Question 1

The nutrients that are available for plant growth in tropical rainforests tend to be stored in

Accepted Answer

A)  the uppermost layer of the soil. 
B)  the bottommost layer of the soil. 
C)  a layer that is approximately one meter below the surface. 
D)  the decaying vegetative material that has fallen on the rainforest floor. 
E)  the living plants.

Question 2

Petroleum is a fossil fuel.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Tropical forests are not well-suited for intensive agriculture because they tend to be located too far inland.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

If climate change occurs to a significant degree,it is likely to have all of the following consequences,EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)  melting of the polar ice caps. 
B)  lower sea levels. 
C)  changing rainfall patterns. 
D)  more intense tropical storms. 
E)  longer growing season in Canada.

Question 5

Discuss the problems of water scarcity around the world.

Accepted Answer

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Question 6

Which of the following is a fossil fuel?

Accepted Answer

A)  petroleum 
B)  wood 
C)  hydrogen/fuel cell 
D)  ethanol 
E)  nuclear energy

Question 7

What is the major cause of widespread cutting of tropical rainforests?

Accepted Answer

A)  the recent globalization of commerce in international wood products 
B)  an expansion of farmlands in tropical regions 
C)  intensified efforts to protect the forests from wildfires by harvesting 
D)  rising worldwide demand for paper 
E)  urban sprawl

Question 8

Geologic evidence suggests that some 250 million years ago all the world's plates were tightly consolidated into a supercontinent centered on present-day Australia.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Hydrologists predict that three-quarters of Africa's population will experience water shortages by 2025.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

London,England is an anthropogenic feature.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

The world's growing appetite for what food product is a leading cause of tropical deforestation?

Accepted Answer

A)  pork 
B)  sugar 
C)  lamb 
D)  bananas 
E)  beef

Question 13

Sea Floor Spreading is a geophysical theory that Earth is comprised of large geologic platforms,or plates,that move slowly across its surface.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Upland and mountainous areas are usually wetter than the adjacent lowland areas because of the ________ whereby rising air is cooled and loses its ability to hold moisture as it flows up and over mountains,resulting in rain and snowfall

Accepted Answer

A)  adiabatic lapse rate 
B)  subsolar point 
C)  rain shadow effect 
D)  rate of condensation 
E)  orographic effect

Question 15

What are the major causes and effects of climate change?

Accepted Answer

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Question 16

Although land and water differ in their abilities to absorb and reradiate insolation,the global arrangement of oceans and land areas is NOT a major influence on world climates.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

This term refers to the position taken by developing countries such as China and India,which argue that,because Western industrial countries in North America and Europe have been burning large amounts of fossil fuels since the mid-19th century and because CO₂ stays in the atmosphere for hundreds of years,these countries caused the global warming problem and therefore should fix it.

Accepted Answer

A)  Carbon inequity 
B)  Carbon sequestration 
C)  Social justice 
D)  Economic rationalism 
E)  Rational equity

Question 18

About half of the tropical forests that are lost each year are located in what part of the world?

Accepted Answer

A)  Amazon Basin of South America 
B)  Southeast Asia 
C)  tropical Africa 
D)  the Caribbean 
E)  Oceania

Exam 2: Changing Global Environment

The nutrients that are available for plant growth in tropical rainforests tend to be stored in

Petroleum is a fossil fuel.

Tropical forests are not well-suited for intensive agriculture because they tend to be located too far inland.

If climate change occurs to a significant degree,it is likely to have all of the following consequences,EXCEPT

Discuss the problems of water scarcity around the world.

Which of the following is a fossil fuel?

What is the major cause of widespread cutting of tropical rainforests?

Geologic evidence suggests that some 250 million years ago all the world's plates were tightly consolidated into a supercontinent centered on present-day Australia.

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

Hydrologists predict that three-quarters of Africa's population will experience water shortages by 2025.

London,England is an anthropogenic feature.

The world's growing appetite for what food product is a leading cause of tropical deforestation?

Sea Floor Spreading is a geophysical theory that Earth is comprised of large geologic platforms,or plates,that move slowly across its surface.

Upland and mountainous areas are usually wetter than the adjacent lowland areas because of the ________ whereby rising air is cooled and loses its ability to hold moisture as it flows up and over mountains,resulting in rain and snowfall

What are the major causes and effects of climate change?

Although land and water differ in their abilities to absorb and reradiate insolation,the global arrangement of oceans and land areas is NOT a major influence on world climates.

About half of the tropical forests that are lost each year are located in what part of the world?