WorksheetsUrbanization, Population, and Agriculture Test Review
Total questions: 75
Worksheet time: 48mins
Which of the following is NOT a cause of the temperature difference between urban and rural area?
More vegetation in urban area
Close to the sea
Urbanization
Weather condition
What is the definition of urban heat island?
Urban heat island refers to the phenomenon where rural areas experience higher temperatures compared to surrounding urban areas.
Urban heat island refers to the phenomenon where urban areas experience lower temperatures compared to surrounding rural areas.
Urban heat island refers to the phenomenon where urban areas experience higher temperatures compared to surrounding rural areas due to natural factors.
Urban heat island refers to the phenomenon where urban areas experience higher temperatures compared to surrounding rural areas due to human activities and the built environment.
What are the causes of urban heat island effect?
Low concentration of buildings and pavement, abundance of vegetation, and lack of waste heat from human activities.
High concentration of buildings and pavement, abundance of vegetation, and lack of waste heat from natural sources.
Low concentration of buildings and pavement, lack of vegetation, and waste heat from natural sources.
High concentration of buildings and pavement, lack of vegetation, and waste heat from human activities.
Urban heat island effect impacts the environment by (a) .
What are the impacts of urban heat island effect on human health?
Decreased risk of heat-related illnesses and improvement of existing health conditions.
No impact on human health.
Increased risk of heat-related illnesses and worsening of existing health conditions.
Increased risk of cold-related illnesses and improvement of existing health conditions.
How does urban heat island effect contribute to climate change?
By increasing temperature, energy consumption, greenhouse gas emissions, and reducing air quality.
By having no effect on temperature, energy consumption, greenhouse gas emissions, and air quality.
By decreasing temperature, energy consumption, greenhouse gas emissions, and improving air quality.
By reducing temperature, energy consumption, greenhouse gas emissions, and improving air quality.
What are some strategies to mitigate urban heat island effect?
Installing more asphalt and concrete surfaces
Increasing green spaces and vegetation, implementing cool roofs and pavements, using reflective materials, improving urban planning and design, and promoting energy-efficient buildings.
Increasing the use of air conditioning
Building taller and denser structures
How does the urban heat island effect vary in different cities?
The urban heat island effect is determined by the number of buildings in a city.
The urban heat island effect is influenced by the amount of green space in a city.
The urban heat island effect varies based on factors such as population density, land use patterns, and geographical location.
The urban heat island effect is the same in all cities.
What are the long-term consequences of urban heat island effect?
No impact on energy consumption, air pollution levels, human health, or ecosystems.
Increased energy consumption, higher air pollution levels, compromised human health, and negative impacts on ecosystems.
Decreased energy consumption, lower air pollution levels, compromised human health, and positive impacts on ecosystems.
Decreased energy consumption, lower air pollution levels, improved human health, and positive impacts on ecosystems.
What are some urban planning techniques to reduce urban heat island effect?
Constructing more high-rise buildings to increase air circulation
Using dark-colored materials for roofs and pavements to absorb more heat
Increasing green spaces and vegetation, implementing cool roofs and pavements, promoting energy-efficient buildings, and creating shade through urban design.
Removing all trees and vegetation to reduce heat absorption
How can individuals contribute to reducing urban heat island effect?
By cutting down trees
By increasing energy consumption
By using dark-colored surfaces
By planting trees, using light-colored surfaces, promoting green roofs and walls, and reducing energy consumption.
How can individuals contribute to reducing urban heat island effect?
By cutting down trees
By increasing energy consumption
By using dark-colored surfaces
By planting trees, using light-colored surfaces, promoting green roofs and walls, and reducing energy consumption.
Select all that are correct.
Select two correct downsides of urbanization
Opportunity - Careers & Education
Safety - Police, Fire, Medical
Air Quality - Air quality is much more polluted in cities
Efficiency - Everything is spread far apart
Heat Islands - Cities are warmer than surrounding areas
Select all that are correct.
Select two correct benefits of urbanization
Opportunity - Careers & Education
Safety - Police, Fire, Medical
Air Quality - Air quality is more clean in cities
Efficiency - Every is spread far apart
Heat Islands - Cities are warmer than surrounding areas
Urbanization is the trend where....
people move from rural areas to urban areas
animals move from rural areas to urban areas
people build a city from natural resources
beavers build a dam, creating their own habitat
All of the following are effects of urban sprawl EXCEPT ___.
increased pollution
increased physical inactivity
decreased mass transit options
decreased land use
Rapid expansion of a city into the countryside around the city
Urbanization
Urban Sprawl
Urban
Rural
In Stage 1, the birth rate is...
High
Falling
Low
In Stage 1, the death rate is...
High
Falling
Low
In Stage 1, the Total Population is (a) .
In Stage 1, the Population Pyramid looks like...
In Stage 2, the Death rate is (a) .
In Stage 2, the Total Population is...
Growing Slowly
Growing Quickly
Not Growing
In Stage 3, the Population Pyramid looks like...
In Stage 4, the Birth rate is...
High
Rising
Low
Which correctly describes the term demographic transition?
The transition from low birth rates and death rates to high birth rates and death rates as a country develops.
The transition from high birth rates and death rates to low birth rates and death rates as a country develops.
The transition from high birth rates to low death rates as a country develops.
The transition from low birth rates to high death rates as a country develops.
What happens if a population grows past its carrying capacity?
The population keeps growing
The population starts to die off
The entire species will go extinct
The carrying capacity just increases
So what is likely to happen over the next few decades with this population?
Rapid Growth
Slow Growth
The population will decrease.
This type of farming (of many particular kinds in different eras and places) is considered to be the original type of agriculture, and has been practiced for thousands of years
Bio-dynamic farming
Traditional farming
Integrated farming
Organic farming
(a) are substances or mixture of substances intended for preventing, destroying, repelling, or mitigating any pest
_________ is a production system that sustains the health of soils, ecosystems, and people. It relies on ecological processes, biodiversity, and cycles adapted to local conditions, rather than the use of inputs with adverse effects
Conventional agriculture
Integrated agriculture
Organic agriculture
Market agriculture
A large-scale farming operation that practices monoculture is which of the following?
Community farming
Traditional farming
Organic farming
Industrial farming
This type of agriculture relies on human and animal labor.
Industrial agriculture
Traditional agriculture
Organic agriculture
Community agriculture
This type of agriculture produces 80% of the worlds food supply.
Industrial agriculture
Traditional agriculture
Organic agriculture
Community agriculture
High Cost
In organic agriculture even natural fertilizers cannot be used.
True
False
Traditional agriculture mainly takes place in
less-developed countries
more-developed countries
Which of the following is not a benefit of GMOs
Increases pest resistance
Decreases biodiversity
Increases drought resistance
Reduces cost of manufacturing
2. What problem did The Green Revolution attempt to solve?
They didn’t solve anything.
The problem the green revolution attempted to solve was biotechnology.
The problem the green revolution attempted to solve was hunger.
The problem the green revolution attempted to solve was world peace.
4. According to the GRAPH, did India's GRAIN production increase or decrease?
YES India's GRAIN production increased.
NO India's GRAIN production decreased.
NEITHER India's GRAIN production increased or decreased.
Which statement about 1961 to 2011 is best supported by the graph?
Food scarcity improved in both Asia and Africa
Green Revolution techniques worked better in Asia than in Africa
Population growth was higher in Africa than in Asia
Green Revolution techniques worked well in both regions but slowed down dramatically
Millet and rice are not very important food sources for either region, indicating that a conclusion about food security is invalid
Between 1950 and 1990, wheat production in India in average pounds per acre more than tripled, which allowed India to meet its population's need for food. Which of the following best explains this change?
The elimination of poverty in India's rural regions
The use of genetically modified seeds
The increase of microloan programs that provide farmers with credit
The use of large farm tractors and combine harvesters
The use of improved plant hybrids and agricultural chemicals.
Which is NOT a part of soil makeup/texture?
Sand
Shale
Silt
Clay
Select examples of GMOs from the list below. (Select all that apply.)
Maize
Canola oil
Cotton
Papaya
Disadvantages of Industrialized Agriculture include
Monoculture
Pollution
Low Yield
Labor Intensive
Disadvantages of Organic Agriculture include
High Cost
Pollution
Low Yield
Labor Intensive
What pet is the first organism that was genetically modified through human interactions
(a)
What evidence can support the claim that GMOs have a positive impact?
What evidence can support the claim that GMOs have a negative impact?
As soil matures, it becomes
Deeper
Sandier
Thinner
It doesn't change
which of these are not true about topsoil?.
it is a very soft layer
most living organisms are present in this layer
it has almost no nutrients
none of these
The type of rock formed when old rocks are weathered and the pieces that
break off are cemented together into new rock.
igneous
metamorphic
sedimentary
The type of rock formed when heat and pressure change an old rock into a new
type of rock.
igneous
metamorphic
sedimentary
The type of rock that may contain fossils.
igneous
metamorphic
sedimentary
Metamorphic rocks are rocks that have been changed from heat and pressure.
True
False
The cycle of old rocks turning into new rocks is called_____.
the mineral cycle
the fossil cycle
the sedimentary cycle
the rock cycle
All types of rock can potentially change from one type to another at some point on the rock cycle.
True
False
According to the diagram, how does a sedimentary rock become a metamorphic rock?
Weathering and Erosion
Heat and Pressure
Compaction and Cementation
Melting
When heat or pressure causes one rock to change into a new type of rock, we call these rocks _____.
Igneous
Sedimentary
Metamorphic
Mineral
According to the diagram, how does magma become an igneous rock?
Melting
Cooling
Heat and Pressure
Compaction and Cementation
Metamorphic rocks form through
added pressure
added temperature
added pressure and temperature
none of the above
Florian discovers a rock that is broken into pieces. Each piece has several bands. Which type of rock does Florian predict these pieces will change into when subjected to heat and pressure?
igneous
magma
sedimentary
metamorphic
This image shows the rock cycle. Which event most likely occurs at point K?
cooling
cementing
melting
weathering
_________ rocks harden into rock layers due to pressure of water and weight of more sediments.
Metamorphic
Igneous
Sedimentary
Volcanic
At which location would heat and pressure occur?
1
2
3
4
Which location represents melting magma?
1
2
3
4
