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21 Cards in this Set
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Our environment is affected by
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All of these are correct. |
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Greenhouse gases include all of the following EXCEPT |
neon |
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Stable isotopes of oxygen can reveal information about |
temperature change. |
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Approximately what fraction of the world’s population currently suffers from malnutrition? |
1/7 |
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The World Health Organization notes that human casualties of global warming will result from climate-sensitive health issues; these include all of the following EXCEPT
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lung cancer.
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More than __________ of the world’s population lives in cities, and ___________ of these people live in overcrowded slums, leaving them vulnerable to the effects of a changing climate. |
half ; one-quarter |
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All adults over the age of 40 experience ________________, or age-related bone loss. |
osteoporosis |
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About ______________ of American adults and ____________ of American children are overweight or obese. |
two-thirds; one-fifth |
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What is contributing to the increasing trend in allergies in the United States? |
All of these are correct. |
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Scientists predict that climate change will cause |
the sea level to rise over peninsular Florida. |
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Human developments have made possible all of the following EXCEPT |
shorter life expectancy. |
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The trend among American males in the past 150 years is for an increase in height as a result of ______________ and an increase in weight as a result of ______________. |
nutrition; overnourishment |
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Being obese predisposes a person to |
diabetes. |
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Mutation and selection for light skin, which is useful for absorbing ultraviolet rays and producing vitamin D in northern latitudes, likely occurred in the last |
10,000 yBP. |
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Global warming |
All of these are correct. |
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Your younger brother is writing a report on climate change and asks you what evidence there is that Earth is getting warmer. You reply that |
All of these are correct. |
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You hear on the news that global warming is a recent phenomenon caused by the rise of motor vehicles in the last 100 years. You know this is not quite true, though, because |
the warming trend actually began with the agricultural revolution. |
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Over winter break, your family is sitting around talking about how cold it is outside. Your grandmother says that global warming would be quite welcome right about now. You, however, tell your family that considerable problems could befall humans should global warming continue, such as |
All of these are correct. |
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If you wanted to live in the most healthy environment possible, you may choose to move to |
rural Kansas. |
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While babysitting your young cousin, you let her dig up part of your mom’s vegetable garden. Your mom complains that your cousin has destroyed part of her garden, but you insist that you are helping her because |
increased exposure to microbes in dirt may decrease her chance of having allergies. |
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The Dust Bowl was caused in the 1930s by |
soil overuse. |