Unit 8: Final Exam
Question 3 4 / 4 pts
Endemism is the number of species in an ecosystem and their abundance.
Question 5 4 / 4 pts
There
... [Show More] are approximately 18 quintillion gallons of water on the planet.
False
Question 6 4 / 4 pts
Thomas Freidman called what is happening with our climate right now ______________.
Question 7 4 / 4 pts
The domestication of plants is typically associated with the ____________.
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Question 9 4 / 4 pts
To maintain an economically sustainable society _______________.
Question 10 4 / 4 pts
By 1 AD, the global population was approximately ____________.
Question 13 4 / 4 pts
1 billion 750 million
Question 11 4 / 4 pts
Indicators of economic growth include _______________.
Question 12 4 / 4 pts
The negatives of renewable energy include ___________________.
Question 14 4 / 4 pts
Recent trends in biodiversity include ________________________.
Question 15 4 / 4 pts
____________ fertility is a function of _____________ economic and social development.
Low, slow
Low, fast
Question 16 4 / 4 pts
Improvements in ____________ have led to a sharp drop in mortality rates in the developing world.
Question 17 4 / 4 pts
Agenda 21 debuted at the 1992 __________________.
Question 18 4 / 4 pts
NAFTA has increased trade in the United States and Canada but decreased trade in Mexico.
Question 19 4 / 4 pts
__________________ is considered to be an opportunity cost of the Green Revolution.
Question 20 4 / 4 pts
Human disturbances to our rainforest ecosystem include_____________________.
clearing for agriculture
all of the above
Question 21 4 / 4 pts
______________ has the highest per capita calorie consumption.
Question 22 4 / 4 pts
Porosity is the ability of a soil to hold water.
Question 23 4 / 4 pts
The fact that North America was once covered in ice is considered to be one of the great geological discoveries of the ____________ century.
Question 25 4 / 4 pts
Before modern transportation developed, most cities were located along rivers.
Question 26 4 / 4 pts
_______________ is an unequal distribution of an ample environmental resource.
Question 27 4 / 4 pts
The emphasis in agriculture is one that is shifting from sustainability to short-term production.
Question 28 4 / 4 pts
In free market economies, supply and demand prevents market equilibrium.
Question 29 4 / 4 pts
Aquifers will replenish lakes and streams to ____________________ the water table.
Question 31 4 / 4 pts
Question 32 4 / 4 pts
Non-renewable energy sources exist in fixed amounts.
Question 33 4 / 4 pts
The most contentious function of central banks is _______________ .
Question 34 4 / 4 pts
Less than _____________% of our freshwater resources are readily accessible for human consumption.
Question 35 4 / 4 pts
It is predicted that ____________ % of population growth in the 21st century will occur in the developing world.
IncorrectIncorrect Question 36 0 / 4 pts
Africa is currently experiencing ______________ agriculture production.
Question 37 4 / 4 pts
The U.S. emits more carbon dioxide than any other nation in the world.
Question 38 4 / 4 pts
In hunter gatherer societies, a similar number of people were born and died each year.
Question 39 4 / 4 pts
Question 40 4 / 4 pts
The exchange rate system that ushered in the 20th century was _____________.
Question 41 4 / 4 pts
The Earth's mean temperature rose approximately 0.9 degrees Celsius between 1920 and 2020.
Question 42 4 / 4 pts
The scientific concept of ____________ is in conflict with sustainability.
Question 43 4 / 4 pts
_______________ are the average number of deaths per the total number of people in a given area.
Question 44 4 / 4 pts
Worldwide investment in clean energy is currently rising.
False
Question 45 4 / 4 pts
Water quality issues attributed to human include ________________________.
Question 47 4 / 4 pts
Groundwater is recharged by ____________.
Question 48 4 / 4 pts
“Limits to Growth” assumed that resources are infinite.
Question 49 4 / 4 pts
Global phosphorus supply is an example of a natural resource that may be near peak production.
Question 50 4 / 4 pts
Colonists had a largely positive effect on indigenous populations.
False
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