Environmental Systems Review

Where do the majority of earthquakes and volcanoes occur?

• in the interior of continents

• on oceanic islands

• along the edge of plate boundaries

• in the open ocean

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What is the geological formation that stores groundwater and allows the flow of water through its porous rock?

• Reservoir

• Glacier

• Aquifer

• Estuary

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Fresh water not directly consumed but used to produce food and other products is called...

• Irrigation Drip

• Real Water

• Virtual Water

• Unreal Water

Volcanoes tend to form near

• Transform boundaries

• Convergent plate boundaries because one plate is being subducted back into the mantle.

• The center of Earth's plates because there is minimal geologic activity.

• Rift Zones because new crust is forming at the surface.

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The process of removing salt from water is known as what?

• Resalination

• Salination

• Desalination

• Presalination

The lined canal used to transfer fresh water to farms, and cities is called a/an...

• Aqueduct

• Water Table

• Delta

• Aquifer

What is the term for the rough measure of the impact of fresh water used directly and indirectly to support one's lifestyle?

• Water Table

• Water Footprint

• Tectonic Plate

• Cost Analysis

The top of the zone of saturation is known as the...

• Water Bed

• Water Tank

• Water Line

• Water Table

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Farming practices that expose topsoil to water and wind often result in (a)   which degrades the soil and can ultimately threaten food production.

• desertification

• soil erosion
• soil enrichment

• air pollution

The process of water being carried to crops is referred to as what?

• Irrigation

• Scarcity

• Water Footprint

• Aqueduct