3001. Practice check: In environmental studies, what is desertification?
✅ D. Land degradation in dry areas
a: Ocean tides | b: A type of rainfall | c: A desert becoming a city overnight | d: Land degradation in dry areas Read more
✅ D. Land degradation in dry areas
a: Ocean tides | b: A type of rainfall | c: A desert becoming a city overnight | d: Land degradation in dry areas Read more
✅ D. Using efficient appliances and switching off unused devices
a: Leaving every light on | b: Opening a refrigerator door for long periods | c: Blocking ventilation filters | d: Using efficient appliances and switching off unused devices Read more
✅ B. Establishing forest on land not recently forested
a: Building roads | b: Establishing forest on land not recently forested | c: Removing trees | d: Draining wetlands Read more
✅ B. A species facing a high risk of extinction
a: A nonliving resource | b: A species facing a high risk of extinction | c: A species found everywhere | d: A species with no habitat needs Read more
✅ B. Total greenhouse-gas emissions associated with an activity or entity
a: The weight of coal only | b: Total greenhouse-gas emissions associated with an activity or entity | c: A shoe mark in soil | d: A tree's height Read more
✅ C. A non-native organism that spreads and causes or is likely to cause harm
a: A species that cannot reproduce | b: A fossil | c: A non-native organism that spreads and causes or is likely to cause harm | d: Every native species Read more
✅ B. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
a: International Court of Justice | b: Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change | c: World Trade Organization | d: International Olympic Committee Read more
✅ C. Ocean absorption of excess atmospheric carbon dioxide
a: Moonlight | b: Extra oxygen dissolving | c: Ocean absorption of excess atmospheric carbon dioxide | d: Sand movement only Read more
✅ A. Breakdown of larger plastic items and synthetic fibres
a: Breakdown of larger plastic items and synthetic fibres | b: Only fresh snow | c: Only volcanic ash | d: Only untreated timber Read more
✅ B. Organisms interacting with each other and their physical environment
a: A weather instrument | b: Organisms interacting with each other and their physical environment | c: A mineral deposit | d: Only a single animal Read more
✅ D. Meeting present needs without undermining future generations' ability to meet theirs
a: Ignoring environmental impacts | b: Using every resource as quickly as possible | c: Banning all technology | d: Meeting present needs without undermining future generations' ability to meet theirs Read more
✅ D. Troposphere
a: Mesosphere | b: Exosphere | c: Thermosphere | d: Troposphere Read more
✅ A. Carbon dioxide
a: Carbon dioxide | b: Helium | c: Neon | d: Argon Read more
✅ A. Controlled decomposition of organic material
a: Controlled decomposition of organic material | b: Distilling seawater only | c: Burning plastic | d: Mining coal Read more
✅ C. An area of land draining to a common outlet
a: A weather satellite | b: A sea current | c: An area of land draining to a common outlet | d: A water bottle Read more
✅ D. Land degradation in dry areas
a: Ocean tides | b: A type of rainfall | c: A desert becoming a city overnight | d: Land degradation in dry areas Read more
✅ C. Processes materials so they can be used again
a: Always turns waste into fuel | b: Prevents all waste automatically | c: Processes materials so they can be used again | d: Creates new raw materials from nothing Read more
✅ A. Energy from sources replenished naturally on human timescales
a: Energy from sources replenished naturally on human timescales | b: Energy only from oil | c: Energy only from coal | d: Energy from burning peat only Read more
✅ B. A species facing a high risk of extinction
a: A nonliving resource | b: A species facing a high risk of extinction | c: A species found everywhere | d: A species with no habitat needs Read more
✅ D. Paris Agreement
a: Montreal Protocol only | b: Basel Convention | c: Ramsar Convention | d: Paris Agreement Read more