Topic 8: H-E Interaction Study Guide

What are the 3 NEGATIVE environmental consequences of the Chernobyl disaster?

• High levels if radioactive contamination
• Local water sources are affected
• 1,000 square mile Exclusion Zone is still to dangerous too live in
• unintended wildlife sanctuary

The best definition of a megadrought is...

• short period of water shortage
• severe and prolonged water shortage
• sudden increase of rainfall
• type of natural disaster

At the beginning of the Flint Water Crisis, the initial response of city officials to the resident's complaints about the water was to -

• immediately acknowledged the issue and took action
• dismiss the concerns and insist that the water was safe
• conduct a thorough investigation to determine the cause
• blame Detroit Water and and Sewage Department

What is Subsistence Farming?

• Farming for profit
• Farming that only provides basic family needs
• Large-scale commercial agriculture
• Farming with advanced technology

Which resource cannot be replaced once used?

• Solar Energy
• Wind Power
• Nonrenewable Resources
• Forest Products

What is the primary goal of commercial farming?

• To feed one family
• To generate profit through large-scale production
• To preserve traditional methods
• To reduce crop variety

What does irrigation involve?

• Burning fields
• Collecting and moving water for agriculture
• Rotating crops
• Harvesting crops

Which practice involves burning vegetation to create farmland?

• Commercial Farming
• Subsistence Farming
• Slash-and-burn agriculture
• Traditional Irrigation

What is a natural resource?

• Man-made materials
• Synthetic products
• Factory-produced goods
• Materials occurring in nature that people use

Which is an example of a renewable resource?

• Coal
• Natural Gas
• Trees
• Oil