Environmental Science Land

Which of the following type of tree harvesting is the most detrimental to the environment?

• Strip Cutting

• Selective Cutting

• Clear Cutting 

• Partial Harvest

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environmental advantage of no-till agriculture

• less erosion

• decrease in labor costs

• increased use of herbicides and pesticides

• increased need for irrigation

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Which of the following would be best addressed with contour plowing?

• eutrophication

• soil erosion

• soil salinization

• pesticide treadmill

The build up of salt in soil leading to a loss in crop productivity is called

• irrigation

• desertification

• salinization

• denitrification

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Which of the following would PREVENT soil erosion on a farm? 

• over-grazing

• deforestation

• plowing

• crop rotations

Cattle release what type of greenhouse gas as a result of fermentation in their digestive tract?

• Oxygen

• Carbon Dioxide

• Phosphorus

• Methane

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Reclamation is.....

• not required in the US.

• a process that causes significant environmental damage.

• returning the land back to its original condition after mining

• required for every country and every type of mine in the world.

A farmer discovers pests have become resistant the the atrazine she's been using so she must use larger, more frequent doses.  This is known as 

• the pesticide treadmill

• both an acute and a chronic effect

• a synergistic effect

• an antagonistic effect

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Which methods of irrigation is the most efficient in preventing salinization of the land ?

• furrow irrigation

• spray irrigation

• drip irrigation

• flood irrigation

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Overgrazing of grasslands can lead to reduced range quality. Two of the major effects of overgrazing are

• erosion and desertification

• eutrophication and increased methane production

• higher primary productivity and ammonification

• higher fire potential and increased productivity

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