AP Environmental Review

Which methods of irrigation is the least efficient with the highest rate of evaporation?

• spray irrigation

• drip irrigation

• furrow irrigation

• flood irrigation

All of the following are problems created by the deforestation of rainforests except?

• increased erosion

• loss of biodiversity in the area

• changes in local rainfall levels

• an increase in the availability of grazing land

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Saltwater intrusion into groundwater occurs most often when

• surface salts from irrigation seep into the ground

• storms at sea create unusually low tides

• less surface water reaches the water table

• the water table near the cost drops

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The three numbers on a bag of fertilizer represent all of the following EXCEPT

• nitrogen

• phosphorus

• magnesium

• potassium

Which of the following is the leading use of water globally?

• Domestic/Residential

• Industry

• Business/Commercial

• Agriculture

Explain the role of troposphere in regulating Earth's climate.

• It is responsible for creating the ozone layer

• It traps heat from the sun and maintains the planet's temperature.

• It has no impact on Earth's climate

• It causes extreme weather events

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How does the stratosphere protect life on Earth from the sun's harmful UV radiation?

• By reflecting the sun's harmful UV radiation back into space

• By releasing a protective gas that neutralizes the sun's harmful UV radiation

• By creating a barrier that physically blocks the sun's harmful UV radiation

• By containing a layer of ozone that absorbs and blocks the sun's harmful UV radiation.

Cold air is denser than warm air, so it sinks. What kind of pressure area does this create?

• Dense pressure

• High pressure

• Low pressure

• No pressure

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What is the main source influencing global climate?

• The moon

• Tidal bulges

• Solar energy

• Currents

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Which of the following contributes to the unequal warming of earth?

• I only

• I and II only

• II and III only

• III only

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