SSM 3301 Exam 1 UPDATED ACTUAL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT 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? - CORRECT ANSWER 40%
Which parts of the world are experiencing water stress? (there is more than one) - CORRECT
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? - CORRECT ANSWER 5-7 days
Which of the following effects did Sandra Postel associate with Climate Change? (check all
that apply)
Correct! - 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) - CORRECT
ANSWER an inability to grow crops during the dry season and a lack of access to
irrigation
Sandra Postel listed a number of water conservation strategies for agriculture. Which of the
following is not one of the strategies she described? - CORRECT ANSWER use more
bottled water
Name one of the two largest components of our personal water "footprint", according to
Sandra Postel - CORRECT 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". - CORRECT 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. - CORRECT 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
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? - CORRECT
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? - CORRECT ANSWER groundwater
What are the two current theories that describe how earth got its water? - CORRECT
ANSWER already was around trapped in rocks in the earth's mantle
hydrated comets and asteroids
3 dimensions of sustainability - CORRECT ANSWER economy, society, environment
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT 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? - CORRECT ANSWER 40%
Which parts of the world are experiencing water stress? (there is more than one) - CORRECT
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? - CORRECT ANSWER 5-7 days
Which of the following effects did Sandra Postel associate with Climate Change? (check all
that apply)
Correct! - 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) - CORRECT
ANSWER an inability to grow crops during the dry season and a lack of access to
irrigation
Sandra Postel listed a number of water conservation strategies for agriculture. Which of the
following is not one of the strategies she described? - CORRECT ANSWER use more
bottled water
Name one of the two largest components of our personal water "footprint", according to
Sandra Postel - CORRECT 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". - CORRECT 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. - CORRECT 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
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? - CORRECT
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? - CORRECT ANSWER groundwater
What are the two current theories that describe how earth got its water? - CORRECT
ANSWER already was around trapped in rocks in the earth's mantle
hydrated comets and asteroids
3 dimensions of sustainability - CORRECT ANSWER economy, society, environment
