Barrons AP Environmental Science

(Marvins-Underground-K-12) #1
(E) tillage farming


  1. The one area of the world that is NOT expected to increase food production
    soon is


(A) Asia
(B) Latin America
(C) sub-Saharan Africa
(D) China
(E) India


  1. Most foods derived from genetically modified crops contain


(A) the same    number  of  genes   as  food    produced    from    conventional    crops
(B) the same number of genes as foods produced from hybrid crops
(C) one or two additional genes
(D) hundreds of additional genes
(E) no genes at all


  1. Which region of the developing world is currently as urbanized as the
    developed world?


(A) Africa
(B) Asia
(C) Latin America
(D) Europe
(E) North America


  1. Malnutrition primarily refers to


(A) lack    of  carbohydrates   in  the diet
(B) lack of protein in the diet
(C) lack of fat in the diet
(D) a deficiency of micronutrients in the diet
(E) a deficiency of vitamins in the diet


  1. Adding more fertilizer does NOT necessarily increase crop production.
    This is an example of


(A) the law of  supply  and demand
(B) Leibig’s law of minimum
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