Which of the following is most typically associated with the transition from a rural to an urbanized society? Reduced birth rates Reduced need for sewage-treatment facilities Increased air quality in urban areas Increased rates of population growth Increased stabilization of microclimate in urban areas Soil A A state highway was constructed over Soil B wetlands. The state obtained a permit to fill Soil C the existing wetlands in accordance with the Soil D Clean Water Act of 1972, and agreed to create Soil E another wetland. This trade-off approach to Which of the following best explains why it is addressing an environmental issue is known as predicted that ozone depletion over the poles Mitigation will be at its worst between 2010 and 2019? Restoration Projected global warming from carbon Preservation dioxide emissions is expected to reach a Remediation peak during those years Sustainability Ozone-depleting chemicals produced before of the following is by far the leading their use was banned will take that long to cause of water pollution? reach peak concentrations in the stratosphere Deforestation in tropical regions is expected mining to reach a peak during the second decade of factories the 21st century sewage treatment plants Increased global population will leade to an agriculture activities increase in per capita CO2 production ocean-going shipping Of the following organisms, the group that is Acid deposition will continue to increase likely to cause disease is least reaching a peak in approximately 2015 bacteria protozoa For questions 38-41, refer to the following: algae parasitic Safe Drinking Water Act viruses Clean Water Act Which of the following is a nonpoint source of CERCLA water pollution? RCRA (Resource Conservation and Recovery sewage treatment plant Act) electric plant FIFRA (Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, active and inactive coal mine logged forest Rodenticide Act) factory Requires minimum safety standards for community water supplies Oxygen sag curves Mandates the restoration and maintenance of the may occur during spring floods chemical, physical and biological integrity of the occur when oxygen-demanding wastes nation’s waters. are added to the water develop in fast-flowing rivers Establishes cradle-to-grave tracking of hazardous may occur upstream from a sewage waste treatment plant Regulates the sale and use of pesticides
Soil A Soil B Soil C Soil D Soil E Which of the following best explains why it is predicted that ozone depletion over the poles will be at its worst between 2010 and 2019? Projected global warming from carbon dioxide emissions is expected to reach a peak during those years Ozone-depleting chemicals produced before their use was banned will take that long to reach peak concentrations in the stratosphere Deforestation in tropical regions is expected to reach a peak during the second decade of the 21st century Increased global population will leade to an increase in per capita CO2 production Acid deposition will continue to increase reaching a peak in approximately 2015 For questions 38-41, refer to the following: Safe Drinking Water Act Clean Water Act CERCLA RCRA (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act) FIFRA (Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, Rodenticide Act) Requires minimum safety standards for community water supplies Mandates the restoration and maintenance of the chemical, physical and biological integrity of the nation’s waters. Establishes cradle-to-grave tracking of hazardous waste Regulates the sale and use of pesticides Which of the following is most typically associated with the transition from a rural to an urbanized society? Reduced birth rates Reduced need for sewage-treatment facilities Increased air quality in urban areas Increased rates of population growth Increased stabilization of microclimate in urban areas A state highway was constructed over wetlands. The state obtained a permit to fill the existing wetlands in accordance with the Clean Water Act of 1972, and agreed to create another wetland. This trade-off approach to addressing an environmental issue is known as Mitigation Restoration Preservation Remediation Sustainability of the following is by far the leading cause of water pollution? mining factories sewage treatment plants agriculture activities ocean-going shipping Of the following organisms, the group that is least likely to cause disease is bacteria protozoa algae parasitic viruses Which of the following is a nonpoint source of water pollution? sewage treatment plant electric plant active and inactive coal mine logged forest factory Oxygen sag curves may occur during spring floods occur when oxygen-demanding wastes are added to the water develop in fast-flowing rivers may occur upstream from a sewage treatment plant