Contemporary Human Geography, 2e (Rubenstein)
Chapter 14 Resource Issues
1) Most sources of energy today are
A) fossil fuels.
B) wind powered.
C) based on coal and coal derivatives.
D) from the developed world.
E) renewable.
Answer: A
Diff: 1
Section: 14.1
Bloom's Taxonomy: 1-Knowledge
Geo Standard: 16. The changes that occur in the meaning, use, distribution, and importance of resources.
Learning Outcome: 14.1.1: Identify the three fossil fuels from which most energy is derived.
2) A substance in the physical environment that has value to human beings is
A) energy.
B) a reserve.
C) a resource.
D) power.
E) a mineral.
Answer: C
Diff: 1
Section: 14.1
Bloom's Taxonomy: 1-Knowledge
Geo Standard: 16. The changes that occur in the meaning, use, distribution, and importance of resources.
3) Which group consumes one-fifth of the world's energy, while only making up one-twentieth of Earth's population?
A) Americans
B) Chinese
C) Indians
D) Europeans
E) Russians
Answer: A
Diff: 1
Section: 14.1
Bloom's Taxonomy: 1-Knowledge
Geo Standard: 16. The changes that occur in the meaning, use, distribution, and importance of resources.
4) Prior to the Industrial Revolution, humans relied mostly on what kind of power?
A) animate
B) inanimate
C) nonrenewable
D) proven
E) articulated
Answer: A
Diff: 1
Section: 14.1
Bloom's Taxonomy: 1-Knowledge
Geo Standard: 16. The changes that occur in the meaning, use, distribution, and importance of resources.
5) Before the Industrial Revolution, the most important source of fuel was
A) biomass.
B) coal.
C) natural gas.
D) petroleum.
E) alcohol.
Answer: A
Diff: 1
Section: 14.1
Bloom's Taxonomy: 1-Knowledge
Geo Standard: 16. The changes that occur in the meaning, use, distribution, and importance of resources.
Figure 14.1.2: U.S. Energy Sources
6) The energy resource shown in this figure to have most decreased in use is
A) nuclear power.
B) wood.
C) petroleum.
D) coal.
E) natural gas.
Answer: B
Diff: 2
Section: 14.1
Bloom's Taxonomy: 2-Comprehension
Geo Standard: 16. The changes that occur in the meaning, use, distribution, and importance of resources.
Glob Sci Outcome: 3. Read and interpret graphs and data.
Learning Outcome: 14.1.1: Identify the three fossil fuels from which most energy is derived.
Figure 14.2.2
7) Based on your knowledge of energy production, this map most likely displays
A) natural gas production.
B) proven petroleum reserves.
C) hydroelectric power production.
D) coal production.
E) nuclear power generation.
Answer: D
Diff: 2
Section: 14.2
Bloom's Taxonomy: 2-Comprehension
Geo Standard: 16. The changes that occur in the meaning, use, distribution, and importance of resources.
Glob Sci Outcome: 3. Read and interpret graphs and data.
Learning Outcome: 14.2.1: Describe the geographic distribution of coal, gas, and petroleum production.
8) Fossil fuels are
A) finite resources.
B) unevenly distributed around the world.
C) plants and animals buried millions of years ago.
D) both finite resources and buried plants and animals.
E) All of these are correct.
Answer: E
Diff: 1
Section: 14.2
Bloom's Taxonomy: 2-Comprehension
Geo Standard: 16. The changes that occur in the meaning, use, distribution, and importance of resources.
Learning Outcome: 14.2.1: Describe the geographic distribution of coal, gas, and petroleum production.
9) The global energy issue derives in part from the fact that fossil fuels
A) are distributed uniformly across Earth.
B) are renewable energy sources.
C) were formed in the far distant past.
D) have an infinite supply.
E) are too easily contaminated.
Answer: C
Diff: 2
Section: 14.2
Bloom's Taxonomy: 2-Comprehension
Geo Standard: 16. The changes that occur in the meaning, use, distribution, and importance of resources.
10) The amount of energy in fields not yet identified but thought to exist is a
A) nonrenewable energy.
B) potential reserve.
C) proven reserve.
D) resource.
E) future commodity.
Answer: B
Diff: 3
Section: 14.2
Bloom's Taxonomy: 1-Knowledge
Geo Standard: 16. The changes that occur in the meaning, use, distribution, and importance of resources.
Learning Outcome: 14.2.3: Describe the difference between proven and potential fossil fuel reserves, and locate the handful of countries where these are found.
11) Saudi Arabia has relatively large proven reserves of
A) coal.
B) petroleum.
C) natural gas.
D) tar sandstone.
E) all of the above
Answer: B
Diff: 3
Section: 14.2
Bloom's Taxonomy: 1-Knowledge
Geo Standard: 16. The changes that occur in the meaning, use, distribution, and importance of resources.
Learning Outcome: 14.2.3: Describe the difference between proven and potential fossil fuel reserves, and locate the handful of countries where these are found.
12) The United States has relatively large proven reserves of
A) coal.
B) petroleum.
C) natural gas.
D) tar sandstone.
E) all of the above
Answer: A
Diff: 3
Section: 14.2
Bloom's Taxonomy: 1-Knowledge
Geo Standard: 16. The changes that occur in the meaning, use, distribution, and importance of resources.
Learning Outcome: 14.2.3: Describe the difference between proven and potential fossil fuel reserves, and locate the handful of countries where these are found.
13) China has relatively large proven reserves of
A) coal.
B) petroleum.
C) natural gas.
D) tar sandstone.
E) all of the above
Answer: A
Diff: 3
Section: 14.2
Bloom's Taxonomy: 1-Knowledge
Geo Standard: 16. The changes that occur in the meaning, use, distribution, and importance of resources.
Learning Outcome: 14.2.3: Describe the difference between proven and potential fossil fuel reserves, and locate the handful of countries where these are found.
14) To protest the United States' support for Israel in its 1973 war against Egypt, Jordan, and Syria, during the winter of 1973-74, OPEC members
A) raised the price of petroleum.
B) refused to sell petroleum to the United States.
C) nationalized American-owned petroleum companies.
D) shut down American-owned refineries.
E) all of the above
Answer: B
Diff: 4
Section: 14.2
Bloom's Taxonomy: 1-Knowledge
Geo Standard: 16. The changes that occur in the meaning, use, distribution, and importance of resources.
Learning Outcome: 14.2.2: Examine the role of OPEC in the global supply of petroleum.
15) At current rates of use, the proven reserve to run out first would be
A) natural gas.
B) coal.
C) hydroelectric power.
D) petroleum.
E) biomass.
Answer: D
Diff: 2
Section: 14.2
Bloom's Taxonomy: 2-Comprehension
Geo Standard: 16. The changes that occur in the meaning, use, distribution, and importance of resources.
Learning Outcome: 14.2.3: Describe the difference between proven and potential fossil fuel reserves, and locate the handful of countries where these are found.
16) Which of the following statements is true of mineral resources?
A) Metals are not mineral resources.
B) They are found everywhere on Earth that rocks are found.
C) They are renewable.
D) Metallic minerals make up the bulk of mineral resources by weight.
E) They can be metallic or nonmetallic.
Answer: E
Diff: 2
Section: 14.3
Bloom's Taxonomy: 2-Comprehension
Geo Standard: 16. The changes that occur in the meaning, use, distribution, and importance of resources.
Learning Outcome: 14.3.1: Explain the difference between metallic and nonmetallic mineral resources.
17) Which of the following is a nonmetallic mineral used for fertilizer?
A) phosphorus
B) sulfur
C) potassium
D) calcium
E) All of these are nonmetallic mineral sources of fertilizer.
Answer: E
Diff: 5
Section: 14.3
Bloom's Taxonomy: 1-Knowledge
Geo Standard: 16. The changes that occur in the meaning, use, distribution, and importance of resources.
Learning Outcome: 14.3.1: Explain the difference between metallic and nonmetallic mineral resources.
18) Of the following metallic minerals, which is not commonly alloyed with iron?
A) copper
B) chromium
C) tin
D) manganese
E) nickel
Answer: A
Diff: 2
Section: 14.3
Bloom's Taxonomy: 2-Comprehension
Geo Standard: 16. The changes that occur in the meaning, use, distribution, and importance of resources.
Learning Outcome: 14.3.1: Explain the difference between metallic and nonmetallic mineral resources.
19) Which of the following is a pollutant at the global scale?
A) carbon dioxide
B) carbon monoxide
C) sulfur oxides
D) particulates
E) acid precipitation
Answer: A
Diff: 1
Section: 14.4
Bloom's Taxonomy: 2-Comprehension
Geo Standard: 16. The changes that occur in the meaning, use, distribution, and importance of resources.
Learning Outcome: 14.4.1: Identify the three scales of air pollution, citing examples.
20) Pollution occurs if
A) there is more waste than a resource can tolerate.
B) there is less waste than environmental capacity.
C) recycling occurs.
D) waste is thrown away.
E) a regulation is passed.
Answer: A
Diff: 1
Section: 14.4
Bloom's Taxonomy: 1-Knowledge
Geo Standard: 14. How human actions modify the physical environment.
21) Air pollution is
A) a form of photochemical smog.
B) gaseous sulfur and phosphorus.
C) a concentration of a trace substance at a level greater than occurs in average air.
D) a concentration of a trace substance at a level greater than one percent.
E) concentrated in tropical regions.
Answer: C
Diff: 1
Section: 14.4
Bloom's Taxonomy: 1-Knowledge
Geo Standard: 14. How human actions modify the physical environment.
Learning Outcome: 14.4.1: Identify the three scales of air pollution, citing examples.
22) The combination of sulfur oxide with oxygen and water produces
A) acid precipitation.
B) chlorofluorocarbon.
C) greenhouse effects.
D) photochemical smog.
E) ammonia.
Answer: A
Diff: 2
Section: 14.4
Bloom's Taxonomy: 1-Knowledge
Geo Standard: 14. How human actions modify the physical environment.
Learning Outcome: 14.5.2: Compare and contrast point-source and nonpoint-source water pollution, and the geographic impact of both.
23) Which of the following is a pollutant at the local scale?
A) carbon dioxide
B) carbon monoxide
C) acid precipitation
D) sulfur oxides
E) chlorofluorocarbons
Answer: B
Diff: 1
Section: 14.4
Bloom's Taxonomy: 2-Comprehension
Geo Standard: 16. The changes that occur in the meaning, use, distribution, and importance of resources.
Learning Outcome: 14.4.1: Identify the three scales of air pollution, citing examples.
24) The increase in Earth's temperature caused by carbon dioxide trapping radiation is
A) thermal feedback.
B) isothermic depletion.
C) the greenhouse effect.
D) photochemical smog.
E) the anaerobic process.
Answer: C
Diff: 1
Section: 14.4
Bloom's Taxonomy: 2-Comprehension
Geo Standard: 14. How human actions modify the physical environment.
Learning Outcome: 14.4.2: Explain the significance of the two global-scale issues of global warming and ozone damage.
25) A condition in which sunlight causes hydrocarbons and nitrogen oxides to react in the atmosphere produces
A) acid deposition.
B) chlorofluorocarbon.
C) greenhouse effect.
D) photochemical smog.
E) ammonia.
Answer: D
Diff: 3
Section: 14.4
Bloom's Taxonomy: 1-Knowledge
Geo Standard: 14. How human actions modify the physical environment.
Learning Outcome: 14.4.3: Identify the three basic components of urban air pollution.
26) Which of the following is a pollutant at the regional scale?
A) carbon dioxide
B) carbon monoxide
C) sulfur oxides
D) particulates
E) chlorofluorocarbons
Answer: C
Diff: 1
Section: 14.4
Bloom's Taxonomy: 2-Comprehension
Geo Standard: 16. The changes that occur in the meaning, use, distribution, and importance of resources.
Learning Outcome: 14.4.1: Identify the three scales of air pollution, citing examples.
27) A gas threatening Earth's ozone layer is
A) sulfur dioxides.
B) chlorofluorocarbons.
C) the greenhouse effect.
D) photochemical smog.
E) nitrous oxide.
Answer: B
Diff: 1
Section: 14.4
Bloom's Taxonomy: 1-Knowledge
Geo Standard: 14. How human actions modify the physical environment.
Learning Outcome: 14.4.1: Identify the three scales of air pollution, citing examples.
28) Pollution without a central source of origin is termed
A) air pollution.
B) regional-scale pollution.
C) water pollution.
D) nonpoint-source pollution.
E) a renewable resource.
Answer: D
Diff: 2
Section: 14.5
Bloom's Taxonomy: 1-Knowledge
Geo Standard: 16. The changes that occur in the meaning, use, distribution, and importance of resources.
Learning Outcome: 14.5.2: Compare and contrast point-source and nonpoint-source water pollution, and the geographic impact of both.
29) Steel and chemical industries are major water polluters primarily because they
A) are major users of municipal sewage systems.
B) release runoffs of pesticides.
C) generate large amounts of wastewater.
D) require small amounts of water in the manufacturing process.
E) generate superheated steam.
Answer: C
Diff: 2
Section: 14.5
Bloom's Taxonomy: 2-Comprehension
Geo Standard: 14. How human actions modify the physical environment.
Learning Outcome: 14.5.1: List the three main sources that generate most water pollution.
30) Water polluted by a farmer's poor irrigation control of fertilized lands is an example of
A) nonpoint source pollution.
B) point source pollution.
C) biochemical oxygen demand pollution.
D) municipal sewage pollution.
E) industrial pollution.
Answer: A
Diff: 1
Section: 14.5
Bloom's Taxonomy: 2-Comprehension
Geo Standard: 14. How human actions modify the physical environment.
Learning Outcome: 14.5.2: Compare and contrast point-source and nonpoint-source water pollution, and the geographic impact of both.
31) Major sources of water pollution include all but
A) industries.
B) municipal sewage.
C) agriculture.
D) motor boats.
Answer: D
Diff: 1
Section: 14.5
Bloom's Taxonomy: 2-Comprehension
Geo Standard: 14. How human actions modify the physical environment.
Learning Outcome: 14.5.1: List the three main sources that generate most water pollution.
32) The disappearance of the Aral Sea is attributed to
A) the diversion of water for irrigation.
B) natural variations in rainfall and temperature.
C) human-induced variations in rainfall and temperature from global climate change.
D) increased runoff from the sea.
E) point-source pollution from nuclear power plants.
Answer: A
Diff: 3
Section: 14.5
Bloom's Taxonomy: 3-Application
Geo Standard: 14. How human actions modify the physical environment.
Learning Outcome: 14.5.2: Compare and contrast point-source and nonpoint-source water pollution, and the geographic impact of both.
33) The most common strategy for solid waste disposal in the U.S. is
A) incineration.
B) recycling.
C) burial at sea.
D) reuse in another process.
E) burial in a sanitary landfill.
Answer: E
Diff: 2
Section: 14.6
Bloom's Taxonomy: 1-Knowledge
Geo Standard: 14. How human actions modify the physical environment.