Environmental Stusies 40/140 Multipule Choice Questions For 9/30/98

How is Economic growth usually measured?(Mili E. Gonzalez)
A. Gross domestic product (GDP)
B. Comsumer price Idex (CPI)
C. Gross national Product (GNP)
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A hypothesis is either supported by:(Susana Palma)
a) modifying it periodically so as to always be current
b) making it really complex so that people will be too confused to question you
c) doing multiple tests
d) discussing it at conferences with other people
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A thinner ozone layer allows for: (Susana Palma)
a) more ultraviolet radiation
b) higher levels of CO2 due to a plant's reduced rate of
photosynthesize
c) skin cancer
d) all of the above
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Roughly how much of the earth's total inhabitable land area has been modified
in some way by human activities? (Chloe Downing)
a) 33%
b) 53%
c) 73%
d) 93%

What is risk benefit analysis?(Amy Burwell)
a) Information about a new product, medications, or treatments.
b) Ranking risks and determining options avaiable.
c) Anticipation of protbelms in testing a new product.
d) Reducing mitigation.

What is the Williamson Act? (Amy Burwell)
a) Plans to devlop Black Point.
b) Prevents low income housing on wetlands.
c) Allows prescribed burn to revive native vegitation and eliminate harmful weeds etc.
d) Excludes farmers from taxes not related to agriculture costs.

More than 95% of the projected increase in world population is
expected to take place in: (Amy Louton)
a. India
b. developed countries
c. developing countries
d. United States

Which is least likely to shorten the average life span of a
person in the United States: (Amy Louton)
a. smoking
b. pesticides
c. AIDS
d. being unmarried

Which woods area is not a woods to bay combonation, in the North Bay Area?
(Jennifer Watkins)
a. Hamilton Air Force Base
b. Black Point
c. China Camp
d. Muir Woods
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The environmental benefits from using the burn technique are...(Rahila Jarrett)
a. to get rid of and control unwanted weedy species that cover the
land such as the star thisle.
b. to control the size of bush plants, such as the manzanita bush,
that will regrow vigorously and healthy with less parasites.
c. to create a more abundant food suply for bush feeders such as
deer.
d. all of the above.
Answer.

The marshlands in the bay area have been reduced by _____% from
its origional status. (Rahila Jarrett)
a. 10-20%
b. 30-40%
c. 60-70%
d. 80-90%
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Hormones are molecules that act as messengers in the endocrine system
to regulate various bodily processes... (Mili E. Gonzalez)
A. of the growth of tecticles in laboratory animals.
B. including reproduction, growth, and development.
C. of acute toxicity and chronic toxicity
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What country has made the most voluntary agreements for reducing
greenhouse emissions? (Susana Palma)
A. United States
B. United Kingdom
C. Netherlands
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Ozone (O3) absorbs what?(Jennifer Watkins)
a) sun light
b) UV rays
c) carbon dioxide(CO2)
d) long waves
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About how much of the estimated total solid waste in the United States comes
mostly from mining, fossil-fuel production, agriculture, and industrial
activities? (ChloeD)
a) 38%
b) 58%
c) 78%
d) 98%
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According to Gore, where are the most disturbing images of
environmental destruction found? (Francisco Puck)
a) U.S.A.
b) Asia
c) Europe
d) Brazil*

What causes coral reef bleaching? (Francisco Puck)
a) Fish overpopulation
b) saltier waters
c) warmer waters *
d) acid rain

Variety among the species or the distinct types of living organisms
found in different habitats of the planet.(Francisco Puck)
a) biological diversity
b) ecological diversity
c) genetic diversity
d) species diversity *

Which of the following are Viral Diseases: (Kelly Czubko)
(a)Ebola
(b)Rabies
(c)Aids
(d)All of the Above

How many degrees is the earth's mean surface temperature supposed to
rise between 1990 and 2100 (Kelly Czubko)
(a) 1-3.5 Degrees C
(b) 4-4.5 Degrees C
(c) 2-4.5 Degrees C
(d) None of the Above

What element makes up seventy-eight percent of the earth's atmosphere
(Kelly Czubko)
(a) Oxygen
(b) Carbon
(c) Hydrogen
(d) Nitrogen