Altering the Environment — Unit test Answers
Why did cities typically develop near rivers and lakes? Select three options.to allow for trade and transportationto provide easy access to food and drinkto grow crops in rich, fertile soilto create open desert areas for grazing and herding animalsto provide a defense line for people to protect their city
Examine the photo of human activity.
Overpopulation and high population growth rates in Asia will most likely have all of the following effects except __________.
Desalination is important to both Dubai and the United Arab Emirates because the process has __________.
Living on reclaimed land in Mexico City has provided __________.
Which of the following regions was least impacted by water scarcity between 2000 and 2010?
The Outer Banks of North Carolina are barrier islands that are subject to seasonal hurricanes and flooding. Houses constructed along the shoreline and beaches of the Outer Banks would be most similar to houses in which of the following locations?
Which of the following best defines cultural ecology?
Examine the photo of a factory’s smokestacks.
Examine the photograph of a platform used to drill for oil beneath the ocean floor.
Which best describes how climate impacts natural resources as people adapt to life in the southwestern United States?
Which are examples of humans changing the natural environment when trying to lessen the impact of natural hazards? Select three options.Fish habitats are changed when dams are built to control floods.Oceanfront habitats are changed when seawalls are built to block storm tides.Wooded habitats are changed when trees are cut down to prevent forest fires.Urban habitats are changed when buildings are strengthened against earthquakes.Backyard habitats are changed when storm cellars are built to withstand tornadoes.
Why was Egypt's Abu Simbal temple moved in the 1960s?
Examine the photo of a factory’s smokestacks.
Examine the photo of Hoover Dam.
Describe two technologies that humans have used to overcome environmental challenges in Dubai.
Responses may vary but should include some or all of the following information: Humans face two major environmental challenges in Dubai. The first is the lack of freshwater resources. The second is the warm and dry climate, which exacerbates pressure on scarce freshwater resources. Rapid population growth due to the discovery of petroleum in the 1960s has dramatically increased the demand for freshwater. Two technologies have helped humans survive in Dubai despite these significant environmental challenges. The invention of climate control technologies like evaporative cooling and air conditioning have allowed humans to survive in a climate with an average daily temperature of 90 degrees. The technology of desalination, which transforms saltwater into freshwater resources through the process of reverse osmosis (the heating and filtering of saltwater), has provided Dubai with 90 percent of its freshwater needs.
Which of the following best describes the environmental factors that promote the spread of malaria?
Explain how water pollution affects marine ecosystems.
Responses may vary but should include some or all of the following information: Industrial, agricultural, and municipal runoffs pollute coastal areas, creating dead zones for fish.
What was the primary motivation for the draining of lake beds in Mexico City?
Examine the diagram.
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