Chapter 09 Quiz

. The treaty regulating ozone layerâ€"destroying chemicals was signed in the

1930s.

1980s.

1890s.

1960s.

. The Montreal Protocol deals with

Global trade issues.

The depletion of the ozone layer.

Fishing rights.

Oil spill cleanup.

. The largest air pollution source is

Automobiles.

Coal.

Volcanic activity.

Agriculture.

. If deforestation, urban development, tourism, mining, and commercial hunting and fishing continue unabatedly, between ______ of species will disappear by 2050.

35 and 45 percent.

3 and 6 percent.

15 and 37 percent.

72 and 85 percent.

. If the worldâ€™s population continues to grow, then agricultureâ€™s demand for water will ____ by 2050 compared to 2000.

Double.

Be dived by three.

Be six times as high.

None of the above.

. Of the following countries, which has the biggest problem with unclean drinking water?

Australia.

France.

China.

Canada.

. Because of changes in weather patterns, the Mediterranean region will likely see a drop in precipitation of about ____ by the middle of the twenty-first century.

25â€"30 percent.

6â€"10 percent.

50â€"70 percent.

18â€"22 percent.

. Bhopal, India, is primarily known for

A chemical accident that occurred in 1983.

Being the site of a major tsunami.

Its devastation by a volcanic eruption.

The worldâ€™s largest oil spill.

. Where did the largest oil spill occur?

Alaska.

Kuwait.

Gulf of Mexico.

North Sea.

. Which legal act is the BEST example of â€œregulation and restrictionâ€ environmental policies?

Treaty of Westphalia.

1949 Geneva Accords.

1900 Lacey Act.

Montreal Protocol.

. By treaty, economic exploration and military activities are prohibited here:

Antarctica.

Greenland.

Australia.

Northern Canada.

. According to the World Wildlife Fund, the second-worst â€œenvironmental offendersâ€ are the inhabitants of this country:

Great Britain.

Saudi Arabia.

China.

United States.

. Which president showed the LEAST concern for the environment?

Barack Obama.

Jimmy Carter.

George W. Bush.

Bill Clinton.

. Currently, the cheapest source of energy is

Wind energy.

Nuclear energy.

Oil and coal energy.

Solar energy.

. Who wrote Silent Spring, the book warning about the perils of pesticide use in agriculture?

Al Gore.

Rachel Carson.

James Lovelock

Bjoern Lomborg

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