Barrons AP Environmental Science

Mining Removing mineral resource from the ground. Can involve underground mines, drilling, room-and- pillar min ...

Samples are taken from the area to determine the quality and quantity of the minerals in a location and, ...

the way around a mountaintop. All of the rock and soil above the coal seam are removed, and the soil is ...

oxides) is heated (reduction smelting) to a high temperature in a blast furnace. The oxide combines with ...

Figure 7.12 Steps required for manufacturing products and their environmental consequences RECLAMATION—OVERBURDEN ...

■ Neutralizing the soil with a basic substance such as limestone (CaCO 3 ), lime or calcium oxide (CaO) ...

Cement 65,480 pounds (29,701 kg) Clays 19,245 pounds (8,729 kg) Copper 1,309 pounds (594 kg) Gold 99 pounds (45 ...

SURFACE MINING CONTROL AND RECLAMATION ACT (1977): Established a program for regulating surface coal mining and reclama ...

Overfishing The oceans have been looked upon as unlimited resources. Ocean productivity is generally low ...

Several methods can restore habitats suitable for freshwater fish. These include: ■ Planting native vegetation on ...

alien or modified organisms into native waters, transmission of diseases to wild stocks, and displacement ...

(1976): Governs marine fisheries management in United States federal waters. Aids in the development of the domestic ...

Figure 7.13 Resources cycle Until recently, developments in local economies and local environments were ...

countries for education, health care, infrastructure, communications, and environmental issues. The World ...

■ Breaking a “commons” into smaller, privately owned parcels fragments the policies of governing the entire ...

MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUESTIONS Chronically undernourished people are those who receive approximately ____ calories or ...

(E) tillage farming The one area of the world that is NOT expected to increase food production soon is ...

(C) limiting factors (D) the second law of thermodynamics (E) the Gaia hypothesis Soil that is transported by t ...

(B) Between 20% and 30% (C) Between 50% and 60% (D) More than 75% (E) Cannot be determined Of all the jobs in the ...

(A) chemical leaching (B) ex situ leaching (C) beneficiation (D) heap leaching (E) in situ leaching FREE-RESPONSE ...