Deck 20: Geology and Humanity

Question 1

Energy use by the average global citizen has essentially remained constant over the last 50 years.

Answer 1

False

Question 2

Geologists have a high profile when it comes to the role they play in human affairs.

Answer 2

False

Question 3

The solutions to environmental problems associated with rapid growth in population are disciplinary, fairly specific, and require focused training or learning.

Answer 3

False

Question 4

Human settlement and civilization is dependent on a stable agricultural base.

Question 5

Stable and sedentary populations require fertile soils and a good water supply.

Question 6

The code of Hammurabi represents the world's first regulation and is associated with fair use of water for irrigation.

Question 7

Terrain has historically played a critical role in warfare. It is influenced by geology.

Question 8

In this day of modern transport and technology, the role of geology in human affairs has been minimized.

Question 9

Humans can impact Earth processes such as erosion but it is minimal.

Question 10

Damming a river causes both positive and negative impacts downstream.

Question 11

Development of civilization on Earth require which of the following attributes related to climate?

A) warm climate and low sea level
B) warm climate and stable sea level
C) stable climate and stable sea level
D) stable climate and high sea level

Question 12

Geology plays a role in which of the following human affairs?

A) resource availability and extraction
B) evaluating human impacts on the environment
C) susceptibility of humans to the impacts of natural hazards
D) environmental restoration
E) all of the above

Question 13

The transition from nomadic existence to settled, sedentary communities was not likely during the ice age because of which of the following?

A) the inability to establish a stable and reliable agricultural base
B) the inability to stay warm in a glacial environment
C) the lack of fertile soils
D) the lack of surface water for irrigation

Question 14

The code of Hammurabi established regulations for which of the following?

A) building irrigation systems
B) cooperative and fair use of water
C) determining beneficial use of water
D) dealing with drought

Question 15

Which of the following events caused the greatest challenge to established religion in the 18^th and 19^th centuries?

A) eruption of Vesuvius and the burial of Pompeii
B) a devastating earthquake in Lisbon, Portugal
C) James Hutton's work on the age of Earth
D) Hammurabi's code

Question 16

Which of the following resources was NOT part of international trade 2000 years ago?

A) gold and silver
B) kaolinite clay
C) amber
D) petroleum

Question 17

Which of the following consequences will result from increased soil erosion caused from human impacts?

A) land will slip into the sea
B) fertile soils will be destroyed
C) global climate will change
D) rivers will flood more frequently

Question 18

Which of the following impacts results downstream from a dam or reservoir?

A) buildup of sediment
B) flooding
C) bank erosion and lowering of the water table
D) deposition of fertile sediment

Question 19

Which of the following is considered by scientists to be a natural switch causing climate change?

A) continent-wide changes in land cover and land use
B) change in position of the thermocline
C) increased cloudiness
D) decreased summer precipitation

Question 20

Which of the following is NOT a potential solution to human-induced climate change?

A) storing atmospheric CO
B) using alternative fuels ²
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C) growing new forests and plantations
D) reducing development in glaciated areas

Question 21

___________ ___________ is a special branch of earth science whose objective is to develop solutions to earth and environmental problems we have created for ourselves.

Question 22

The Code of Hammurabi dictated the fair use of___________ .

Question 23

The first legal regulation, which dictated the fair use of water, was known as the___________.

Question 24

Satellite images and aerial photographs are used to determine attributes of a landscape, a study known as___________ ___________ .

Question 25

An earthquake near Lisbon, Portugal, in 1755 inspired Voltaire to write___________ .

Question 26

Sensitive environmental thresholds that cause rapid change in natural systems like climate are called___________ ___________ .

Question 27

The boundary between shallower, warm seawater and deeper, colder seawater is known as the___________.

Question 28

___________ ___________ are the seaward extension of continental ice sheets.

Question 29

Warmer sea-surface temperatures and weaker trade winds produces a wetter, rainy season known as___________ .

Question 30

Global at the start of the Holocene Epoch provided a favorable climate for agriculture to thrive.

Question 31

Global warming gave rise to civilization, but will devastate some of the same populations in the future. Explain.

Question 32

Should dams continue to be built? Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of dams.

Question 33

Describe what a natural switch is and provide an example of one.

Question 34

The advent of modern civilization was dependent on what two conditions?

Question 35

Describe a historical event in which geology played a major role.

Question 36

Describe a long-term threat to global food supply.

Question 37

List several advantages to the construction of dams and reservoirs.

Question 38

List several disadvantages to the construction of dams and reservoirs.

Question 39

What is the impact of ice shelf collapse?

Question 40

List several ways to decrease the amount of CO₂ in the atmosphere.