Sophia - Environmental Science - Final Milestone

Which of the examples below describes an effort to address urban sprawl through urban green space? • A new restaurant is constructed on a lot on the edge of town, bypassing several vacant lots within the city. • The city converts an old factory downtown into affordable housing for young people. • The city razes a former dry cleaners downtown, cleans up the chemicals in the soil and builds a sculpture garden. • A small city maintains a park and forest within its downtown as new businesses build around it. CONCEPT Addressing Urban Sprawl 2 Of the options below, which is an example of a point source of water pollution? • Fertilizers and pesticides from the valley’s farming operations seep into groundwater. • Salt from road de-icing is swept into the city’s storm sewers. • A rainstorm flushes litter and pet waste from surrounding parks into a nearby lake. • A housing development is built over a garbage dump that was buried and abandoned. CONCEPT Water Pollution 3 Choose the statement that is NOT true about conditions within the given biome. • Temperate grasslands are in the wetter areas of the temperate zone. • Tundras are very cold with very little rainfall. • Steppes are cold grasslands with little precipitation. • All deserts have extremely low precipitation levels. CONCEPT Biomes 4 Which of the following is true about the ecological footprints of the U.S. and developing countries? • The U.S. standard of living requires two hectares of land per person, but a developing nation’s standard of living requires 0.2 hectares of land per person. • The U.S. standard of living requires 15 hectares of land per person, but a developing nation’s standard of living requires 10 hectares of land per person. • The U.S. standard of living requires 10 hectares of land per person, but a developing nation’s standard of living requires one hectare of land per person. • The U.S. standard of living requires five hectares of land per person, but a developing nation’s standard of living requires 0.5 hectares of land per person. CONCEPT Human Population Growth