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Point or Non-point source polluton
Point Source Pollution
Non-point Source Pollution
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What was the first National Park?
Yosemite
Grand Canyon
Acadia
Yellowstone
3
When did the Chernobyl Disaster occur?
April 26, 1976
April 26, 1986
April 28, 1986
April 28, 1896
4
Topographic maps show changes in
vegetation
soil type
culture
elevation
5
Which layer of the Amazon is the most biodiverse?
Canopy
Emergent
Forest Floor
Understory
6
The worst nuclear disaster in human history
Chernobyl
Three Mile Island
Deepwater Horizon
Tennessee Coal Ash Spill
7
Chernobyl was an example of
Transboundary Pollution
General Pollution
Non-Point source Pollution
Unknown Pollution
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Which layer would include the taller trees pictured?
Canopy
Understory
Forest floor
Emergent
9
Where is the Amazon Rainforest
Australia
South America
9 countries
North America
10
A non-native species
Non-native flora
Invasive Species
Non-native species
Foreign Fauna
11
Driving your car to work
General Pollution
Accidental Pollution
12
The Amazon Rainforest is known as
The least biodiverse ecosystem on Earth
Lungs of the Earth
home to sustainable development
minimal contributor to the Carbon-oxygen cycle
13
How many indigenous tribes are in the Amazon?
300
over 1000
200
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How many National Parks are there in the United States?
423
63
100
59
15
Which group claiming the rainforest is sustainable?
rubber tappers
amazonian tribes
cattle ranchers
settlers
16
This great lake is the only great lake completely within the borders of the United States.
Michigan
Erie
Superior
Ontario
17
Chernobyl is in which modern day country?
USSR
Russsia
Soviet Union
Ukraine
18
This is the largest freshwater lake in the world
Lake Superior
Great Salt Lake
Lake Michigan
Deep Creek Lake
19
A low lying area that collects all of the water from a region is known as a:
river
lake
ocean
watershed
20
Radiation from Chernobyl affected whom?
Mainly Belarus
Only USSR
All of Europe
Ukraine
21
Which President was influential in developing the National Parks
Franklin D. Roosevelt
George H.W. Bush
George Washington
Theodore Roosevelt
22
The Great Lakes were formed from
Blizzards
Earthquakes
Ice age glaciers
Volcanoes
23
The Amazon is known for
biodiversity
cold, wet temperatures
environmentalists
indigenous tribes
24
This image is an example of which of the following?
Food chain
Ecosystem
Watershed
Food web
25
John Muir is known as:
Savior of the Hetch Hetchy Valley
California's Founding Father
Popularizing preservation
Father of the National Parks
26
Which Great Lake is filled in with the darker blue?
Lake Michigan
Lake Erie
Lake Superior
Lake Huron
27
What is in between Lake Erie and Lake Ontario?
Niagara Falls
Lake Michigan
Toronto, Canada
Lake Huron
28
What country was Chernobyl in during the disaster?
Ukraine
USSR
Belarus
Sweden
29
What is fauna?
All of the humans in a region
All of the animal life in a region
All of the plant life in a region
What Botanists study
30
Which watershed are we apart of?
Washington
Potomac
Conococheague
Chesapeake
31
Which state has the most National Parks?
California
Hawaii
Alaska
Florida
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Multiple sources of untraceable pollution
air pollution
unknown pollution
non-point source pollution
point source pollution
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What causes the global rise in temperature?
Greenhouse effect
not recycling
electric cars
natural highs and lows of Earth's climate
