APES Quiz of the day 2

If a city of population 10,000 experiences 100 births, 40 deaths, 10 immigrants, and 30 emigrants in the course of a year what's the annual % growth rate?

A. 0.4%

An industry uses natural gas for manufacturing and uses the waste heat to produce electricity. This is an example of which of the following processes.

A. Cogeneration

Which of the following energy sources is not derived directly or indirectly from solar energy?

A. Geothermal

Negative environmental impacts associated with large-scale hydro-electric projects have been demonstrated in which of the following areas?

A. James Bay, Quebec

A state why was constructed over wetlands. The state obtained a permit to fill the existing wetland in accordance with provisions of the Clean Water Act of 1972, and agreed to create another wetland. This trade off approach to addressing an enviro issue is known as ___?

A. Mitigation

Which of the following best exemplifies the global collaboration for a sustainable environment?

A. Montreal Protocol

An advantage to recycling aluminum rather than disposing of it in landfills is that aluminum can be

A. Produced from recycled metal using much less energy than is required for its production from aluminum ore

Which of the following statements about genetic diversity is true?

B. Genetic Resistance to pests and diseases can be increased by crossing a crop plant with ancestral varieties

A country with an age distribution like that shown in the figure below, is most likely a country that

B. Slow or no population growth

Information gathered by a scientist about the toxicity of Chemical X and Chemical Y showed that they had individual safe limits for fish at particular concentrations. But when they were used together at the safe concentrations, there were extensive fish kills. This is an example of _____

B. Synergism

Which of the following factors is fundamentally responsible for seasons on Earth?

B. The tilt of Earth's axis of rotation

The presence of fecal coliform bacteria in a sample of river water suggests which of the following which of the following?

B. The waste is contaminated with animal waste

The polar regions radiate away more heat energy than they receive from the sun in the course of a year. However, they are prevented from being progressively colder each year primarily by the ____

B. Transport of heat through the atmosphere and oceans

The current global human pop. is about 6.1 billion and is growing at an annual rate of 1.35%. If world pop. were to grow at this rate for the next year, approx. how many people would be added?

C. 8X10 ^7

If wastewater treatment plant effluent that contains nitrates and phosphates is allowed to flow into a body of water, which of the following may result?

C. Eutrophication

As urbanization increases and natural soil surfaces are covered, the groundwater supply is reduced due to

C. Loss of recharge area

Which of the following best helps to explain why phosphorus is often a limiting factor in many ecosystems?

C. Under many conditions, phosphorus forms stable insoluble compounds

Which of the following describes a fundamental characteristic of the green revolution in food resources?

D. Development of new strains of crops with higher yields

Critics of incineration of municipal solid waste suggest that it may Not be the best solution for the future, for which of the following resources?

D. Incineration contributes to air pollution

The water-holding capacity of soil is Least likely to be affected by the addition of which of the following?

D. Pesticides

Factors contributing to the rise in world hunger include all of the following expect

E. Increasing consumption of veg. protein in place of meat protein

The factor that likely poses the greatest threat of extinction of species worldwide is

E. Increasing loss of habitat

In the US, most municipal solid waste is disposed of by:

E. Landfills

Which of the following is likely to minimize soil erosion?

E. No-till agriculture

Which of the following is an effective alternative to chlorine for disinfecting wastewater in a municipal treatment plant?

E. Ozone