CHAPTER 10
Environmental Issues
Multiple-Choice
1) In _____________, there was a power plant explosion that released extensive radioactive
material that killed 30 people in Europe.
A) Kiev
B) Chernobyl
C) Kosovo
D) Mount Pinatubo
Answer: B Page reference: 207 Skill level: Understanding
2) The ancient civilization between the Tigris and Euphrates River was
A) Mesopotamia.
B) Egypt.
C) Ethiopia.
D) Persia.
Answer: A Page reference: 207–208 Skill level: Understanding
3) Which of the following is NOT a reason why contemporary ecological challenges differ
from previous periods?
A) The challenges are global in their consequences today.
B) The main problems are related to biophysical parameters of nature.
, C) The ancient societies had more time and space to deal with environmental
threats.
D) Today, human activities and governmental policies create environmental
problems.
Answer: B Page reference: 208 Skill level: Analysis
4) The widespread use of pesticides deadly to the natural environment was brought to light
in
A) An Inconvenient Truth.
B) Jungle.
C) Silent Spring.
D) Moby-Dick.
Answer: C Page reference: 208 Skill level: Understanding
5) In order to prevent further deforestation and to restore the land, the _____________ was
established in Kenya.
A) Green Belt Movement
B) Redevelopment Project
C) Kyoto Protocol
D) None of the above
Answer: A Page reference: 210 Skill level: Understanding
6) The large number and diversity of organisms on earth is known as
A) Darwinism.
B) biodiversity.
, C) animalism.
D) natural selection.
Answer: B Page reference: 212 Skill level: Understanding
7) Which of the following is NOT a cause of deforestation?
A) Poverty
B) Deliberate fires
C) Population decreases
D) Forces of economic development
Answer: C Page reference: 215 Skill level: Analysis
8) The coastal waters exclusive to each state are known as __________ zones.
A) water
B) coastal
C) exclusive economic
D) fishing
Answer: C Page reference: 217 Skill level: Understanding
9) The leading proponent of evolution theory was
A) Juan Valdez.
B) Al Gore.
C) Charles Darwin.
D) Rachel Carson.
, Answer: C Page reference: 219 Skill level: Understanding
10) The 2010 UN Climate Conference in Cancun, Mexico, established a forest-preservation
program known as
A) Greenhouse Revolution.
B) Green Revolution.
C) REDD.
D) USGCRP.
Answer: C Page reference: 213 Skill level: Understanding
11) The international agreement on reducing carbon dioxide emissions is known as the
A) Kyoto Regime.
B) Doha Round.
C) Kyoto Protocol.
D) Uruguay Regime.
Answer: C Page reference: 220–222 Skill level: Understanding
12) _____________ is a highly toxic defoliant used by the United States in the Vietnam War.
A) Mustard gas
B) Agent Orange
C) DDT
D) CFC
Answer: B Page reference: 225 Skill level: Understanding
Environmental Issues
Multiple-Choice
1) In _____________, there was a power plant explosion that released extensive radioactive
material that killed 30 people in Europe.
A) Kiev
B) Chernobyl
C) Kosovo
D) Mount Pinatubo
Answer: B Page reference: 207 Skill level: Understanding
2) The ancient civilization between the Tigris and Euphrates River was
A) Mesopotamia.
B) Egypt.
C) Ethiopia.
D) Persia.
Answer: A Page reference: 207–208 Skill level: Understanding
3) Which of the following is NOT a reason why contemporary ecological challenges differ
from previous periods?
A) The challenges are global in their consequences today.
B) The main problems are related to biophysical parameters of nature.
, C) The ancient societies had more time and space to deal with environmental
threats.
D) Today, human activities and governmental policies create environmental
problems.
Answer: B Page reference: 208 Skill level: Analysis
4) The widespread use of pesticides deadly to the natural environment was brought to light
in
A) An Inconvenient Truth.
B) Jungle.
C) Silent Spring.
D) Moby-Dick.
Answer: C Page reference: 208 Skill level: Understanding
5) In order to prevent further deforestation and to restore the land, the _____________ was
established in Kenya.
A) Green Belt Movement
B) Redevelopment Project
C) Kyoto Protocol
D) None of the above
Answer: A Page reference: 210 Skill level: Understanding
6) The large number and diversity of organisms on earth is known as
A) Darwinism.
B) biodiversity.
, C) animalism.
D) natural selection.
Answer: B Page reference: 212 Skill level: Understanding
7) Which of the following is NOT a cause of deforestation?
A) Poverty
B) Deliberate fires
C) Population decreases
D) Forces of economic development
Answer: C Page reference: 215 Skill level: Analysis
8) The coastal waters exclusive to each state are known as __________ zones.
A) water
B) coastal
C) exclusive economic
D) fishing
Answer: C Page reference: 217 Skill level: Understanding
9) The leading proponent of evolution theory was
A) Juan Valdez.
B) Al Gore.
C) Charles Darwin.
D) Rachel Carson.
, Answer: C Page reference: 219 Skill level: Understanding
10) The 2010 UN Climate Conference in Cancun, Mexico, established a forest-preservation
program known as
A) Greenhouse Revolution.
B) Green Revolution.
C) REDD.
D) USGCRP.
Answer: C Page reference: 213 Skill level: Understanding
11) The international agreement on reducing carbon dioxide emissions is known as the
A) Kyoto Regime.
B) Doha Round.
C) Kyoto Protocol.
D) Uruguay Regime.
Answer: C Page reference: 220–222 Skill level: Understanding
12) _____________ is a highly toxic defoliant used by the United States in the Vietnam War.
A) Mustard gas
B) Agent Orange
C) DDT
D) CFC
Answer: B Page reference: 225 Skill level: Understanding
