Resource Management Quiz

What makes a resource nonrenewable?

• It cannot be replenished in a reasonable amount of time.

• It is always available in the same amount.

• It is exploited by human beings.

• Some nations have more of it than others.

Which of the following is not a cause of soil depletion?

• deforestation

• erosion

• multiple cropping

• overtilling

Trawling is only used for catching cod.

• True

• False

A country who eats a diet rich in cereal grains is least likely to have food insecurity.

• True

• False

There is only one type of coal.

• True

• False

Fossil fuels got their name because they are derived from prehistoric organisms.

• True

• False

What realization ultimately led to changes in water management practices in Florida?

What scientific information helped people increase the tree supply during the Tokugawa shogunate?

• synthetic replacements for wood

• techniques of silviculture

• techniques of wood transport

• law enforcement

What behavioral shift reduced wood consumption during the Tokugawa shogunate?

• increased grazing of oxen and cattle

• building houses with bigger central hearths

• eating less rice and seafood

• using coal for fuel

When areas were deforested during the early Renaissance, what was the response?