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ENVS 1126 EXAM 2 Questions and Correct
Answers
Which ones of the following places has not experienced serious
environmental problems as a result of deforestation? Ans:
Dominican Republic
Which one of the following countries has the highest fertility rate?
Ans: United States
The species of whale hunted by Alaskan Eskimos Ans: Bowhead
From the standpoint of efficient use of ecosystem services, why is
the aquaculture of herbivores fish and shellfish preferable to the
culture of carnivorous species such as shrimp and salmon? Ans:
They are lower on the food chain
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The population profile of the country shown below indicates that
in recent years the population of the country has been (graph
looks like normal triangle) Ans: Increasing
By the end of this century, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate
Change (IPCC) is projecting that temperatures will rise much more
at high latitudes in the northern hemisphere than anywhere else
on Earth. This projection is based on the fact that Ans: The ice on
the Arctic Ocean is melting
The estimated cost of complying with environmental regulations
in the U.S. is about the same as the cost of either medicare and
medicaid, social security, defense department, all of the above or
none of the above Ans: None of the above
A figure that represents the ratio of the benefits of the cost of
pollution controls versus time looks like Ans: A straight line,
increasing from bottom left to top right
A marsh is an example of an Ans: ecotone
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ENVS 1126 EXAM 2 Questions and Correct
Answers
Which ones of the following places has not experienced serious
environmental problems as a result of deforestation? Ans:
Dominican Republic
Which one of the following countries has the highest fertility rate?
Ans: United States
The species of whale hunted by Alaskan Eskimos Ans: Bowhead
From the standpoint of efficient use of ecosystem services, why is
the aquaculture of herbivores fish and shellfish preferable to the
culture of carnivorous species such as shrimp and salmon? Ans:
They are lower on the food chain
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The population profile of the country shown below indicates that
in recent years the population of the country has been (graph
looks like normal triangle) Ans: Increasing
By the end of this century, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate
Change (IPCC) is projecting that temperatures will rise much more
at high latitudes in the northern hemisphere than anywhere else
on Earth. This projection is based on the fact that Ans: The ice on
the Arctic Ocean is melting
The estimated cost of complying with environmental regulations
in the U.S. is about the same as the cost of either medicare and
medicaid, social security, defense department, all of the above or
none of the above Ans: None of the above
A figure that represents the ratio of the benefits of the cost of
pollution controls versus time looks like Ans: A straight line,
increasing from bottom left to top right
A marsh is an example of an Ans: ecotone
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