GE-6200 - Environmental Science oed answer key

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Most developed countries have experienced a decline in death rates. Which does not contribute to this?

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increasing average age for marriage

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This is the lowest layer of the atmosphere where weather occurs and where air pollutants are released.

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Troposphere

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This source of energy which came from remains of land plants provides 40% of the world's energy needs.

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Coal

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Biodiversity is the summation of speciation and extinction and hence, is a function of the two factors.

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False

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It is defined as the change in inherited characteristics of a population from generation to generation.

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Biological evolution

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The Department of Energy is the lead agency mandated to implement the Philippine Clean Air Act of 1999.

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Rainfall, temperature, growing season, altitude are examples of physical factors that affect agriculture

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Which major topic of environmental science refer to providing the same resources for future generations?

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If Mayon Volcano erupts, business will be as usual for airplanes and air traffic located near the volcano.

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It is a region where water flows through rivers, groundwater, streams, creeks into larger bodies of water.

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Geothermal energy is harnessed by boiling water in Earth's heat and letting turbines to capture the energy.

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Groundwater is considered as a renewable resource that is being consumed faster than it can be replenished.

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Agriculture has made it possible for civilizations to increase their population and advance their societies.

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The use of fossil fuels has contributed significantly to the increase in greenhouse gases and global warming.

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A condition where the carrying capacity is reached and overtaken before the population is reduced drastically.

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At the current rate, there will be more people living in cities rather than in rural areas in the near future.

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Based on your knowledge of air pollution, Mumbai, Dhaka and Manila will most likely suffer from air pollution.

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Ecosystem diversity is measured through the variety in ecological functions (eg. energy flow and matter cycling)

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Environmental science is an interdisciplinary field which integrates both physical sciences and social sciences.

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