This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Class 12 > Class 12 Biology Chapter 16 Environmental Issues – Quiz 37 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 12 Biology Chapter 16 Environmental Issues Quiz 37 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is a long period without rain? A) Famine. B) Drought. C) Deforestation. D) Desertification. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Drought. 2. Which of the following was a solution to the Chernobyl nuclear disaster? A) Using solar, wind, and hydropower. B) Encouraging biking and walking. C) Creating an Exclusion Zone. D) Investing money in public transportation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Creating an Exclusion Zone. 3. Which word means closely packed together? A) Sacred. B) Dense. C) Pollutant. D) Irrigation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dense. 4. What harmful effect does logging (specifically clear-cutting) have on Canada's environment? A) It reduces the quality of the air. B) It destroys animals' habitats. C) It causes erosion, which leads to flooding. D) All of the above.TagsSS6G6. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above.TagsSS6G6. 5. Deforestation ..... (cause) by wood extraction and infrastructure expansion. A) Has being caused. B) Is caused. C) Is been caused. D) All the previous answers. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Is caused. 6. What factor below makes Mexico City's environmental issues worse? A) The city is located in a valley of an extinct volcano making the air pollution stay in the atmosphere above the city. B) Many citizens only source of income is harvesting trees form the forest, so the problem never stops. C) In the summertime acid rain happens in Mexico City more frequent because there is warmer weather. D) The government cannot afford to filter their cities drinking water. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The city is located in a valley of an extinct volcano making the air pollution stay in the atmosphere above the city. 7. Identify which is a plural noun: A) Garbage. B) Throw. C) Trees. D) Recycle. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Trees. 8. What harmful effects does clearcutting have on Canada's environment? A) Runoff to rivers and lakes. B) It creates a place for animals and plants to live. C) Reduces air quality, destroys animals' habitats, causes erosion, which leads to flooding. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Reduces air quality, destroys animals' habitats, causes erosion, which leads to flooding. 9. Many Indians are too poor for a ..... , so they place the bodies in the water instead. A) Burial. B) Baptism. C) Cremation. D) Fureral. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cremation. 10. $_{What country did we discuss having a big problem with air pollution?}$ A) United Kingdom. B) Germany. C) Ukraine. D) Russia. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) United Kingdom. 11. Energy from a source that is not depleted when used, such as wind or solar power. A) Natural energy. B) Natural resources. C) Pollution. D) Renewable energy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Renewable energy. 12. What word refers to the surroundings or conditions in which a person, animal, or plant lives or operates? A) Species. B) Environment. C) Wildlife. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Environment. 13. What are causes of the pollution in the Great Lakes? A) Waste from factories. B) Run off from ground pollution (fertilizers, grease, pesticides. C) Sewage treatment plants. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of these. 14. How is air pollution harmful to people and nature in the United Kingdom? A) It causes the fish to die. B) It causes asthma and pneumonia. C) It contaminates water. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It causes asthma and pneumonia. 15. Which country was NOT affected by the Chernobyl nuclear disaster? A) Sweden. B) Russia. C) Belarus. D) China. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) China. 16. What was a concern for athletes going to compete in the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing? A) The quality of the food. B) The quality of the water. C) The quality of the air. D) The quality of the accommodation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The quality of the air. 17. The winds blew the fallout from Chernobyl south and west to China and Australia. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 18. Why aren't desalination and drip irrigation used more in Southwest Asia (Middle East)? A) These technologies are very expensive for countries to use. B) Few countries in Southwest Asia have access to seawater. C) Drip irrigation is not very effective in the hot, dry climate. D) Ancient methods of irrigation are much more effective and helpful. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) These technologies are very expensive for countries to use. 19. What has the German government done to reduce acid rain? A) Planted more trees in the Alps. B) Invested in cleaner energy like wind and solar power. C) Banned all cars from major cities. D) Moved factories outside the country. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Invested in cleaner energy like wind and solar power. 20. WHICH SW ASIAN COUNTRY HAS A "WATER ADVANTAGE" BECAUSE IT IS AT THE TOP WHERE THE TIGRIS AND EUPHRATES RIVERS BEGIN? A) Saudi Arabia. B) Iran. C) Israel. D) Turkey. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Turkey. 21. Which of the following is a negative consequence of scientific advancements on society? A) Increased life expectancy. B) Increased pollution. C) New energy resources. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Increased pollution. 22. Which one of the following pairs of gases are the major cause of "Greenhouse Effect" ? A) CO2 and N2O. B) CO2 and O3. C) CO2 and CO. D) CFCs and SO2. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) CO2 and N2O. 23. Which environmental issue has asthma and pneumonia as an effect? A) Acid rain. B) Air pollution. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Air pollution. 24. What country did we discuss having a big problem with the nuclear incident at Chernobyl? A) Germany. B) Ukraine. C) United Kingdom. D) Russia. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ukraine. 25. What are the name of the mountains that trap Mexico City's pollution A) Andes mountains. B) Rocky Mountains. C) Sierra Madre Mountains. D) Appalachian mountains. 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