FINAL EXAM REVIEW SHEET 2015
IMPORTANT: You must bring some work to the final exam so if you get done with the exam early you will have something to do. You will not disturb others who are trying to concentrate or create any situation in which it looks like you may be giving answers to your classmates.
EXAM SCHEDULE:
Thursday, May 21
Period 1 Reading Day
Friday, May 22
Periods 4 and 5 Reading Day
Tuesday, May 26
Period 1 Exam, Block II 9:54-11:24 am
Wednesday, May 27
Per. 5 Exam, Block II 9:54-11:24 am
Thursday, May 28
Per. 4 Exam, Block II 9:54-11:24 am
Bring your textbook to the Final Exam for return
Chapter 14: LAND Review Sheet
Section 1
- Distinguish between urban and rural land
- Describe three major ways in which humans use land
- Explain the concept of ecosystem services
Section 2
- Describe the urban crisis, and explain what people are doing to deal with it.
- Explain how urban sprawl affects the environment.
- Explain how open spaces provide urban areas with environmental benefits
- Explain the heat-island effect
- Describe how people use a geographic information system as a tool for land-use planning.
Section 3
- Explain the benefits of preserving farmland.
- Describe two ways that rangeland can be managed sustainably
- Describe the environmental effects of deforestation.
- Explain the function of parks and of wilderness area.
Chapter 15: Food and Agriculture Review Sheet
Section 1
- Identify the major causes of malnutrition
- Compare the environmental costs of producing different types of food
- Explain how poverty is a major cause of malnutrition
- Explain the importance of the green revolution
Section 2
- Distinguish between traditional and modern agriculture techniques.
- Describe fertile soil and the need for soil conservation
- Explain the benefits and environmental impacts of pesticide use
- Explain what is involved in integrated pest management
- Explain how genetic engineering is used in agriculture
Chapter 15 continued:
Section 3
- Explain how overharvesting effects the supply of aquatic organisms used for food
- Describe the current role or aquaculture in providing seafood
- Describe the importance of livestock in providing food and other products
Chapter 17: Nonrenewable Energy Review Sheet
Section 1: Energy Resources and Fossil Fuels
- List five factors that influence the value of a fuel
- Explain how fuels are used to generate electricity in an electric power unit
- Identify patterns of energy consumption + production in the world and U.S.
- Explain how fossil fuels form and how they are used
- Compare the advantages and disadvantages of fossil-fuel use
- List 3 factors that influence predictions of fossil-fuel production
Section 2: Nuclear Energy
- Describe nuclear fission
- Describe how a nuclear power plant works
- List 3 advantages of 3 disadvantages of nuclear energy
Chapter 18: Renewable Energy Review Sheet
Section 1: Renewable Energy Today
- List six forms of renewable energy and compare their advantages and disadvantages.
- Describe the differences between passive solar heating, active solar heating, and photovoltaic energy.
- Describe the current state of wind energy technology.
- Explain the differences in biomass fuel use between developed and developing nations.
- Describe how hydroelectric energy, geothermal energy, and geothermal heat pumps work.
Section 2: Developing Energy Technologies
- Describe three alternative energy technologies
- Identify two ways that hydrogen could be used as a fuel source in the future.
- Explain the difference between energy efficiency and energy conservation.
- Describe two forms of energy efficient transportation.
- Identify three ways that you can conserve energy in your daily life.
Chapter 7: The Aquatic Ecosystems
Section 2: Marine Ecosystems
• Explain why an estuary/wetland is a very important ecosystem.
• Define salinity and the factors that increase and decrease salinity.
• Describe two threats to the ecosystem you created your Google Presentation on.