MCQs of Geography – Human Impacts on Natural Systems: Geographic Outlooks on Global Concerns

the single most critical concern regarding the disposal of radioactive wastes is :

Which of the the following does not place growing demands on water supplies?

One possible effect of global warming would be:

The ” quiet crisis” is the term given to the:

The icebox effect may be created by:

The continent at the greatest risk of desertification is:

Which activity contributes to water pollution more than any other throughout the world?

Depletion of the earth’s ozone layer is expected to lead to all of the following consequences except:

With respect to the earth as a system, the hydrosphere is concerned with:

Acid rain is primarily a problem of:

The international shipping of hazardous wastes is:

the greenhouse effect is related most closely to:

The agricultural practice of terracing:

acid rain contamination in New England is blamed primarily on:

Fresh water accounts for approximately what percentage of total water available?

Acid rain has been linked to all of the following except:

What percentage of municipal solid waste is disposed of in landfills?

An example of a high – level hazardous waste is:

Which of the following statements about solid waste is not correct?

Acid rain has the greatest potential for damage to surface water in the United States in:

All of the following statements concerning global warming are true except:

Global warming and climatic change would most adversely affect:

The removal of tropical forests is related to all of the following global concerns except:

The combination of decreasing yields, decreasing stream sediment loads, and downstream deposition of silt on a global basis is evidence of :

On a global basis, the areas with the highest moisture deficits are :