Human Environmental Interactions Unit Quiz

The dam at lake Keystone is and example of what?

• Hydroelectric Power
• Commercial Agriculture
• Natural Resource
• Natural Disaster

The migration of former slaves from the agricultural south the the industrial northern cities is an example of?

• Industrialization
• Subsistence farming
• Natural Disaster
• Urbanization

What toxic metals polluted the Tar Creek Superfund Site in Picher and Cardon, Oklahoma?

• Copper and Iron
• Gold and Silver
• Lead and Zinc
• Nickel and Mercury

What is a long-term consequence of converting too much arable land into cities and roads?

• Increased food production
• More space for growing forests
• Less land available for farming and food shortages
• More clean water for agriculture

When a person grows just enough crops to feed their family, they are what?

• Participation in subsistence farming
• Involved in urbanization
• Participating industrialization
• Participating in commercial agriculture

How would the abundance of coal and oil effect the economy of the state?

• It would create fewer high paying jobs
• It would create a more diversified economy
• It would create less need for education
• It would not effect the economy at all

How would having more than one resource benefit states like Texas and Oklahoma?

• The economies of those states are more like to be unstable
• There are fewer jobs for people
• Jobs are only in manufacturing
• The economies of those states are not as likely to have problems when the price of a resource drops.

Which of the following best describes the difference between renewable and non-renewable resources?

• Renewable resources can be used only once, while non-renewable resources can be used forever
• Non-renewable resources are found in space, while renewable resources are only found on Earth
• Renewable resources are only found in tropical regions
• Renewable resources can naturally replenish, while non-renewable resources take millions of years to form

What is the name of the environmental disaster that led to the formation of the Environmental Protection Agency?

• Three Mile Island
• Cuyahoga River Fire
• Exxon Valdez Oil Spills
• Pitcher and Carden

How does aquaculture help provide food while reducing pressure on wild fish populations?

• It increases the demand for wild-caught fish, leading to overfishing.
• It prevents people from eating fish, encouraging them to eat only plant-based foods.
• It provides a controlled environment to farm fish, reducing the need to catch fish from the ocean.
• It eliminates the need for fishermen, making wild fish populations irrelevant.