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The "oil shocks" of 1973-74 and 1979-80 had all of the following effects EXCEPT
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Section 1
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The "oil shocks" of 1973-74 and 1979-80 had all of the following effects EXCEPT
a decline in the power of OPEC.
Conventional nuclear power stations
produce steam that drives turbines to generate electricity
. What is the coastal zone of wetlands where salt water and fresh water mix called?
estuarine zone
Food shortages and overstressed food supply systems are most prevalent in
Africa.
Vast quantities of oil, enough to supply domestic needs for another century, are contained in U. S. deposits of
oil shale
The two regions that together contain almost 70% of the proven gas reserves in the world are
the Middle East and Russia.
Commercial forests can be considered a renewable resource if _______________ techniques are practiced.
sustained yield
Which of the following statements about nuclear energy is NOT true?
Despite opposition from environmental groups, orders for new U. S. plants continue to increase.
Which of the following is NOT an advantage of solar power?
Photovoltaic systems are efficient and economical.
The value of a given coal deposit depends on all of the following EXCEPT
its potential for liquefaction
Energy is
the ability to do work
The selective breeding of fish in freshwater bodies or coastal bays is called
aquaculture.
The United States imports oil from other countries to meet about _______________ of its crude oil needs.
60%
Commercial fishing in the world is chiefly concentrated
on continental shelf areas where cold and warm waters mix.
The part of a mineral reserve that can be profitably exploited is called the
proved reserves.
An environmentally sustainable economy is best defined as one that
. satisfies current needs without jeopardizing the prospects of future generations.
The largest of the commercial forest belts in the world includes
. the upper-middle latitudes of the Northern Hemisphere.
Destruction of the tropical rain forests is a matter of concern for all of the following reasons EXCEPT
deforestation by burning contributes to air pollution and climate change.
The renewable energy source that is LEAST affected by local site considerations is
geothermal power.
What parts of the world receive the largest shipments of crude oil from the Middle East?
Australia and New Zealand
All of the following statements about biomass are true EXCEPT
there is a decreasing demand and an increasing supply of wood in developing countries
Which of the following is an example of a nonrenewable resource?
iron ore
. Which of the following regions contains one of the world's largest areas of naturally fertile soils?
Europe
. All of the following statements about hydropower are true EXCEPT
. the cost of transmitting hydroelectricity is negligible.
Modern technology has reduced to 10% or less the proportion of the world's people largely dependent on wood for cooking and heating.
F
Expanding the amount of land devoted to food production
may do irreparable damage to the land
Coal differs from oil or natural gas as an energy source, in that coal
cannot be liquefied or moved by pipeline.
The Industrial Revolution was characterized by the
shift from renewable energy to fossil fuels.
The total supply of food produced today is sufficient to meet world demand.
T
North America's largest temperate rain forest is located in
Alaska.
Of the following fuels, the one with the least adverse impact on the environment is
natural gas.
A commodity is a resource only when a culture recognizes it as such.
T
Although the technology exists for their cost effective exploitation reserves of heavy oils are too small to arouse much interest
F
Most petroleum is used for
fuels
The percentage of the world's original tropical rain forest that has already been either cleared or degraded is approximately
50%
Which of the following is NOT a reason why it is difficult to predict the availability
The geological processes that formed the resource are disrupted by extraction.
Mineral deposits are the result of
geological processes.
. The largest global belt of commercial forests straddles the equatorial zones of South and Central America, Central Africa, and Southeast Asia.
F
Conservation techniques to reduce energy consumption include all of the following EXCEPT
rate reductions for high-volume energy users.
Renewable resources are materials that
can be used over and over again if carefully managed
In contrast to Canada and Mexico, the United States consumes far more oil than it produces.
T
All of the following statements are true EXCEPT
the value of a deposit depends in part on its degree of concentration.
Reliance on the world's oceans and seas to provide larger amounts of protein for the human population is
possible only if overfishing can be controlled and replacement occurs.
Electricity generated from heat energy beneath the earth's surface is called
geothermal power.
Which of the following would be LEAST likely to increase yields on agricultural land currently in use?
adding more farm workers
Nonrenewable resources
exist only in fixed amounts
The more resources a country has, the higher its level of technology and quality of - F
f
All of the following statements about wind power are true EXCEPT
Wyoming contains most of the U. S. wind power generating capacity.
Beginning in the latter half of the nineteenth century, there was a major shift in proportion of total energy consumption from
wood and fossil fuels
Which of the following statements is NOT true?
Some countries have a rich resource base but a population that is poor
Section 2
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