apes

which of the following is the best example of a tragedy of the commons?

accumulation of plastics in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch

which of the following procedures would be best for remediating the effects of soil salinization

addition of large amounts of water to leach out salts

which of the following is most likely to increase both the nutrient levels and the bacterial content of lake water?

runoff from a nearby manure lagoon

which of the following solutions will help decrease flood frequencies?

using permeable pavements for roads and sidewalks

the land on a 100-acre farm is equally suited for grazing cattle and growing corn. of the following ways of distributing land use, which would produce the greatest number of calories of human consumption?

100 growing corn

Which of the following statements best describes the most unsustainable method of clear-cutting forests to harvest timber?

All of the trees in a forest are cut down and removed in one operation

which of the following is the most likely unintended consequence of using pesticides in agriculture?

The continual use of pesticides can cause organisms to build a resistance through genetic mutation that then requires more or stronger pesticides.

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

The soil will dry out which could lead to desertification

how do you solve overfishing?

federal government sets a catch limit

This type of irrigation, often used in orchards growing tree crops, distributes water to plants through small parallel channels between crop rows but often leads to increased soil erosion in the field.

furrow irrigation

if a farmer wanted to control pests using integrated pest management. They might include the following?

idk

Which practice was not introduced as one of the green revolution practices?

improved subsistence farming techniques

which of the following best describes an environmental advantage of urbanization?

individuals have a lower transportation carbon footprint than rural

What reduces soil erosion

no till agriculture

The major cause for the decline in the worldwide catch of fish since 1990 is

overfishing

Rapid runoff following a heavy rainfall may cause flooding downstream from urban areas. Which urban design strategy will most likely slow water runoff though an urban area and decrease the risk of downstream flooding?

preserve open areas with vegetation

When a rain forest is slashed and burned, the local concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere increases. This is primarily due to

rain forests role as a carbon sink

which of the following would have the biggest impact on achieving global sustainability?

reducing human population

which of the following best describes the process known as "mountaintop removal"?

the use of heavy equipment to move overburden downhill during strip mining of coal

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

tragedy of the commons