This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Class 12 > Class 12 Biology Chapter 16 Environmental Issues – Quiz 11 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 12 Biology Chapter 16 Environmental Issues Quiz 11 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is the effect of Turkey's dams on the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers? A) While it improved the Standard of Living in Turkey, it causes high levels of water pollution. B) While it improved the Standard of Living in Turkey, it caused less water to flow into Syria and Iraq. C) It reduced the amount of water in Turkey, but created millions of jobs for Turkey's people. D) It caused high levels of pollution, but created a cheap source of electricity. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) While it improved the Standard of Living in Turkey, it caused less water to flow into Syria and Iraq. 2. Cutting down trees and draining wetlands have helped cause more flooding. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 3. What have industrial companies done? A) Using city transportation systems instead of their personal vehicles. B) Using fuels that burn cleaner and cause less emissions. C) Creating and enforcing new laws to protect the environment. D) Testing new vehicles to make sure they meet emissions and inspection standards. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Using fuels that burn cleaner and cause less emissions. 4. What is Desalination? A) An underground water pool. B) A process of removing salt from water. C) A process for adding salt to water. D) A process that pollutes water. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A process of removing salt from water. 5. Brazil's warm, tropical climate is suitable for growing all products except ..... A) Coffee. B) Lettuce. C) Sugar cane. D) Oranges. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Lettuce. 6. Without the Greenhouse Effect, the Earth would have the temperature of A) 18-degree Celcius. B) -18 degrees Celcius. C) 15 degree Celcius. D) 21 degree Celcius. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) -18 degrees Celcius. 7. To use something again. A) Reduce. B) Redo. C) Reuse. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Reuse. 8. What is a solution to control flooding? A) Set up clean-up campaigns along the rivers. B) Replant trees along the Yangtze River. C) Monitor what industries do with their wastes materials. D) Regulate pollution from industry. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Replant trees along the Yangtze River. 9. To help the environment, we should ..... glass and plastic. A) Recycle. B) Damage. C) Pollute. D) Prevent. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Recycle. 10. What was the Southeastern Anatolia Project? A) A project used to build desalination plants in Iraq. B) A project created to supply water to less fortunate people. C) A project used to build dams along rivers in Turkey. D) A failed project by Saddam Hussein that drained marshlands. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A project used to build dams along rivers in Turkey. 11. Put the following in order:A. Soil and statues are damagedB. Emissions from cars and factories pollute the airC. Acid rain forms A) A, B, C. B) C, B, A. C) B, C, A. D) B, A, C. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) B, C, A. 12. What contributes the MOST to heavy smog in London, England? A) Agricultural runoff. B) Clear-cutting forests. C) Automobile emissions. D) Slash-and-burn farming. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Automobile emissions. 13. How does geography play a role in Mexico City's air pollution problem? A) It is one of the world's largest cities. B) The city has views of distant snowcapped mountains. C) It lies in a bowl-shaped valley that traps air pollutants. D) The cars and factories send pollution such as lead, sulfur, and carbon monoxide into the air. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It lies in a bowl-shaped valley that traps air pollutants. 14. Why are the monsoons important to the people of India? A) Monsoons bring cold weather. B) They bring rain for crops. C) They give people an opportunity to build new homes. D) Because they make it easy to raise cattle. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They bring rain for crops. 15. A chemical element found in coal, oil, and living things. A) A fossil fuel. B) A drill. C) Carbon. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Carbon. 16. Acid rain is destroying the Black Forest. This is a major problem for what country? A) Spain. B) Germany. C) Russia. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Germany. 17. Canada's land is divided up into ..... A) States. B) Territories. C) Provinces. D) Both provinces and territories. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Both provinces and territories. 18. Which of these SW Asian nations has the MOST secure and reliable access to water? A) Iraq. B) Kuwait. C) Israel. D) Turkey. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Turkey. 19. Pollution is something that has harmful or poisonous effects on the environment. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 20. How does air pollution affect people's health? A) It helps people breathe better. B) It causes asthma and other breathing problems. C) It makes plants grow faster. D) It improves water quality. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It causes asthma and other breathing problems. 21. Public ..... is crucial for ensuring that environmental policies are enacted effectively. A) Aware. B) Awarenes. C) Unaware. D) Awareness. E) Awaring. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Awareness. 22. Which word acts as a verb meaning 'destroy' or 'spoil'? A) Damage. B) Prevent. C) Save. D) Limit. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Damage. 23. India's fertile land and water supplies are some of its resources. Which statement is supported by this fact? A) Mining is the most important part of the Indian economy. B) Few of India's largest cities are located along the Ganges River. C) Most Indians make their living through farming and agriculture. D) Most Indians live in the hilly northern regions. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Most Indians make their living through farming and agriculture. 24. Which natural resource has caused many disputes in the Middle East? A) Uranium. B) Timber. C) Water. D) Bauxite. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Water. 25. What has contributed to rivers flooding in China? A) Rains during monsoon seasons. B) Farmers draining wetlands that previously acted as sponges. C) Loggers cutting down too many trees that previously contained the rivers water. D) All of these. 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