APES

If an area was originally forested and then underwent urban development, which of the following shows the most likely effects on various parts of the water cycle in the area?

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Which of the following best illustrates the concept of the tragedy of the commons?

Depletion of an aquifer by regional farmers

Storm water runoff from the new development into nearby Samel Creek will likely lead to which of the following?

Destruction of fish habitats by high levels of suspended solids and sediments

Which of the following changes to the local hydrologic cycle will result if large areas of land experienced clear-cutting?

Evaporation of water from the soil will increase.

Which of the following statements is best supported by the data shown in the table?

Green roofs reduced levels of ammonium because the vegetation absorbed the pollutant.

ssume that the rainwater from one of the green roofs ran off directly into a nearby lake. Water quality results from which of the following parameters show that the green roof would likely improve water quality in the lake?

Nitrate

If Student 2 wanted to change his or her footprint to be more similar to that of Student 1, which of the following actions would he or she choose based on the data given in table 1 ?

Reducing the amount of meat in his or her diet

According to the information in the graph above, which of the following would most effectively slow the loss of arable land?

Reducing urban development

Overuse of groundwater in coastal areas would most likely result in which of the following?

Saltwater intrusion

Which of the following is a limitation of using only the data in the table to complete an ecological footprint analysis of the different students?

The footprint is a static analysis and does not include all environmental impacts of an individual.

Based on the information shown in the graph, which of the following statements is most likely to be true?

When precipitation varies, streams in watershed II experience the greatest fluctuations in water volume.

After reviewing personal footprint data, Student 5 decides to take action to lower his or her overall footprint by reducing money spent on shoes and clothing. Land use in which of the following categories will be most affected by this change?

goods and services

Which of the following is most likely to occur in a forested region that has been recently clear-cut?

he concentration of nitrates in streams running through the region will increase.

The data in the table show mean concentrations (mg/L) of pollutants in rainwater leaving either green or conventional roofs. Which of the following data would be needed to calculate the total amount of a pollutant leaving the roof during and following a rainstorm?

he total volume of rainfall multiplied by the concentration of the pollutant will yield total amount of pollutant in the runoff from the roof. This information is needed to complete the calculation.

Overgrazing of public land by privately owned livestock is an example of the

tragedy of the commons

One important step that homeowners in the new development can take to protect water quality in Samel Creek would be to

use rain barrels to reduce the flow of storm water into the creek