Environmetal Issues Exam

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Which sectors are primarily responsible for water contamination?

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Agriculture, Industry, and Urban Development.

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What is the primary distinction between point-source and nonpoint-source water pollution?

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Point-source pollution is easier to regulate and track, as it originates from one identifiable source, whereas nonpoint-source pollution comes from many diffuse sources.

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Biodiversity includes genetic diversity, species diversity, and ________ diversity.

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Ecosystem.

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Which pollutant has the highest emissions from transportation?

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Carbon monoxide (CO).

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What is the term for a man-made body of water that stores water for a city's use during periods of low rainfall?

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Reservoir.

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Define point-source pollution.

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Pollution that comes from a single, identifiable source.

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Define nonpoint-source pollution.

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Pollution that comes from many diffuse sources.

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What is biodiversity?

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The variety of life in the world or in a particular habitat or ecosystem.

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What are the three components of biodiversity?

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Genetic diversity, species diversity, and ecosystem diversity.

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What is the role of an aquifer?

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An underground layer of water-bearing rock that can yield water to wells and springs.