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Unit 5 Topics

Quiz by Russ Drylie

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  • Q1
    The idea that individuals will use shared resources in their own self-interest rather than in keeping with the common good, thereby depleting the resources is known as
    Maximum Sustainable Yield
    Resource Depletion
    Externalities
    Tragedy of the Commons
    30s
  • Q2
    Which of the following is NOT a consequence of clear cutting
    increased flooding
    increased carbon sequestration
    increased stream temperatures
    decreased loss of biodiversity
    30s
  • Q3
    Which of the following is NOT part of the Green Revolution
    Mechanization
    IPM
    Monocropping
    Irrigation
    30s
  • Q4
    Mechanization of agriculture
    increased pest problems
    decreased profits
    increased reliance on fossil fuels
    discouraged monocropping
    30s
  • Q5
    Tiling the soils
    makes the soil retain water better
    decreases pest in the soil
    makes the soil more susceptible to erosion
    makes the soil more nutrient rich
    30s
  • Q6
    Slash and burn agriculture
    is used in nutrient poor tropical soils
    increases carbon sequestration
    is used predominantly in the United States
    increases carbon dioxide in the atmosphere
    30s
  • Q7
    Fertilizers
    help eliminate pests
    only works with monocropping
    alter the nitrogen cycle
    is only inorganic
    30s
  • Q8
    The most efficient form of irrigation is
    drip
    furrow
    flood
    spray
    30s
  • Q9
    Irrigation does all of the following except
    depleting the Ogallala aquifer
    soil salinization
    water logging
    being the second largest end use of water
    30s
  • Q10
    Pesticide use
    will not kill nontarget species
    leads to an increase in pest resistance with repeated application
    decrease crop yields
    can lead to algae blooms when it runs off into streams
    30s
  • Q11
    Crops that are genetically modified can do all the following EXCEPT
    modified to increase pesticide use
    modified to produce their own pesticide
    modified to decrease water use
    modified to increase genetic diversity
    30s
  • Q12
    Meat production
    typically involves free range cattle
    uses large amounts of land
    is decreasing globally
    does not produce water waste issues
    30s

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