Environmental Change Keywords

1.

1 point

Which of the following is not an example of the earth's service function?

Natural greenhouse effect

water cycle

ozone layer

timber

2.

1 point

Which of the following is NOT one of the functions of the earth?

Spiritual

Source

Service

Settlement

3.

1 point

What is meant by the term 'agriculture'?

The practice of growing wheat

The practice of farming, including growing of crops and rearing animals for food, wool and other products

Raising animals

Growing food

4.

1 point

What is meant by the term 'industrialisation'?

Movement to an economy that is largely agricultural

Movement to an economy that is largely based on trade

Movement to an economy that is relies on products made by hand

The movement of the economy from one based on agriculture to one based on manufacturing

5.

1 point

Renewable resources are resources that are ...

able to be replaced within a human lifetime

unable to be replaced within a human lifetime

able to be replaced in more than 1,000 years

resources that are new

6.

1 point

The earth's source function means that it provides ...

somewhere to dispose of waste

an comfortable environment in which to live

resources such as timber or water

ecosystems that preserve life without human interference

7.

1 point

An example of a perpetual resource is ...

coal

oil

sunshine

timber

8.

1 point

What is meant by the term 'urbanisation'?

Population movement from rural to city areas

Population movement from city to rural areas

Population movement from one country to another

Population movement from one city to another

9.

1 point

Carbon sequestration is best described as

the release of carbon dioxide to avoid global warming

the release of carbon dioxide to encourage global warming

the long term storage of carbon dioxide to encourage global warming

the long term storage of carbon dioxide to mitigate global warming

10.

1 point

The heat budget can best be described as:

creating a deficit of heat that is absorbed by the earth

the perfect balance of heat absorbed by the earth and the heat that escapes the earth

creating a surplus of heat that is absorbed by the earth

the balance of cool air that is allowed to circulate around the earth