APES FINAL EXAM CLASS # 1
What greenhouse gas has the greatest heat-trapping ability per molecule?
Chlorofluorocarbon
The dangers of disposing of toxic chemicals underground came to public attention here?
Love Canal, NY
Example of environmental remediation?
PCB-consuming bacteria\ are sprayed on an area that has soil contaminated with PCB'S
What country has the largest proven reserves of strategic metals such as manganese, Chromium, platinum?
South Africa
Stratosphere
beneficial ozone layer in this region of atmosphere
Carbon as it cycles in Nature
carbon sink include forests and oceans
An advantage of using natural gas, rather than oil, as a fuel is that natural gas is?
clearer because it burns completely
Global warming is most likely to directly cause?
coastal flooding and submersion of low lying areas
What best exemplifies population?
continued growth of a pop after fertility drops to replacement level
What is least likely to be an effect of global warming?
decreased rate of photosynthesis in vegetation
What would encourage recycling?
decreasing tax on recycled materials
The clean air act
established a cap-and-trade program for SO2 in 1990
Resource conservation and recovery act
establishes cradle to grave tracking of hazardous waste
Possible effects of a warmer atmosphere include:
expanded ranges of tropical diseases;more intense hurricane and typhoons; increased crop damage from pests and diseases
What term applies to the economic approach of including external costs in the price of goods and services?
full-cost pricing
Disposal of refrigerators and air conditioners
human activities - most closely associated w/depletion of stratospheric ozone layers
What is a common characteristic of lakes undergoing cultural eutrophication?
increased levels of plant nutrients
Pesticide treadmill
increased use of pesticides to eradicate genetically resistant pests
Rachel Carsons contributions to the environmental movement
increasing public awareness of the risks of using pesticides
What 2 main factors would best indicate the quality of life of a countries population ?
life expectancy and infant mortality rate
The cities treaty has been helpful in protecting endangered animals and plants by
listing those species and products whose international trade is controlled
Best Illustrates an abiotic opponent of the environment affecting a biotic component of the government
low phosphorus content in soil limits the growth of vegetation
Most energy efficient to decrease landfill volume of packaging material from food and other consumer products?
promoting use of reusable containers for consumer goods
What is most typically associated with the transition from a rural to urbanized society?
reduced birth rates
Acid deposition would result in?
release of aluminum ions from soil
What best illustrates point-source pollution?
smokestack emissions from a large smelting company
What is true of noise pollution?
sudden or persistent noise may lead to permanent hearing loss
Pollution is considered an external cost when ?
the cost to the environment is not reflected in the price of the products that produce the pollutions
Troposphere
the phenomenon causing global warming occurs primarily in this region of the atmosphere
What best explains why the maximum sustainable yield for ocean fisheries has been exceeded?
to many fish of reproductive age are harvested
What is a measure of the amount of suspended material in water?
turbidity
