This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Ugc Net > Paper 1 > Environment > Human And Environment Interaction – Quiz 2 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Human And Environment Interaction Quiz 2 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Modern day Egyptians have built the Aswan Dam to keep the Nile River from flooding. This is an example of ..... A) Modifying. B) Adapting. C) Depending. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Modifying. 2. Is the movement of humans, animals and goods from one location to another. A) Transportation. B) Groundwater. C) Smog. D) Aquaculture. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Transportation. 3. Prior to the Industrial Revolution, humans relied mostly on what kind of power? A) Inanimate power. B) Animate power. C) Proven. D) Nonrenewable. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Animate power. 4. The Mayans terraced their farmland and built irrigation systems to A) Please their gods. B) Improve their harvests. C) Increase space available for grazing their animals. D) Replace trees destroyed through slash and burn. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Improve their harvests. 5. Sheila wears shorts and lightweight clothing in a hot climate. This is an example of A) A person having a positive effect on the environment he lives in. B) A person being affected by the environment he lives in. C) A person destroying the environment he lives in. D) A person who does not interact with his environment at all. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A person being affected by the environment he lives in. 6. Desertification is the: A) Shrinking of the desert. B) Spread of desert. C) People leaving a certain location. D) Area of tall grasses and scattered trees. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Spread of desert. 7. What is the name of the oil company that wants to create an oil pipeline through British Canada? A) PEMEX. B) Enbridge. C) Quick Trip. D) Shell. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Enbridge. 8. Elevated houses in Galveston in an example of? A) Cultural Diffusion. B) Modifying the environment. C) Adapting to the environment. D) Depending on the environment. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Adapting to the environment. 9. Which civilizations were the founders of democracy and western civilization? A) Rome. B) Greece. C) Germany. D) A and B. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A and B. 10. Below are examples of humans modifying the environment. Of those listed below, which does NOT fit? A) Dams and rivers. B) Urbanization. C) Herding and grazing. D) Clothing. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Clothing. 11. Urban farming refers to a variety of ways people can grow food in cities. Urban farming most likely ..... A) Never affects the environment. B) Never affects humans or the environment. C) Can help the environment but always harms people. D) Can be good for the environment and for people. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Can be good for the environment and for people. 12. Burning Fossil Fuels A) Negative Adaptation. B) Negative Modification. C) Positive Adaptation. D) Positive Modification. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Negative Modification. 13. In the bayous of Louisiana, many houses are built on stilts. It this an example of modification or adaptation? A) Modification. B) Adaptation. C) Neither. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Adaptation. 14. What could happen if humans change the landscape or natural vegetation? A) It can tell us about the location. B) It could help the environment. C) Nothing will happen. D) It could hurt the environment. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) It could hurt the environment. 15. Cutting down trees to build houses is an example of which? A) Human-Environment Interaction. B) Movement. C) Location. D) Place. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Human-Environment Interaction. 16. Why might people living in similar environments use their land differently? A) Land never changes. B) Land use only relates to how people use small plots of land. C) They have different customs & ways of life. D) One way is often better than another. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They have different customs & ways of life. 17. Which of the following is NOT a cause of desertification? A) Clearing of trees. B) Drought. C) Overuse of the rivers. D) Overgrazing of animals. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Overuse of the rivers. 18. Sheep are raised in Iceland for the wool used in Icelandic sweaters. is this an example of humans modifying the environment or adapting to the environment? A) Modifying. B) Adapting. C) Neither. D) Both. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Both. 19. Different landforms, such as mountains and hills. A) Plant life. B) Animal life. C) Climate. D) Topography. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Topography. 20. Hydroelectric, Geothermal, and Solar are all examples of what? A) Non-Renewable Energy. B) Renewable Energy. C) Water Pollution. D) Chili Ingredients. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Renewable Energy. 21. The combination of sulfur oxide with oxygen and water produces A) Photochemical smog. B) Greenhouse effects. C) Chlorofluorocarbon. D) Acid precipitation. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Acid precipitation. 22. What is the acronym that can be used to "help" you remember the 5 Themes of Geography? A) MR. HELP. B) MR. HIP. C) MRS. HEL. D) MS. HELP. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) MR. HELP. 23. Which of the following describe urbanization in Europe? A) The majority of Europeans live in urban areas. B) Public transportation is commonly used in Europe. C) Most Europeans live in apartments. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 24. Humans change the environment to suit their lives A) Human environment interactions. B) Adaptations. C) Modifications. D) Changes. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Modifications. 25. Which of the following statements are true about religion in Europe? A) Islam is the fastest growing religion in Europe. B) The division in the Christian church, originating with the Protestant Reformation and Great Schism, is evident in Europe's population. C) Religion has been one cause of multiple conflicts in European history. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 26. What are the three ways humans interact with their environment? A) Adapt, depend, positive. B) Adapt, modify, negative. C) Depend, modify, adapt. D) Depend, modify, love. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Depend, modify, adapt. 27. Many Latin American hurricanes that begin over the Atlantic Ocean are intensified by A) Warm air over Mexico City. B) Warm water in the Gulf of Mexico. C) Cool air from the Andes. D) Pollution from the United States. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Warm water in the Gulf of Mexico. 28. The Pampas is an area of Argentina where A) Iron mines are common. B) Cruise ships dock. C) Rubber plantations dominate the economy. D) Farmers graze their beef cattle. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Farmers graze their beef cattle. 29. CO2 trapping more heat in the atmosphere causes this: A) Ozone Depletion. B) Acid Rain. C) Greenhouse Effect. D) Nuclear Winter. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Greenhouse Effect. 30. People have cleared land and built large settlements, known as cities. Some booming metropolis' (very large city) modify natural surroundings to build houses, skyscrapers, paved sidewalks, and roads. A) Highways. B) Herding and grazing. C) Farming. D) Urbanization. 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