Semester A Final Question Preview (ID: 49454)

a) True

b) False

c)

d)

a) Increased soil erosion

b) Degrades vegetation

c) Creates competition for water

d) Increases child labor

a) health and economic

b) environmental, health, and economic

c) environmental and health

d) environmental and economic

a) Manufactures can continue to mine in third world countries where labor is extremely cheap.

b) Manufactures can avoid conflict minerals and buy from countries with fair labor laws.

c) Manufactures can increase cost of the product which should result in better pay for miners.

d) Manufactures could be taxed extra for their part in potential child labor.

a) A raised area in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains

b) A tall, steep area where rivers form rapids and water falls

c) A flat, lowland area on the coast of the Atlantic Ocean.

d) The center of a river that is easily navigable for ships.

a) Trenches

b) Mountains

c) Rift Valley

d) Terraces

a) The steel industry used coal to produce electricity, making electricity available to everyone across the country.

b) The food industry used coal to make plastics, making storing goods more efficient.

c) Mining for coal developed technology required to mine for gold out west.

d) The railroad industry used coal to power steam engines, allowing businesses to build more factories for production of goods.

a) Decreases the amount of water supply.

b) Decreases cost for equipment and energy usage.

c) Decreases land usage.

d) Decreases the chance of water pollution through runoff

a) lake bottom

b) volcano

c) mid ocean ridge

d) mountain

a) Plant Fertilizer

b) Gasoline

c) Toxic Metals

d) Polybichlorinated Phenols (PCBs)

a) Use of chemical fertilizers to enhance production

b) Overgrazing

c) Tilling the Soil

d) High concentration of nitrogen in water

a) It creates emergency flooding protocols.

b) It helps to relocate homes off of the floodplain.

c) It mandates elevating all structures above flood level.

d) It includes providing areas of green space to help with run off.

a) Minimal research has been done comparing the costs of funding flood mitigation projects to the cost of repairs after flood

b) It is cheaper to pay for repairs after flooding has occurred than to fund flood mitigation projects.

c) It is cheaper to fund flood mitigation projects than to pay for repairs after flooding has occurred.

d) Towns and cities receive no help from the federal government when it comes to flood mitigation.

a) Growing crops on a mountainside.

b) Growing crops that need the same nutrients from the soil.

c) Growing crops that require a lot of shade.

d) Growing Crops near the ocean

a) Only vegetation management replaces sand on the beach.

b) Only vegetation management brings in plants to keep sand on beaches.

c) Only beach nourishment provides protection from floods.

d) Only beach nourishment relies on humans.

a) The flow of goods is decreased or halted

b) Homes and businesses are washed away

c) Pollutants are spread to farmland.

d) Flood waters may contain pollutants that enter the groundwater.

a) Decreased Total Production

b) Increased Total Production

c) Increased Capital Expenses

d)

a) Scientist uses seismic waves to observe the interaction between the ocean and the land.

b) Scientists can generate seismic waves in order to observe their paths through Earth.

c) Scientist can observe which seismic waves change the composition of the layers they pass through.

d) Scientist can observe how seismic waves change speeds when passing through different layers.

a) Consistent Seismic Activity

b) The creation of land in a subduction zone

c) Two plates moving past each other

d) Two plates colliding with one another.

a) Pollution Prevention

b) Limiting Consumption

c) Reusing and Recycling

d) Energy Reduction