This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Ugc Net > Paper 1 > Environment > Human And Environment Interaction – Quiz 8 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Human And Environment Interaction Quiz 8 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What climate pattern causes flooding in India? A) El Nino. B) Summer Monsoons. C) Volcanic eruption. D) Earthquakes. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Summer Monsoons. 2. Saudi Arabia has relatively large proven reserves of A) Oil. B) Coal. C) Natural gas. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Oil. 3. A species whose numbers are so small that the species is at risk of extinction. A) Extinct. B) Imperil. C) Jeopardized. D) Endangered. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Endangered. 4. What is not a global problem related to human-environment interaction? A) GIS Mapping. B) Climate Change. C) Pollution. D) Deforestation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) GIS Mapping. 5. Mr. Shanks decides to move to Australia. After arriving he realizes he didn't plan very well because he only brought clothes for cold weather. Realizing his mistake, he had to go to the local market to buy some shorts and T-shirts. A) Adapt. B) Modify. C) Depend. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Adapt. 6. Where was the Three Gorges Dam built? A) On the Chang Jiang. B) In Yokohama. C) On the Huang He. D) In Mount Pleasant. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) On the Chang Jiang. 7. Which statement explains why crops such as sugarcane, cocoa, and bananas are grown in Central America and the Caribbean? A) These crops are able to grow in a variety of conditions. B) . The region has a large amount of irrigated farmland. C) These crops thrive in a tropical climate with rich soil. D) The region is able to provide more laborers than other areas. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) These crops thrive in a tropical climate with rich soil. 8. Which of these are NOT examples of physical environments? A) Soil. B) Transportation. C) Plant life. D) Climate. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Transportation. 9. Tornadoes usually form in ..... land, also kown as ..... A) Mountain land, Tornado way. B) Flat, Tornado Ally. C) California, Tornado Ally. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Flat, Tornado Ally. 10. Manioc is the staple food of- A) Ganga Basin. B) Africa. C) Amazon Basin. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Amazon Basin. 11. In some places around the world, people have a tough time adapting to their environment. Therefore, they try to change or alter it. This is known as ..... A) Modifying the environment. B) Hydroelectric power. C) Urbanization. D) Unintended consequences. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Modifying the environment. 12. Pollution occurs if A) Waste is thrown away. B) There is less waste than environmental capacity. C) Recycling occurs. D) There is more waste that resources can tolerate. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) There is more waste that resources can tolerate. 13. Modifications have disadvantages as well as advantages. Unintended consequences happens when LAND is modified and includes the following ..... Below is a list of disadvantages ..... A) Soil erosion. B) Deforestation & less oxygen in the air. C) Depletion of soil nutrients. D) Gases and particles are emitted from car exhaust. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Gases and particles are emitted from car exhaust. 14. Which human activity would be most likely to have a negative impact on the environment? A) Planting trees to control soil erosion. B) Limiting the use of chemicals that kill weeds. C) Stopping the draining of swamps. D) Burning coal and oil to generate electric power. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Burning coal and oil to generate electric power. 15. Mr. Dixon decides to move to South America. Upon arrival he realizes he didn't plan very well because he only brought clothes for cold weather. Realizing his mistake, he had to go to the local market to buy some new clothes. A) Adapt. B) Modify. C) Depend. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Adapt. 16. Which diet is the best example of human-environment interaction? A) Children who do not eat vegetables because they don't like the taste. B) A person who eats potato chips while watching TV. C) A farmer who grows wheat but is allergic to it and doesn't eat it. D) A woman who eats fruit from the apple trees that grow in her yard. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A woman who eats fruit from the apple trees that grow in her yard. 17. Which of the following is an example of a clean energy source? A) Oil. B) Natural gas. C) Coal. D) Wind. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Wind. 18. Which Latin American nation is a major oil producer? A) Uruguay. B) Paraguay. C) . Venezuela. D) Chile. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) . Venezuela. 19. Which process alters the land through the action of humans? A) Deforestation. B) Eruption. C) Transition. D) Erosion. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Deforestation. 20. Sometimes, the consequences, or effects of a modification are not what was planned or expected. These are called ..... A) Modifications. B) Intended consequences. C) Unintended consequences. D) Physical environment. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Unintended consequences. 21. Means any garbage, refuse, sludge from a wastewater treatment plant, water supply treatment plant. A) Air pollution. B) Solid waste pollution. C) Smog. D) Water pollution. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Solid waste pollution. 22. Land that can be used to grow crops A) Arable land. B) Degraded land. C) Magical land. D) Landslides. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Arable land. 23. The global energy issue derives in part from the fact that fossil fuels A) Were formed in the distant past. B) Are renewable energy sources. C) Have an infinite supply. D) Are distributed uniformly across Earth. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Were formed in the distant past. 24. Safety inspectors have some concerns about the potential effects of a natural disaster on the power plant. Based on what you know about the plans, which kind of natural disaster do the planners most need to consider? A) Earthquakes. B) Wildfires. C) Tornadoes. D) Hurricanes. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hurricanes. 25. Which existing snake is the longest in the world? A) Emerald Boa. B) Python. C) Rattle Snake. D) Anaconda. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Anaconda. 26. What is the name of the area where a giant oil company wants to build a pipeline? A) Lac de Gras. B) Great Lakes. C) Canadian Shield. D) Great Bear Rainforest. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Great Bear Rainforest. 27. Manas wildlife sanctuary is in? A) Meghalaya. B) Aasam. C) Nagaland. D) Arunchal pradesh. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Aasam. 28. Which of the following is NOT true about landfill? A) The Japanese have built factories on landfill. B) Landfill has been used to reclaim land for major Japanese cities. C) Landfill has been used to enlarge some of Japan's ports. D) The Japanese have used landfill to build apartments. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The Japanese have used landfill to build apartments. 29. The majority of Europeans practice which religion? A) Orthodox Christianity. B) Islam. C) Protestant Christianity. D) Roman Catholic Christianity. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Roman Catholic Christianity. 30. Which of the following is a negative relationship humans have with the environment A) Using solar power. B) Creating laws to protect animals. C) Cutting down forests to build homes. D) Replanting native species. 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