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WorksheetsUnit 1 Test Review
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 23mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which type of country has a slow population growth?
a)
Developed Country
b)
Developing Country
c)
Neither of these
d)
Both of these
2.
Which type of country has a rapidly increasing population
a)
Developing Country
b)
Developed Country
c)
Neither of these
d)
Both of these
3.
_____________ is the number and variety of organisms in a given area communities in an ecosystem
a)
biodiversity
b)
pollution
c)
resource depletion
4.
Which type of country has an industrial economy?
a)
Developed Country
b)
Developing Country
c)
Neither of these
d)
Both of these
5.
Resources that cannot be replaced as rapidly as they are used are called
a)
Nonrenewable
b)
Renewable
c)
Neither of these
d)
Both of these
6.
Which type of country has a strong social support system?
a)
Developed Country
b)
Developing Country
c)
Neither of these
d)
Both of these
7.
Which type of country has an agricultural economy?
a)
Developing Country
b)
Developed Country
c)
Neither of these
d)
Both of these
8.
Wood and paper are considered what type of resource?
a)
Renewable Resource
b)
Nonrenewable Resource
c)
Neither of these
d)
Both of these
9.
Which type of country has a lower average income?
a)
Developing Country
b)
Developed Country
c)
Neither of these
d)
Both of these
10.
Coal, oil, plastic, and glass are considered what type of resource?
a)
Nonrenewable Resource
b)
Renewable Resource
c)
Neither of these
d)
Both of these
11.
Resources that can be replaced relatively quickly by natural process are called
a)
Renewable Resource
b)
Nonrenewable Resource
c)
Neither of these
d)
Both of these
12.
Which type of country has a higher average income?
a)
Developed Country
b)
Developing Country
c)
Neither of these
d)
Both of these
13.
In this location all the wolves were killed off leading to an increase in elk, etc.
a)
Yellowstone
b)
Aral Sea
c)
Easter Island
d)
Mono Lake
14.
This body of water is said to be shrinking in size, affecting the fishing industry in Asia
a)
Aral Sea
b)
Mexico City
c)
Love Canal
d)
Bhopal, India
15.
Overuse of farmland changing the landscape in a negative way
a)
Desertification
b)
Overfishing
c)
The Aral Sea
d)
Easter Island
16.
Worlds largest nuclear explosion resulted in the deadly release of radiation
a)
Chernobyl
b)
3 Mile Island
c)
Bhopal
d)
Both Chernobyl and 3 Mile Island
17.
This pesticide led to a rapid decline in Bald Eagle populations
a)
DDT
b)
BPA
c)
Kudzu
d)
Yucca
18.
This case study involves a school/community being built on top of a toxic waste dump
a)
Love Canal
b)
Mexico City
c)
3 Mile Island
d)
Bhopal, India
19.
This case study describes a collection of plastics and other discarded materials floating in the ocean
a)
Pacific Garbage Patch
b)
Electronic Waste
c)
Overfishing
d)
BPA
20.
Fish are being caught faster than they can reproduce causing fish prices to go up, etc
a)
Overfishing
b)
Desertification
c)
We are creating more natural resources
d)
We are using more natural resources
21.
Area of the Western Shoshone Nation set as a final repository for high level nuclear waste
a)
Yucca Mountain
b)
Chernobyl
c)
Three Mile Island
d)
Yellowstone
22.
In this location fisherman arrived and took over the island using up all its resources
a)
Easter Island
b)
Mexico City
c)
Yellowstone
d)
Bhopal, India
23.
In this case study we see that our old phones and computers are not being disposed properly
a)
Electronic Waste
b)
Pacific Garbage Patch
c)
Love Canal
d)
Chernobyl
24.
This species was introduced to the United States from Asia. Its purpose was to clean ponds
a)
Asian Carp
b)
Frogs
c)
Kudzu
d)
Passenger Pigeon
25.
This more recent oil spill occurred when a drilling rig had an explosion.
a)
Gulf Oil Spill 2010
b)
Pacific Garbage Patch
c)
Exxon Valdez
d)
Electronic Waste
26.
This "canary in the coal mine" is decreasing in numbers because of increased pollution levels around the world
a)
Frogs
b)
Wolves
c)
Bald Eagles
d)
Cane Toads
27.
When the largest dam in the world was built, it misplaced thousands of rural citizens
a)
3 Gorges Dam
b)
Mississippi River Dam
c)
Yellowstone Dam
d)
3 Mile Island Dam
28.
In this case study we see that our antibiotics are becoming less effective at killing a certain organism
a)
Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria
b)
Antibiotic Resistant Frogs
c)
Antibiotic Resistant Carp
d)
DDT & Bald Eagles
29.
An oil spill in Alaska from an oil tanker that ran aground on a reef
a)
Exxon Valdez
b)
Gulf Oil Spill
c)
Easter Island
d)
Aral Sea
30.
Which of the following is NOT a step in the process of critical thinking
a)
asking a friend
b)
be prepared to listen to many viewpoints over a particular issue
c)
gather all the information you can before drawing a conclusion
d)
investigate the source of the information you encounter
31.
What effects YOUR "Ecological Footprint"?
a)
all of these
b)
how you eat
c)
your transportation
d)
your clothing and electronics
32.
What are the only things that enter and leave the Earth's atmosphere?
a)
Energy from the sun enters, heat leaves
b)
water enters, and Carbon Dioxide leaves
c)
Minerals enter, and air pollution leaves
d)
Fossil fuels enter, and garbage leaves
33.
Which of the following is an example of a renewable resource?
a)
trees
b)
minerals
c)
coal
d)
oil
34.
_______ are any natural materials that are used by humans are
a)
Natural Resources
b)
Human Resources
c)
Renewable Resources
d)
Nonrenewable Resources
35.
Which of the following best illustrate the concept of the "Tragedy of Commons"?
a)
farmers using up all the water in their shared lake
b)
destroying land by mining on private land
c)
only cutting some of the trees down in a national forest
d)
laws limiting fishing to keep from overfishing a shared lake
36.
_____ is an undesirable change in the natural environment, harmful to living organisms
a)
pollution
b)
resource depletion
c)
loss of biodiversity
37.
Meeting present needs of today's populations without compromising the needs of future generations
a)
sustainability
b)
resources
c)
renewable resources
d)
rechargeable
38.
Which of the following phrases describes the term biodiversity?
a)
number and variety of species that live in an area
b)
species that are becoming extinct
c)
the number of natural resources found in an area
d)
animals that live in one habitat
39.
The study of the air, water, and land surrounding an organism or a community
a)
Environmental Science
b)
Astronomy
c)
Biology
d)
Ecology
40.
Pollutants that are not broken down by natural processes are?
a)
nondegradable
b)
both nonrenewable and biodegradable
c)
biodegradable
d)
nonrenewable
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