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APES Unit 5 Progress Check MCQ Review Questions with Correct Answers Which of the following is an example of an industrial practice that contributes to the tragedy of the commons? - Answer-Burning fossil fuels for energy production Which of the following best exemplifies how an action within th...

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APES Unit 5 Progress Check MCQ
Review Questions with Correct Answers

Which of the following is an example of an industrial practice that contributes to the tragedy of the

commons? - Answer✔✔-Burning fossil fuels for energy production


Which of the following best exemplifies how an action within the fishing industry could lead to a tragedy

of the commons? - Answer✔✔-Overfishing of threatened fish species leading to the eventual depletion

of the resource


Which of the following best describes the concept of the tragedy of the commons? - Answer✔✔-The aim

of large logging operations in tropical rain forests is economic gain, rather than sustainability. Therefore,

the shared resources in the forest could become depleted.


After intensive logging, most of the trees along a stream have been removed. Which of the following

water quality changes would most likely occur downstream after logging? - Answer✔✔-Increased water

temperature


Which of the following is a direct economic consequence that would likely occur if an area of forest was

clear-cut so that a housing development can be built? - Answer✔✔-A decrease in the number of game

hunting licenses purchased


Which of the following environmental effects would most likely result from the clear-cutting of boreal

forests by industrial logging operations? - Answer✔✔-There will be an increase in atmospheric carbon

dioxide concentration, which will contribute to climate change.




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The green revolution has improved global agricultural output. Which of the following best describes the

author's perspective on the beginning of the green revolution in the 1970s and 1980s? - Answer✔✔-The

green revolution was successful because of selective breeding, which improved nutritional value and

crop yield to increase food production.


Which of the following statements best summarizes the author's predictions for how humans will meet

the future nutritional needs of a growing population using current agricultural technology? - Answer✔✔-

Humans have maximized the crop yield with improving technology and the implementation of modern

genetic techniques to further increase crop productivity and resilience in order to meet the demand.


Which of the following is an assumption made by the author regarding the use of genetically modified

crops? - Answer✔✔-The amount of arable land will remain relatively constant, and the growing human

population will have enough food if more crops can be harvested from the same amount of land.


Which of the following best describes environmental damage caused by slash-and-burn farming in

tropical rain forests? - Answer✔✔-The soil loses fertility after a short period of time and will be

ineffective for farming use.


Which of the following would decrease with the manufacture, application, and use of synthetic fertilizers

rather than organic fertilizers? - Answer✔✔-Recycling of organic matter


Which of the following agricultural practices results in soil degradation and most contributes to erosion?

- Answer✔✔-Tilling


Which of the following describes an unintended consequence that results from large-scale agricultural

use of water from an aquifer? - Answer✔✔-The rate of water use likely exceeds the rate of recharge,

leading to lowering the water table.



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