D. islands used for agriculture
Explanation: ANSWER KEY
Which of the following best defines cultural ecology?
- ( D. the study of a society and its natural environment )
The Outer Banks of North Carolina are barrier islands that are subject to seasonal hurricanes and flooding. Houses constructed along the shoreline and beaches of the Outer Banks would be most similar to houses in which of the following locations?
-ANSWER: ( C.Vietnam )
Which of the following regions was least impacted by water scarcity between 2000 and 2010?
-ANSWER: ( D. Spain )
Desalination is important to both Dubai and the United Arab Emirates because the process has .
-ANSWER: ( A. significantly reduced energy demands )
Overpopulation and high population growth rates in Asia will most likely have all of the following effects except .
-ANSWER: ( A. decreased pollution )
Living on reclaimed land in Mexico City has provided .
-ANSWER: ( A. new benefits and new dangers )
Globally, sea levels have risen by inches over the past 100 years.
-ANSWER: ( D. 7 )
Which of the following is not an argument that inhabitants of the Faroe Islands use to justify their continued hunting of pilot whales?
-ANSWER: ( A. Restricting the hunting of pilot whales would result in an over-population of the species. )
A. Restricting the hunting of pilot whales would result in an over-population of the species.
B. Whale meat and blubber are an important source of food for the people who live on the islands.
C. Hunts are carefully regulated by the Faroese government.
D. Whale meat and blubber are distributed equally to all members of the community.
Which of the following regions has had the lowest freshwater supply per person in recent years?
-ANSWER: ( B. Asia )
Anoxia, or a lack of oxygen in bodies of water, leads to .
-ANSWER: ( B. dead zones )
The technologies of evaporative cooling and air conditioning have had all of the following consequences in Dubai except .
-ANSWER: ( B. reduced energy demands )
Which of the following issues is the most pressing environmental concern in the Middle East?
-ANSWER: ( B. water scarcity )
Which of the following best describes the environmental factors that promote the spread of malaria?
-ANSWER: ( A. rainfall, temperature, and humidity)
Which of the following goals is included in the initiatives created by the United Nations Environment Programme?
-ANSWER: ( A. the reduction of carbon emissions by 80% by 2050 )
What was the primary motivation for the draining of lake beds in Mexico City?
-ANSWER: ( A. to reduce the risk of flooding )
Africa experiences a high level of air pollution because it has more old vehicles on the road than industrialized regions do.
-ANSWER: ( TRUE )
-True
-False
Which of the following statements best characterizes the risk of ground-level ozone and air pollution?
-ANSWER: ( C. It is very harmful to human health. )
Which of the following statements does not describe a characteristic of the city of Dubai?
-ANSWER: ( B. It suffers from slow economic growth and low GDP. )
Which of the following statements about scientists' views of global warming is true?
-ANSWER: ( B. Nearly all scientists agree that the Earth's temperature is rising and that humans are responsible, while a small percentage do not agree that humans are responsible. )
A. Nearly all scientists agree that the Earth's temperature is rising, but many disagree about whether humans are responsible, while a small percentage agree that humans are responsible.
B. Nearly all scientists agree that the Earth's temperature is rising and that humans are responsible, while a small percentage do not agree that humans are responsible.
C. Nearly all scientists agree that the Earth's temperature is rising, but most agree that humans are not responsible.
D. There is no consensus among scientists on this issue; they disagree over whether the Earth's temperature is rising.
Which of the following regions experienced the greatest impact from deforestation between 1990 and 2010?
-ANSWER: ( A. the Amazon Rainforest of South America )
Read the passage below and answer the question that follows.
Cultural elements of a society include a volcano goddess, grass skirts, flower necklaces, and folk tales that tell of the spread of people across the ocean.
Which of the following societies is most likely to have these cultural elements?
-ANSWER: ( A. a Pacific Island society )
Which of the following definitions best characterizes foraging?
-ANSWER: ( B. living off the land without modifying it )
Chinampas are best described as .
-ANSWER: ( D. islands used for agriculture )
One negative consequence of the creation of the Aswan Dam has been .
-ANSWER: ( D. smaller soil deposits that require more artificial fertilizers )
Canals and aqueducts allow humans to .
-ANSWER: ( D. transport people and goods )
