Question 1

The cultivation of aquatic organisms for food, including fish farming, that has the potential to increasingly substitute for wild-caught fish stock is called __________. ​

Accepted Answer

The answer of The cultivation of aquatic organisms for food,...

Question 2

The Green Revolution puts more food on the global table as it increases the diversity of crop varieties that are planted. ​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

What term describes the number of plant and animal species present along with the variety of genetic material present in these organisms?

Accepted Answer

A)  biodiversity
B)  biomes
C)  bioculture
D)  biodiversity hotspot
E)  biozone

Question 4

Match between columns
                        Premises: Measures that are designed to cope with and reduce the unavoidable impacts of climate change in the short and medium terms and is typically seen as a problem for the poorer countries, which are expected to suffer the most from climate change.

Accepted Answer

The Answer of Cap and trade and Clean development mechanism is...

Question 5

What is the cultivation of aquatic organisms for food called? ​

Accepted Answer

A)  monoculture
B)  marine tilling
C)  marine harvesting
D)  aquaculture
E)  sea reaping

Question 6

The scientific community was initially unwilling to accept Alfred Wegener's continental drift hypothesis because he could not explain how continents moved.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

What criteria do scientists use to group biomes of various vegetation together?  ​

Accepted Answer

A)  temperature and precipitation
B)  topography
C)  plant structure, water requirements, and leaf types
D)  degree of urbanization
E)  climate

Question 8

Earth's surface is approximately 50% land and 50% water. ​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Ninety percent of global trade occurs via sea freight because _____. ​

Accepted Answer

A)  sea freight is safer
B)  air freight is more expensive
C)  sea freight saves time
D)  air freight contributes more to global warming
E)  sea freight creates more jobs

Question 10

Which climate type commonly found along coastlines is characterized by mild winters and hot summers with little to no precipitation? ​

Accepted Answer

A)  tropical savanna
B)  Mediterranean
C)  oceanic
D)  humid subtropical
E)  humid continental

Question 11

Match between columns
                        Premises: Receives year-round precipitation and has large temperature swings between its cold winters and the often muggy hot summers.

Accepted Answer

The Answer of desert and oceanic and humid continental and is...

Question 12

Unless major steps are taken quickly in ocean preservation and fishing limits, it is predicted that there will be a "global collapse" of all species currently fished by the year 2050. ​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

The tectonic process of one plate "diving" beneath another is called __________. ​

Accepted Answer

The answer of The tectonic process of one plate "diving"...

Question 14

Match between columns
                        Premises: Is very dry year-round, with low annual precipitation

Accepted Answer

The Answer of oceanic and subarctic and humid subtropical and is...

Question 15

In the K ö ppen Climate classification system, climate zones are delineated based on types of vegetation and amount of sunlight received. ​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Most heat absorbed by Earth will escape to space via the buildup of greenhouse gasses.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

The term climate type and biome are interchangeable or synonymous. ​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

When sea ice melts, the darker ocean surface that is revealed absorbs more solar radiation, which in turn causes warming and melts more ice, which in turn creates a greater area of darker ocean surface. What is this process called?  ​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​​ polar amplification
B)  negative feedback loop ​
C)  tipping point
D)  climatic cycling
E)  polar oscillations

Question 19

IPCC scientists argue that where possibly dangerous, irreversible, or catastrophic events are involved, policy should be based on the __________ __________, which states adverse events should be preempted by action. ​

Accepted Answer

precaution...

Question 20

The greenhouse effect is a natural mechanism that keeps Earth warm enough to sustain life. Describe how it works. ​

Accepted Answer

​ This term is a metaphor of Earth's atm...

Exam 2: Physical Processes and World Regions

Unless major steps are taken quickly in ocean preservation and fishing limits, it is predicted that there will be a "global collapse" of all species currently fished by the year 2050.

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The Green Revolution puts more food on the global table as it increases the diversity of crop varieties that are planted.

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Climate change and market-based incentives to reduce emissions - match the terms below to their descriptions below

Climate Zones - match the following terms to their descriptions below

Climate Zones - match the following terms to their descriptions below

The scientific community was initially unwilling to accept Alfred Wegener's continental drift hypothesis because he could not explain how continents moved.

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The greenhouse effect is a natural mechanism that keeps Earth warm enough to sustain life. Describe how it works.

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This term is a metaphor of Earth's atm...
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Ninety percent of global trade occurs via sea freight because _____.

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Most heat absorbed by Earth will escape to space via the buildup of greenhouse gasses.

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The tectonic process of one plate "diving" beneath another is called __________.

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The term climate type and biome are interchangeable or synonymous.

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What is the cultivation of aquatic organisms for food called?

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IPCC scientists argue that where possibly dangerous, irreversible, or catastrophic events are involved, policy should be based on the , which states adverse events should be preempted by action.

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precaution...
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What term describes the number of plant and animal species present along with the variety of genetic material present in these organisms?

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Earth's surface is approximately 50% land and 50% water.

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In the K ö ppen Climate classification system, climate zones are delineated based on types of vegetation and amount of sunlight received.

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Which climate type commonly found along coastlines is characterized by mild winters and hot summers with little to no precipitation?

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What criteria do scientists use to group biomes of various vegetation together?

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The cultivation of aquatic organisms for food, including fish farming, that has the potential to increasingly substitute for wild-caught fish stock is called __________.

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When sea ice melts, the darker ocean surface that is revealed absorbs more solar radiation, which in turn causes warming and melts more ice, which in turn creates a greater area of darker ocean surface. What is this process called?

Correct Answer
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Exam 2: Physical Processes and World Regions

Unless major steps are taken quickly in ocean preservation and fishing limits, it is predicted that there will be a "global collapse" of all species currently fished by the year 2050. ​

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The Green Revolution puts more food on the global table as it increases the diversity of crop varieties that are planted. ​

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Climate change and market-based incentives to reduce emissions - match the terms below to their descriptions below

Climate Zones - match the following terms to their descriptions below

Climate Zones - match the following terms to their descriptions below

The scientific community was initially unwilling to accept Alfred Wegener's continental drift hypothesis because he could not explain how continents moved.

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The greenhouse effect is a natural mechanism that keeps Earth warm enough to sustain life. Describe how it works. ​

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Ninety percent of global trade occurs via sea freight because _____. ​

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Most heat absorbed by Earth will escape to space via the buildup of greenhouse gasses.

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The tectonic process of one plate "diving" beneath another is called __________. ​

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The term climate type and biome are interchangeable or synonymous. ​

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What is the cultivation of aquatic organisms for food called? ​

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IPCC scientists argue that where possibly dangerous, irreversible, or catastrophic events are involved, policy should be based on the __________ __________, which states adverse events should be preempted by action. ​

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What term describes the number of plant and animal species present along with the variety of genetic material present in these organisms?

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Earth's surface is approximately 50% land and 50% water. ​

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In the K ö ppen Climate classification system, climate zones are delineated based on types of vegetation and amount of sunlight received. ​

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Which climate type commonly found along coastlines is characterized by mild winters and hot summers with little to no precipitation? ​

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What criteria do scientists use to group biomes of various vegetation together? ​

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The cultivation of aquatic organisms for food, including fish farming, that has the potential to increasingly substitute for wild-caught fish stock is called __________. ​

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When sea ice melts, the darker ocean surface that is revealed absorbs more solar radiation, which in turn causes warming and melts more ice, which in turn creates a greater area of darker ocean surface. What is this process called? ​

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Unless major steps are taken quickly in ocean preservation and fishing limits, it is predicted that there will be a "global collapse" of all species currently fished by the year 2050.

Correct Answer
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The Green Revolution puts more food on the global table as it increases the diversity of crop varieties that are planted.

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The greenhouse effect is a natural mechanism that keeps Earth warm enough to sustain life. Describe how it works.

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This term is a metaphor of Earth's atm...
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Ninety percent of global trade occurs via sea freight because _____.

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The tectonic process of one plate "diving" beneath another is called __________.

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The term climate type and biome are interchangeable or synonymous.

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What is the cultivation of aquatic organisms for food called?

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IPCC scientists argue that where possibly dangerous, irreversible, or catastrophic events are involved, policy should be based on the , which states adverse events should be preempted by action.

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precaution...
View Answer

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Earth's surface is approximately 50% land and 50% water.

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In the K ö ppen Climate classification system, climate zones are delineated based on types of vegetation and amount of sunlight received.

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Which climate type commonly found along coastlines is characterized by mild winters and hot summers with little to no precipitation?

Correct Answer
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What criteria do scientists use to group biomes of various vegetation together?

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The cultivation of aquatic organisms for food, including fish farming, that has the potential to increasingly substitute for wild-caught fish stock is called __________.

Correct Answer
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When sea ice melts, the darker ocean surface that is revealed absorbs more solar radiation, which in turn causes warming and melts more ice, which in turn creates a greater area of darker ocean surface. What is this process called?

Correct Answer
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