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Jeopardy

• Hosted
• by
• Mr. Manskopf

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Land Use
Soil
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A. Forest Land

• The primary type of land cover in
• the United States today is
• forest land.
• cropland.
• urban land.
• D. parks and preserves.

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B. automobile

• Which form of transportation uses
• the most energy per passenger-mile?
• commuter rail
• automobile
• bus
• D. heavy rail

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D. Decomposition

• Most of the nutrients in soil come from
• chemical weathering.
• mechanical weathering.
• erosion.
• D. decomposition.

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B. Irrigation

• Watering crops by way of
• human-constructed structures is known as
• precipitation.
• irrigation.
• salinization.
• D. fertilization.
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A. urban

• Which type of area would
• Miami, Florida, be considered?
• urban
• rural
• C. country
• D. suburban

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B. More jobs

• What is one of the primary factors
• that draws people from rural
• areas to urban areas?
• less pollution
• more jobs
• more open space
• D. heat islands

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c. loamy, clumpy soil with a neutral pH and a
dark color.

• A farmer interested in raising
• healthy crops should look for a
• heavy clay soil with a high pH and a dark color.
  
• B. loamy soil with a low pH and a light color.
• C. loamy, clumpy soil with a neutral pH and a
  dark color.
• D. sandy soil with a high pH, no clumps, and a
  light color.

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a. 10,000 years ago in the Middle East

• Agriculture most likely began
• 10,000 years ago in the Middle East.
  
• B. 200,000 years ago in Africa.
• 15,000 years ago in China.
  
• D. 150,000 years ago in Egypt.

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B. the amount of and each person uses.

• Per capita land consumption means
• the amount of land a country uses as a whole.
  
• B. the amount of and each person uses.
• the type of land covered by state capitals.
  
• D. the type of land people live on.

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D. All of the Above

• Which of the following factors contributed
• to sprawl in the United States?
• more affordable automobiles
• improved roads
• less expensive land
• D. all of the above

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b. Volcanic rock

• An example of a soil parent material is
• humus.
• volcanic rock.
• leaf litter.
• D. topsoil.

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b. Arable land

• Sustainable agriculture is important because
• while human population continues
• to grow, which of the following will not?
• animal population
• arable land
• food production
• D. GM crops

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B. Land Cover

• Trees, grass, crops, wetlands, water,
• buildings, and pavement are all examples of
• land use.
• land cover.
• urban areas.
• D. rural areas.

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A. They can help improve the standard of living
for residents

• Which statement about sustainable
• cities is true?
• They can help improve the standard of living
• for residents.
• No major cities have made significant progress
• toward sustainability yet.
• C. They are only successful in the developed
  world.
• D. They often help encourage sprawl.

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B. A Horizon

• As a farmer, you would be most
• concerned with the quality of the soil in the
• O horizon.
• A horizon.
• C. E horizon.
• D. R horizon.

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c. Organic agriculture

• Your friend tells you shes decided not
• to use pesticides or synthetic chemicals
• on her farm instead shell rely on composting
• and biological pest control.
• She is practicing
• industrial agriculture.
• monoculture.
• organic agriculture.
• D. sustainable agriculture.

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A. Infrastructure

• Transportation systems,
• communications systems, water services,
• power supplies,
• and schools are all examples of
• infrastructure.
• rural areas.
• ecological footprints.
• D. land use.

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A. urbanization

• The shift of a population from
• the countryside to cities is called
• urbanization.
• B. infrastructure.
• land preservation.
• D. an ecological footprint.

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a. color

• A rancher interested in the quality
• of the soil in her pasture
• might use which aspect of soil as
• a quick indicator of the pastures
• overall fertility?
• color
• smell
• structure
• pH
• E. Taste

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a. monoculture

• A large area of cropland
• seeded with one crop is a(n)
• monoculture.
• B. polyculture.
• organic practice.
• D. traditional farming technique.

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