geo quiz unit 3
which livestock species has seen the largest growth of consumption since 1970s
chicken
which of the following would not result from a deforestation of a hillside
all examples
which of the following statements best describes trends from our colarado river study
population growth and drought in the SW states are fuelling water shortages
the term biomass is best described as
the total mass of all living or once living material in a particular location
the practice of logging old growth forests has been banned by the canadian government
false
the term bycatch refers to
the accidental act of capturing an unwanted specied in industrial fishing
definition of a forest
any region continuously covered in trees over 5 meters in height
cities take up more space than any other human land use
false
3/4 of the planet is covered in water
true
agricultural lands use more surface area than any other human activity
true
which of the following is not one of the top 4 crops grown by humans
potatoes
corn
wheat
soy bean
rice
deforestation for palm oil plantations
indonesia
mass urbanization over the past few decades
china
a person that is unable to access ckean drinking water due to prolonged drought would be which type of water scarcity
physical
water conflicts and rights between countries
north africa
overuse of groundwater resources
the high plains of central usa
In one year the average container cargo ship emits greenhouse gas levels
comparable to...
50 million cars