AICE Environmental Management
Ultimate Review Exam With Practice
Questions And Answers||Latest Exam
Graded A+
Name the oceans of the world. -ANSWER Atlantic, Pacific, Indian, Arctic, Southern
Name the continents -ANSWER Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Australia, Europe, North
America, South America
Where is the Atlantic Ocean? -ANSWER East coast of US
Where is the Pacific Ocean located? -ANSWER Left of South America
Where is the Indian Ocean? -ANSWER South India
Where is the Southern Ocean? -ANSWER Above Antarctica
Where is the Arctic Ocean? -ANSWER North Pole
Where is Africa located? -ANSWER Below Europe
Where is North America -ANSWER USA, Canada, Greenland, gulf of mexico ect.
Where is South America -ANSWER Below North America
Where is Europe? -ANSWER Uk, iceland, france, ukraine, finland ect.
Where is Asia? -ANSWER Russia, china, india, japan ect.
Where is Antarctica? -ANSWER South Pole
Where is Oceania? -ANSWER australia, new zealand, papua new guinea ect.
low-income countries -ANSWER nations with little industrialization and low levels of
national and personal income
high-income countries -ANSWER nations with highly industrialized economies;
technologically advanced industrial, administrative, and service occupations; and
relatively high levels of national and personal income
,middle-income countries -ANSWER nations with industrializing economies, particularly in
urban areas, and moderate levels of national and personal income
Sustainability -ANSWER meeting the needs of the present without compromising the
ability of future generations to meet their own needs
Describe the need to use our resources sustainably. -ANSWER We need to use our
resources sustainably because at the current rate we will not have enough for future
generations. We need to scale back our use of resources and be more efficient with the
ones we have
Water Cycle -ANSWER The continuous process by which water moves from Earth's
surface to the atmosphere and back
Percipitation -ANSWER water that falls from the atmosphere to the Earth as rain,sleet , or
snow
Condensation -ANSWER The change of state from a gas to a liquid
driving force of the water cycle -ANSWER sun
Evaporation -ANSWER The change of a substance from a liquid to a gas
largest reservoir of water -ANSWER oceans
Cryosphere -ANSWER A term referring to all water that is temporarily frozen in polar ice
caps, snow, permafrost, and glaciers
Interception -ANSWER Water being prevented from reaching the surface by trees or
grass
Infiltration -ANSWER the process by which water on the ground surface enters the soil
surface runoff -ANSWER Water flowing off the land into bodies of surface water.
Through flow -ANSWER movement of water through soil
Ground water flow -ANSWER Run-off that flows under ground
Transpiration -ANSWER Evaporation of water from the leaves of a plant
main gasses of the atmosphere -ANSWER nitrogen • oxygen • carbon dioxide • argon •
water vapour
What layer contains ozone -ANSWER Stratosphere
, function of ozone layer -ANSWER Keeps most UV light from reaching Earth
Atmospheric layer where weather occurs -ANSWER Troposphere
Explain the greenhouse effect and its role in maintaining Earth's temperature. -ANSWER
• ultraviolet radiation (shortwave radiation) passes through the Earth's atmosphere and
is absorbed by the Earth's surface • some energy is re-emitted back into the
atmosphere as infrared radiation (longwave radiation) • greenhouse gases absorb some
of this infrared radiation and prevent it from leaving the atmosphere
Biome -ANSWER A group of ecosystems that share similar climates and typical
organisms
Ecosystem -ANSWER A biological community of interacting organisms and their physical
environment.
Population -ANSWER A group of individuals that belong to the same species and live in
the same area
Community -ANSWER All the different populations that live together in an area
habitat -ANSWER Place where an organism lives
Niche -ANSWER Full range of physical and biological conditions in which an organism
lives and the way in which the organism uses those conditions
Abiotic Factors -ANSWER Nonliving components of environment.
biotic factors -ANSWER living and once living parts of an ecosystem
List the (3) types of biotic factors -ANSWER Producers, Consumers (primary, secondary,
tertiary), Decomposers
List the (7) abiotic factors of an ecosystem -ANSWER Temperature - Humidity - Water -
Oxygen - Salinity - Light - pH
Producers -ANSWER Organisms that make their own food using the sun
Consumers -ANSWER An organism that obtains energy and nutrients by feeding on
other organisms or their remains.
decomposers/detritivores -ANSWER An organism that breaks down wastes and dead
organisms
primary consumers (herbivores) eat -ANSWER producers
Ultimate Review Exam With Practice
Questions And Answers||Latest Exam
Graded A+
Name the oceans of the world. -ANSWER Atlantic, Pacific, Indian, Arctic, Southern
Name the continents -ANSWER Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Australia, Europe, North
America, South America
Where is the Atlantic Ocean? -ANSWER East coast of US
Where is the Pacific Ocean located? -ANSWER Left of South America
Where is the Indian Ocean? -ANSWER South India
Where is the Southern Ocean? -ANSWER Above Antarctica
Where is the Arctic Ocean? -ANSWER North Pole
Where is Africa located? -ANSWER Below Europe
Where is North America -ANSWER USA, Canada, Greenland, gulf of mexico ect.
Where is South America -ANSWER Below North America
Where is Europe? -ANSWER Uk, iceland, france, ukraine, finland ect.
Where is Asia? -ANSWER Russia, china, india, japan ect.
Where is Antarctica? -ANSWER South Pole
Where is Oceania? -ANSWER australia, new zealand, papua new guinea ect.
low-income countries -ANSWER nations with little industrialization and low levels of
national and personal income
high-income countries -ANSWER nations with highly industrialized economies;
technologically advanced industrial, administrative, and service occupations; and
relatively high levels of national and personal income
,middle-income countries -ANSWER nations with industrializing economies, particularly in
urban areas, and moderate levels of national and personal income
Sustainability -ANSWER meeting the needs of the present without compromising the
ability of future generations to meet their own needs
Describe the need to use our resources sustainably. -ANSWER We need to use our
resources sustainably because at the current rate we will not have enough for future
generations. We need to scale back our use of resources and be more efficient with the
ones we have
Water Cycle -ANSWER The continuous process by which water moves from Earth's
surface to the atmosphere and back
Percipitation -ANSWER water that falls from the atmosphere to the Earth as rain,sleet , or
snow
Condensation -ANSWER The change of state from a gas to a liquid
driving force of the water cycle -ANSWER sun
Evaporation -ANSWER The change of a substance from a liquid to a gas
largest reservoir of water -ANSWER oceans
Cryosphere -ANSWER A term referring to all water that is temporarily frozen in polar ice
caps, snow, permafrost, and glaciers
Interception -ANSWER Water being prevented from reaching the surface by trees or
grass
Infiltration -ANSWER the process by which water on the ground surface enters the soil
surface runoff -ANSWER Water flowing off the land into bodies of surface water.
Through flow -ANSWER movement of water through soil
Ground water flow -ANSWER Run-off that flows under ground
Transpiration -ANSWER Evaporation of water from the leaves of a plant
main gasses of the atmosphere -ANSWER nitrogen • oxygen • carbon dioxide • argon •
water vapour
What layer contains ozone -ANSWER Stratosphere
, function of ozone layer -ANSWER Keeps most UV light from reaching Earth
Atmospheric layer where weather occurs -ANSWER Troposphere
Explain the greenhouse effect and its role in maintaining Earth's temperature. -ANSWER
• ultraviolet radiation (shortwave radiation) passes through the Earth's atmosphere and
is absorbed by the Earth's surface • some energy is re-emitted back into the
atmosphere as infrared radiation (longwave radiation) • greenhouse gases absorb some
of this infrared radiation and prevent it from leaving the atmosphere
Biome -ANSWER A group of ecosystems that share similar climates and typical
organisms
Ecosystem -ANSWER A biological community of interacting organisms and their physical
environment.
Population -ANSWER A group of individuals that belong to the same species and live in
the same area
Community -ANSWER All the different populations that live together in an area
habitat -ANSWER Place where an organism lives
Niche -ANSWER Full range of physical and biological conditions in which an organism
lives and the way in which the organism uses those conditions
Abiotic Factors -ANSWER Nonliving components of environment.
biotic factors -ANSWER living and once living parts of an ecosystem
List the (3) types of biotic factors -ANSWER Producers, Consumers (primary, secondary,
tertiary), Decomposers
List the (7) abiotic factors of an ecosystem -ANSWER Temperature - Humidity - Water -
Oxygen - Salinity - Light - pH
Producers -ANSWER Organisms that make their own food using the sun
Consumers -ANSWER An organism that obtains energy and nutrients by feeding on
other organisms or their remains.
decomposers/detritivores -ANSWER An organism that breaks down wastes and dead
organisms
primary consumers (herbivores) eat -ANSWER producers
