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Environmental Science 2nd Quarter Final Exam

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 38mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is urbanization?

a)

the process of creating new parks and green spaces in urban areas

b)

the use of renewable energy sources in urban infrastructure

c)

the protection and management of forests for long-term environmental sustainability

d)

when an area's population is concentrated in cities

2.

Which is NOT a type of land use?

a)

residential

b)

industrial

c)

commercial

d)

none of the above

3.

What type of land use makes up the majority of cities in the United States?

a)

residential

b)

industrial

c)

commercial

d)

recreational

4.

True or False:

Euclidean zoning is a separation of land use by type into specific areas of a city.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

Which of the following is not a downside of Euclidean zoning?

a)

traffic congestion

b)

less job opportunities

c)

pollution of air and water

d)

segregation

6.

Urban areas bring many (a)   but can also harm the environment.

7.

Which of the following is NOT a downside caused by growing cities?

a)

light and noise pollution

b)

heat islands

c)

improved infrastructure

d)

loss of biodiversity

8.

Which of the following is NOT a benefit of growing cities?

a)

more educational opportunities

b)

improved energy efficiency

c)

more career opportunities

d)

polluted runoff

9.

What are push factors?

a)

the reasons people are forced to leave rural areas and move to cities

b)

the reasons people are drawn to cities

10.

What are pull factors?

a)

the reasons people are forced to leave rural areas and move to cities

b)

the reasons people are drawn to cities

11.

Which of the following is a push factor that leads to urban growth?

a)

educational opportunities

b)

more career opportunities

c)

entertainment

d)

lack of resources due to climate change

12.

Which of the following is a pull factor that leads to urban growth?

a)

entertainment

b)

lack of resources due to climate change

c)

less job opportunities

13.

Meeting the needs of today’s (a)   without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs

14.

Which of the following is NOT one of the three E’s that lead to sustainability?

a)

environment

b)

equality

c)

economy

15.

Which of the following is NOT an impact of consuming too much resources?

a)

climate change

b)

declining ecosystem health and biodiversity

c)

increasing ecosystem health and biodiversity

d)

pollution

16.

How are trees beneficial to the air?

a)

shelters many different species

b)

they act as a line of defense against floods and landslides

c)

protects skin from the sun

d)

they act as natural air filters by absorbing pollutants

17.

How are trees beneficial to water?

a)

acts as a line of defense against floods and landslides

b)

shelters many different species

c)

protects skin from the sun

d)

acts as a natural air filter by absorbing pollutants

18.

How are trees beneficial to human health?

a)

acts as a line of defense against floods

b)

cools the earth by absorbing/storing carbon dioxide and converting it to oxygen

c)

protects skin from the sun

d)

acts as natural air filters by absorbing pollutants

19.

How are trees beneficial to climate?

a)

acts as a line of defense against floods and landslides

b)

cools the earth by absorbing/storing carbon dioxide and converting it to oxygen

c)

protects skin from the sun and filters air pollution

d)

acts as a natural air filter by absorbing pollutants

20.

True or False:

The two reasons farmers would need to cut down trees is to plant crops or make room for livestock.

a)

True

b)

False

21.

The 2 ways deforestation contributes to greenhouse gas emissions is that it causes decomposition and allows absorption.

a)

True

b)

False

22.

Which of the following is NOT one of the 3 ways humans are currently combating deforestation?

a)

reforestation

b)

eliminating clear cutting

c)

managing forest resources

d)

encouraging clear cutting

23.

(a)   help connect smaller patches of forest, allowing animals to move between them. 

24.

True or False:

Planting different types of trees are NOT important because they all interact with the environment the same way.

a)

True

b)

False

25.

What is reforestation?

a)

cutting down trees

b)

planting new trees

c)

burning down trees