Exam 2: Changing Global Environment

Write True or False to the statements below.If the statement is false, rewrite the underlined word or phrase to make the statement true. -The spread of tropical plant diseases is a major cause of tropical deforestation.

By what name do we know the place where two tectonic plates are forced together?

How tall are the tallest trees in a tropical rainforest?

Tropical forests are not well-suited for intensive agriculture because ________.

An assemblage of local plants, animals, and insects covering a large area such as a tropical rainforest or a grassland is called a ________.

Write True or False to the statements below.If the statement is false, rewrite the underlined word or phrase to make the statement true. -Weather is the the long-term condition of the Earth's atmosphere at a given location.

Where is solar radiation trapped in the Greenhouse Effect? Refer to the figure below.

In which of the following areas do international environmental treaties exist?

Write True or False to the statements below.If the statement is false, rewrite the underlined word or phrase to make the statement true. -The nutrients that are available for plant growth in tropical rainforests tend to be stored in the living plants.

Write True or False to the statements below.If the statement is false, rewrite the underlined word or phrase to make the statement true. -Tropical rainforests typically have two major layers (or canopies)of vegetation.

Which of the following is an example the possible effects of climate change?

Using the figures below to guide you, discuss the relationship between plate tectonics and the location of seismic activity around the world.

How much of the world's annual oil output does Green Revolution agriculture consume?

Which of the following is an environmental cost associated with the Green Revolution?

Between 1950 and 1980, an area the size of Denmark has been desertified in which country?

What does the United Nations predict will happen to the food supply in South Asia?

How many years of weather data are collected to generate the climate information needed to identify climate regions?

Write True or False to the statements below.If the statement is false, rewrite the underlined word or phrase to make the statement true. -Greenhouse gases were fairly stable through most of human history, but have decreased dramatically in the past 130 years.

The natural process of the Earth's atmosphere heating through the trapping of reradiated infrared radiation is known as ________.

In which parts of the world has desertification been the most serious problem?