Question 1

Which of the following is NOT a form of nonrenewable energy?

Accepted Answer

A) oil 
B) natural gas 
C) coal 
D) solar energy 
E) uranium

Question 2

What wind or global pressure system borders the equator?

Accepted Answer

A) the westerlies 
B) subtropical high 
C) trade winds 
D) jet stream 
E) polar easterlies

Question 3

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

Accepted Answer

A) The U.S. wheat belt may receive more rainfall. 
B) Grain production is likely to increase. 
C) Canada and Russia may experience shorter growing seasons. 
D) Sea level will rise. 
E) New islands will appear as sea level decreases.

Question 4

Which of the following is NOT one of the natural greenhouse gases?

Accepted Answer

A) methane 
B) carbon dioxide 
C) ozone 
D) water vapor 
E) helium

Question 5

Global energy demand is projected to increase ________% by 2030.

Accepted Answer

A) 10 
B) 20 
C) 30 
D) 40 
E) 50

Question 6

The production of what agricultural product is a major factor in the destruction of African rainforests?

Accepted Answer

A) tea 
B) coffee 
C) cacao 
D) corn 
E) beans

Question 7

Which country's GHG emissions surpassed those of the United States in 2008, which until that year had historically been the world's largest emitter?

Accepted Answer

A) China 
B) Germany 
C) Brazil 
D) Canada 
E) Japan

Question 8

Please explain the major climatic controls and how they have an effect on meteorological conditions.

Accepted Answer

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Question 9

With what bioregion is the term "steppe" associated?

Accepted Answer

A) grasslands 
B) tropical forests 
C) savanna 
D) coniferous forests 
E) tundra

Question 10

In what type of bioregion is desertification most likely to occur?

Accepted Answer

A) tropical forests 
B) temperate forests 
C) coniferous forests 
D) tundra 
E) grasslands

Question 11

Reportedly, half of this country's lumber was cut and milled illegally by gangs of workers allegedly organized and controlled by the country's mafia.

Accepted Answer

A) Italy 
B) Venezuela 
C) Ukraine 
D) Russia 
E) Poland

Question 12

Antarctica's ice sheets have an average depth of

Accepted Answer

A) less than 100 feet. 
B) about 7,900 feet. 
C) more than 16,500 feet. 
D) about 1,000 feet. 
E) about 5,500 feet.

Question 13

Graphic representations of monthly average temperatures and precipitation are called

Accepted Answer

A) orographics. 
B) climate regions. 
C) lapse rates. 
D) climographs. 
E) topography.

Question 14

The circum-Pacific zone of activity, from the western Americas (both North and South)to East Asia, is particularly active and is often referred to as the

Accepted Answer

A) Pacific Rim of Fire. 
B) Subduction zone. 
C) massive fault line. 
D) Transform zone. 
E) Atlantic Instability Area.

Question 15

Discuss the relationship between water resources and the role of women in the developing world.

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Question 16

What is the major reason water costs have increased in the developing world?

Accepted Answer

A) global climate change 
B) an increase in agricultural activities 
C) the privatization of water systems 
D) war 
E) population increases

Question 17

In the ________ climate regions, where precipitation exceeds 10 inches, a prolonged summer-season drought of three or four months produces a unique array of grasses, shrubs, and trees.

Accepted Answer

A) Humid Sub-tropical 
B) Tropical Savanna 
C) Climatic Savanna 
D) Prairie 
E) Mediterranean

Question 18

Which of the following statements about greenhouse gases is most accurate?

Accepted Answer

A) Greenhouse gases have never been very stable, and have increased dramatically in the past 130 years. 
B) Greenhouse gases were fairly stable throughout most of human history, but have decreased dramatically in the past 130 years. 
C) Greenhouse gases have never been very stable, but have decreased dramatically in the past 130 years. 
D) Greenhouse gases were fairly stable throughout most of human history, but have increased dramatically in the past 130 years. 
E) Greenhouse gases increased steadily through most of human history, but have remained stable over the past 130 years.

Question 19

Which of the following is NOT one of Earth's climate controls?

Accepted Answer

A) incoming solar energy 
B) anthropogenic systems 
C) latitude 
D) interaction between land and water 
E) global pressure systems and wind patterns

Question 20

The San Andreas Fault is an example of

Accepted Answer

A) converging plates. 
B) diverging plates. 
C) transform faulting. 
D) subducting plates. 
E) volcanic activity.

Exam 2: Physical Geography and the Environment