SSM 3301 Exam 1 2025 Questions and
Answers
Irrigated farmland provides a disproportionate amount of our food supply given it's relatively small
area. Although only 18% of all farmland is irrigated it produces what percent of our total food? -
ANSWER✔✔-40%
Which parts of the world are experiencing water stress? (there is more than one) - ANSWER✔✔-
middle east, north africa, SW united states
Although a person may be able to survive up to a month without food, a person can go at most,
how many days without water? - ANSWER✔✔-5-7 days
Which of the following effects did Sandra Postel associate with Climate Change? (check all that
apply)
Correct! - ANSWER✔✔-changes in river flows and water atmosphere
What were the reasons cited by Sandra Postel for why 60% of the worlds hungry individuals are
hungry, despite living on farms? (select multiple answers) - ANSWER✔✔-an inability to grow crops
during the dry season and a lack of access to irrigation
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,Sandra Postel listed a number of water conservation strategies for agriculture. Which of the
following is not one of the strategies she described? - ANSWER✔✔-use more bottled water
Name one of the two largest components of our personal water "footprint", according to Sandra
Postel - ANSWER✔✔-diet (water we consume through food and beverage)
The name of the national freshwater conservation and restoration campaign co-founded by Sandra
Postel and being pioneered by National Geographic and its partners is called "Change the Climate".
- ANSWER✔✔-False
the name is "Change the Course"
In the documentary, How the Earth Changed History: Water, we learned that Britain had colonized
India and had to figure out how to manage the water supply. The countries had two different ways
of handling Monsoon season and excess water. Match the infrastructure system, benefits, and
problems to Britain or India. - ANSWER✔✔-India:
-water system: step-wells
-benefit: hold monsoon water that can later be used in droughts
-problem: people bathed in it causes health concerns
britain:
-water system: canals and pipe water
benefits: allowed water to spread out for people that needed it and cropland
problems: huge breeding place for mosquitos
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, In the documentary, How the Earth Changed History: Water, we learned that both old and new
civilizations are built around rivers due to our need for water. What was the MAIN reason the Nile
River brought prosperity to ancient Egypt and not Ethiopia? - ANSWER✔✔-the river carried silt
and during seasonal floods, agriculture fields would be fertilized
In the documentary, How the Earth Changed History: Water, we learn that there are a couple of
places to get drinking water. What was the source of water for the Garamantes in the Sahara desert?
- ANSWER✔✔-groundwater
What are the two current theories that describe how earth got its water? - ANSWER✔✔-already was
around trapped in rocks in the earth's mantle
hydrated comets and asteroids
3 dimensions of sustainability - ANSWER✔✔-economy, society, environment
In the reading on Sustainability, the term resiliency is discussed. True or False: Resilience-thinking
addresses how much planetary ecological systems can withstand assault from human disturbances
and still deliver the service's current and future generations need from them. - ANSWER✔✔-True
Kate Brauman says in the article "What's next in water", that "Sometimes water's not about water".
What does she mean by this? - ANSWER✔✔-Water is often used for cleaning and other processes
where we don't actually see the water being used
South America is the wettest of the 7 continents, when land mass is taken into consideration. -
ANSWER✔✔-True
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Answers
Irrigated farmland provides a disproportionate amount of our food supply given it's relatively small
area. Although only 18% of all farmland is irrigated it produces what percent of our total food? -
ANSWER✔✔-40%
Which parts of the world are experiencing water stress? (there is more than one) - ANSWER✔✔-
middle east, north africa, SW united states
Although a person may be able to survive up to a month without food, a person can go at most,
how many days without water? - ANSWER✔✔-5-7 days
Which of the following effects did Sandra Postel associate with Climate Change? (check all that
apply)
Correct! - ANSWER✔✔-changes in river flows and water atmosphere
What were the reasons cited by Sandra Postel for why 60% of the worlds hungry individuals are
hungry, despite living on farms? (select multiple answers) - ANSWER✔✔-an inability to grow crops
during the dry season and a lack of access to irrigation
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,Sandra Postel listed a number of water conservation strategies for agriculture. Which of the
following is not one of the strategies she described? - ANSWER✔✔-use more bottled water
Name one of the two largest components of our personal water "footprint", according to Sandra
Postel - ANSWER✔✔-diet (water we consume through food and beverage)
The name of the national freshwater conservation and restoration campaign co-founded by Sandra
Postel and being pioneered by National Geographic and its partners is called "Change the Climate".
- ANSWER✔✔-False
the name is "Change the Course"
In the documentary, How the Earth Changed History: Water, we learned that Britain had colonized
India and had to figure out how to manage the water supply. The countries had two different ways
of handling Monsoon season and excess water. Match the infrastructure system, benefits, and
problems to Britain or India. - ANSWER✔✔-India:
-water system: step-wells
-benefit: hold monsoon water that can later be used in droughts
-problem: people bathed in it causes health concerns
britain:
-water system: canals and pipe water
benefits: allowed water to spread out for people that needed it and cropland
problems: huge breeding place for mosquitos
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, In the documentary, How the Earth Changed History: Water, we learned that both old and new
civilizations are built around rivers due to our need for water. What was the MAIN reason the Nile
River brought prosperity to ancient Egypt and not Ethiopia? - ANSWER✔✔-the river carried silt
and during seasonal floods, agriculture fields would be fertilized
In the documentary, How the Earth Changed History: Water, we learn that there are a couple of
places to get drinking water. What was the source of water for the Garamantes in the Sahara desert?
- ANSWER✔✔-groundwater
What are the two current theories that describe how earth got its water? - ANSWER✔✔-already was
around trapped in rocks in the earth's mantle
hydrated comets and asteroids
3 dimensions of sustainability - ANSWER✔✔-economy, society, environment
In the reading on Sustainability, the term resiliency is discussed. True or False: Resilience-thinking
addresses how much planetary ecological systems can withstand assault from human disturbances
and still deliver the service's current and future generations need from them. - ANSWER✔✔-True
Kate Brauman says in the article "What's next in water", that "Sometimes water's not about water".
What does she mean by this? - ANSWER✔✔-Water is often used for cleaning and other processes
where we don't actually see the water being used
South America is the wettest of the 7 continents, when land mass is taken into consideration. -
ANSWER✔✔-True
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