This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Class 12 > Class 12 Biology Chapter 16 Environmental Issues – Quiz 56 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 12 Biology Chapter 16 Environmental Issues Quiz 56 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is the BEST explanation as to why levels of radioactivity increased in areas so far from Chernobyl? A) Migrating birds. B) Wind currents. C) Food supply. D) International travelers. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Wind currents. 2. The "death or a lake, river or water body" means that ..... A) It has dried up and cannot flow or maintain its efficiency. B) It does not perform life activities or function any longer. C) It has become so polluted that it can no longer support life. D) It can no longer be referred to as a water body. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It has become so polluted that it can no longer support life. 3. Why has the oil problem in Venezuela been a difficult issue to solve? A) Because oil is such an important factor in the Venezuelan economy; it is a BIG money maker. B) Because fisherman have been so aggressive in their efforts for justice. C) Because the toxic waste was kept secret until a news agency leaked the problem to the public. D) Because oil is SO hard to clean up. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Because oil is such an important factor in the Venezuelan economy; it is a BIG money maker. 4. What issues have 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 the Above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All the Above. 5. Water found just underneath the Earth's surface is called ..... It is used for wells and springs. A) Rain water. B) Acid rain. C) Groundwater. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Groundwater. 6. Any waste that is generated in the home from day-to-day activities. A) Domestic Waste. B) Waste Disposal. C) Waste Management. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Domestic Waste. 7. What was the purpose of the Ganges Action Plan that began in the 1980s? A) To try and clean up the river. B) To bring an end to the cremations. C) To end using the river for drinking water. D) . to slow down the building of new factories. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To try and clean up the river. 8. SS6G6 Canada has to work with the United States on the problem of acid rain because the United States A) Has reduced the amount of acid rain and understands how to solve the problem. B) Purchases many of the goods Canada produces in its factories. C) Is the source of much of Canada's air pollution. D) Is careful to keep air pollution from leaving the United States and entering Canada. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Is the source of much of Canada's air pollution. 9. All of the following are Southwest Asia's biggest pollution problems except: A) Human sweage. B) Carbon dioxide. C) Industrial waste. D) Fertilizers and pesticides. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Carbon dioxide. 10. Is a specific pollution water source that can be identified. A) Point Source. B) Renewable resource. C) Nonrenewable resource. D) Sustainable use. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Point Source. 11. Very few people rely on the Yangtze for drinking water, irrigation, and transportation A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 12. The phrase which best fits in the gap in the last paragraph is A) For the time being. B) To begin with. C) Despite this. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To begin with. 13. What are the different methods of waste management? A) Leaving waste on the streets. B) Recycling, composting, landfilling, and waste-to-energy incineration. C) Dumping waste in rivers and oceans. D) Burying waste in the backyard. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Recycling, composting, landfilling, and waste-to-energy incineration. 14. How does air pollution affect people? A) It can cause people to have difficulty breathing. B) It irritates the eyes and throat. C) Increase the risk of getting lung cancer. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 15. Which of the following is NOT considered an eco-friendly product? A) Reusable shopping bag. B) Single-use plastic straw. C) Solar-powered lamp. D) Biodegradable packaging. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Single-use plastic straw. 16. Just after the accident, the Soviet Union ..... A) Made a world wide public announcement. B) Made an announcement to surrounding countries. C) Asked other countries to send help. D) Tried to keep the accident a secret. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Tried to keep the accident a secret. 17. Which is NOT a solution to the Mexico City air pollution problem? A) Alternative Energy. B) Strict emission inspections. C) Limit driving. D) Working with the United States. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Working with the United States. 18. What is the primary (main) environmental issue in the U.K.? A) Acid rain. B) Air pollution. C) Nuclear disaster. D) Water pollution. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Air pollution. 19. What is 'Carbon footprint'? A) The mark left by carbon on surfaces. B) The total amount of greenhouse gases emitted directly or indirectly by human activities. C) The process of measuring carbon levels in the atmosphere. D) The process of reducing carbon emissions. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The total amount of greenhouse gases emitted directly or indirectly by human activities. 20. What did Chernobyl, Three Mile Island, the Love Canal, and Bhopal, India all have in common? A) They qualified as technological disasters. B) They all involved environmental racism. C) They were environmental problems caused by economic development. D) They were all nuclear disasters. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They qualified as technological disasters. 21. 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.Which answer BEST goes into the blank in the prompt? A) Erosion. B) Raw sewage. C) Pesticides. D) Mining surplus. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Raw sewage. 22. Cutting down all the trees in an area is called ..... A) Biodiversity. B) Fishery Area. C) Clear-Cutting. D) Aquaculture. E) Selective Cutting. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Clear-Cutting. 23. The government of Mexico has implemented the following changes to try and solve the air pollution problem in Mexico City. A) Limit driving cars to 6 days a weekBike sharingSoot free bussesEmission standards for vehicles. B) Limit driving cars 3 days a weekWagon sharing Electric bussesEmission standards for trucks only. C) Limit driving cars to 4 days a weekScooter sharing Coal burning bussesElectric cars. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Limit driving cars to 6 days a weekBike sharingSoot free bussesEmission standards for vehicles. 24. This country sufferers from food shortages because irrigating crops is extremely difficult without a sufficient water supply. A) Turkey. B) Saudi Arabia. C) Israel. D) Syria. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Syria. 25. Pesticide A) The contamination of the environment, esp. by industrial waste products and chemicals like pesticides. B) A chemical that's sprayed on crops to stop insects from destroying them. C) A substance or material that damages the natural environment. D) * can be used without running out, esp. of energy sources like solar and wind. 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