Challenges Facing Freshwater and Ocean Systems Questions

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The Water Cycle, Our Water Resources and Demands

Challenges Facing Freshwater Systems

Challenges Facing Ocean Systems

Global of Climate Change

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1. The primary cause of tropical rainforest deforestation is to clear land for
agriculture. (T/F) True
2. Urban sprawl areas are generally less environmentally damaging than urban areas.
(T/F) False
3.

A:Edge Species
B:Interior Species
4.

Region A
5. Highways are the primary cause of habitat fragmentation. (T/F) Answer: True
6. Choose the bolded word that makes the sentence correct: Permeable/Impermeable
surfaces allow water from precipitation to easily enter the ground and return to the
aquifer. Answer: Permeable
7. Choose the bolded word that correctly completes the sentence: Areas with a large
percentage of impermeable surfaces are generally cooler/hotter than areas that have
more vegetation. Answer: Hotter

8. Name and briefly describe two impacts of having a high percentage of impermeable
surface. Name and briefly describe one possible solution to reduce the impacts of
impermeable surfaces.
Answer:
Formation of stagnate water puddles – stagnate puddles becomes breeding
places for mosquitoes
Causes heat-island effect – this is due to the heat absorbing quality of asphalt
and other paving materials which negatively affects streams and rivers that flows
to it.
Solution to impermeable surface: Planting of rain gardens can be used to reduce
the impact of impermeable surfaces which takes in water preventing runoffs.
9. Between 2002 and 2007, the number of farms in the US increased. (T/F) False
10. If you participate in a CSA, you get food shipped to your door from all over the
world. (T/F)
Answer: False
11. Choose the bolded word that best completes the sentence: On average, per hectare,
small farms are more/less productive than large farms.
Answer: more
12. Choose the bolded word that best completes the sentence: The number of farmers
markets in the US is decreasing/increasing.
Answer: decreasing
13. Describe what is meant by the term “food miles”. If you have to chose between
organic and local foods, which is better for the environment and why? (there isn't
necessarily a "right answer" to the second half of this question but you need to justify
your choice with information from this class.)
Answer: Food mile is the distance food travels from where it is produced to
where it is consumed.
Local foods is better for the environment since it promotes local farmers
supporting them to develop land responsibly, and also local food usually
translates to more variety.
14. What are the three factors that contribute to food security? BRIEFLY describe
them.
Answer:
Availability of food – sufficient quantities of food are available on a consistent
basis.
Access to food – having sufficient resources to obtain food for a balanced and
nutritious diet
Knowledge of using food – appropriate use of food based on nutrition
knowledge, as well as sanitization.

15. Food insecurity is common elsewhere in the world but rare here in the US. (T/F)
Answer: False
16. Choose...


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