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1

Which is not a factor in environmental science?
A)biology
B)religion
C)ethics
D)politics
E)economics
2

The Kyoto Conference in 1997 was on:
A)nuclear power
B)over-fishing
C)heavy metal contamination
D)ocean pollution
E)climate change
3

Which of the following does not affect wild salmon survival?
A)walrus predators
B)dams on rivers
C)over-fishing
D)hatchery fish
E)watershed development
4

In Southwestern US the major environmental problem now and in the future is:
A)too much water
B)extensive forests
C)too little water
D)too many cornfields
E)high population densities all over the area
5

Which is untrue? The cod harvest off the North Atlantic Coast of Canada has been affected by:
A)seal harvesting
B)the price of seal pelts
C)over-fishing
D)lack of a fish market
E)other predators
6

Ecosystems do not include:
A)weather
B)soil
C)buildings
D)plants
E)animals
7

The "Agricultural Middle" of the US contains:
A)intensive agriculture
B)extensive wilderness
C)large tracts of government land
D)excess rainfall
E)a huge lumber industry
8

Which is the least correct? Industrial development in the "Diverse South" has expanded because:
A)there has been much poverty
B)governments accept industrial development that has environmental problems
C)low paying jobs are better than none
D)the area has abundant natural resources
9

Environmental issues in Yellowstone do not include:
A)fire
B)wolves
C)bison
D)grizzly bears
E)power plants





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