This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Class 12 > Class 12 Biology Chapter 16 Environmental Issues – Quiz 55 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 12 Biology Chapter 16 Environmental Issues Quiz 55 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. How is the government in Mexico City and in Mexico working to fight against air pollution? A) They are creating laws that shut down any factory that creates any air pollution. B) They are putting in place stricter inspections of emissions for vehicles. C) They are making laws that remodel any government agency buildings that create any type of air pollution. D) They are arresting all people that do not sell their old cars. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They are putting in place stricter inspections of emissions for vehicles. 2. Which sentence best summarizes the following passage? 'Latin America is home to a wide range of ecosystems, from rainforests to deserts, each facing unique environmental challenges.' A) Latin America has no environmental challenges. B) All ecosystems in Latin America are the same. C) Latin America has diverse ecosystems with unique challenges. D) Deserts are the only ecosystems in Latin America. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Latin America has diverse ecosystems with unique challenges. 3. You should include your opinion in a Report. (I think ..... ) A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 4. Air pollution in Los Angeles in a nonpoint source. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 5. Global warming is the theory that the actions of humans are increasing the temperature of the planet. What are we creating more of that traps heat in our atmosphere? A) Ultraviolet rays. B) Gas and oil. C) Greenhouse gasses. D) Ocean garbage patches. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Greenhouse gasses. 6. What is the United Kingdom doing to help lower the air pollution rates? A) Banning cars. B) Requiring people to wear masks to prevent damage from air pollution. C) Pass laws to regulate emissions from factories and car emissions. D) Ignorng the problem. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Pass laws to regulate emissions from factories and car emissions. 7. What is the meaning of the word 'Legislation'? A) Careless, loose. B) A place where waste is disposed of. C) Dangerous. D) Laws, statutes. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Laws, statutes. 8. To make unclean or impure A) Nuclear Power. B) Arable. C) Contaminate. D) Nuclear Reactor. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Contaminate. 9. Old computers and laptops should be ..... A) Recycled. B) Reused. C) Rethink. D) Reduced. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Recycled. 10. Any type of pollution carried by the wind is ..... A) Air Pollution. B) Emissions. C) Regulations. D) Smog. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Air Pollution. 11. Which is a cause of low population density around the Gobi and Taklamakan Deserts? A) Dramatic temperature changes. B) Many sources of water. C) Large amounts of rainfall. D) Many opportunities for work. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dramatic temperature changes. 12. What is a wetland? A) All of the land area surrounding a river system. B) The area at a river's mouth where fresh water meets salt water. C) A low-lying area that is saturated with water. D) An area on the side of a river that floods periodically. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A low-lying area that is saturated with water. 13. Greenhouses are used for growing plants especially during A) Monsoon. B) Winter. C) Summer. D) Spring. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Winter. 14. The largest and longest river in China. A) Yellow River. B) Yangtze River. C) Ganges River. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Yangtze River. 15. The production of goods and services in an economy A) Deforestation. B) Desertification. C) Industry. D) Population distribution. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Industry. 16. It is estimated that 80% of all ..... is untreated and flows directly into the India's rivers, making it a major source of water pollution. A) Erosion. B) Raw sewage. C) Pesticides. D) Mining surplus. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Raw sewage. 17. A major problem in the Amazon Rainforest. Occurs when almost all the trees are removed from the environment. A) Clear cutting. B) Over extraction. C) Desalinization. D) Deforestation. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Deforestation. 18. This is an increase in the earth's average atmospheric temperature that causes corresponding changes in climate and that may result from the greenhouse effect A) Globalization. B) Global warming. C) Ice age. D) Smog. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Global warming. 19. The widespread use of pesticides has resulted in a decline in ..... among pollinators. A) Diverse. B) Diversity. C) Diversely. D) Diversifying. E) Diversifyingly. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Diversity. 20. Why are larger Middle Eastern countries sparsely populated? A) Most of their land is desert and lacks access to water. B) Areas of these countries haven't been explored yet. C) Many of these countries are still ravaged by civil war. D) They do not have any valuable resources. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Most of their land is desert and lacks access to water. 21. What can excessive wood extraction provoke? A) More Oxygen. B) Increase of terrestrial species. C) Greenhouse. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Greenhouse. 22. What country was Ukraine part of when Chernobyl happened? A) USA. B) Soviet Union. C) Poland. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Soviet Union. 23. In what year did the nuclear disaster in Chernobyl occur? A) 1952. B) 1975. C) 1986. D) 1999. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 1986. 24. What type of environmental issues does Mexico City face? A) Acid Rain. B) Deforestation. C) Air Pollution. D) Polluted drinking water. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Air Pollution. 25. Which statement is true about Canada? A) Large Country, Small Population. B) Large Country, Large Population. C) Large Country, Long Rivers. D) Large Population, Large Cities. 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