip Mining

20.

What is a negative effect of fracking

a)

Pollute nearby streams, and rivers because of erosion and excessive runoff

b)

Alter the flow of waterways and permanently alters the surrounding area

c)

Gas explosion

d)

Deprives earth of oxygen

21.

The United Nations recently created 17 Sustainable Development Goals to help combat (prevent)

a)

Lack of resources and global inequality

b)

lack of access to technology

c)

Too many people moving to cities

d)

Not enough individuals living in rural areas

22.

Commercial farming has lead to ________

a)

desertififcation

b)

overfishing

c)

deforestation

d)

non-renewable resources

23.

What % of the world fish are in danger or worse.

a)

50%

b)

60%

c)

70%

d)

80%