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Which of the following best explains why City B regularly receives less precipitation than City A?

• The rain shadow effect causes City B to be drier because the mountain blocks precipitation from reaching the city

• Air that is forced upward on the side of the mountain near City B leads to the formation of stratospheric clouds

• As air rises up the side of the mountain near City B, the temperature and the relative humidity increase, causing increased precipitation on the other side of the mountain over City A

• The urban heat island from City B causes a warmer climate that leads to reduced cloud formation

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The country with a population about three times that of the United States is:

• India

• Australia

• Ethiopia

• China

• Bangladesh

Which of the following is a disadvantage associated with the genetic modification of crops?

• Genetically modified crops have a shorter shelf life and are more difficult to transport long distances

• Genetic modifications decrease nutritional content in foods

Which of the following best describes the advantage of using hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) or hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs) to replace chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) in industrial processes?

• HFCs and HCFCs have lower ozone-depleting potentials than CFCs do

• HFCs and HCFCs are less expensive to produce than CFCs are

• HFCs and HCFCs are more stable than CFCs are in the atmosphere

• HFCs and HCFCs are not classified as greenhouse gases but CFCs are

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Which of the following contributes to global climate change through the direct release of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere?

• Use of foams and packing materials that contain chlorofluorocarbons

• Growing fast-growing crops in open fields

• Generating electricity at a nuclear power plant

• Transporting products from one continent to another on a cargo ship

Organisms adapted to surviving in water with the widest range of salinity would most likely be native species in which of the following marine environments?

• An offshore barrier reef

• The photic zone in the open ocean

• An estuary within a lagoon

• The ocean covering the abyssal plain

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7. According to the graph above, the global human population will most likely:

• decrease rapidly

• remain constant

• increase steadily

• fluctuate unpredictably

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Refer to the graph titled 'GLOBAL HUMAN POPULATION'. Which of the following best describes the global human population trend shown in the graph?

• Be growing exponentially in 2100

• Reach a maximum value that is less than 8 billion

• Be declining after 2150

• Have doubled between 1950 and 2150

• Reach a maximum rate of growth in 2150

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Which of the following best describes why DDT is classified as a persistent organic pollutant?

• DDT can be used to control diseases, such as malaria and typhus, that are spread by insects

• DDT is very stable, and as much as 50% of the original concentration can remain in the soil 15 years after the initial application

• DDT is detected in food worldwide and the general human population is most commonly exposed to the toxin through food

• DDT has both short-term acute and long-term chronic health effects in both humans and wildlife

Scientists are looking for new locations to generate electricity using geothermal energy. Which of the following locations would be the best choice for a geothermal energy generating plant?

• Near fossil fuel resources

• Near the equator

• Near warm ocean currents

• Near tectonic plate boundaries

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