APES Flashcards

12016221730	Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA)	system of pesticide regulation to protect applicators, consumers, and the environment	0
12016333601	desertification of marginal lands	which of the following is a consequence of overgrazing	1
12016365404	Increased crop yield	Problems associated with the monoculture of plants include the following except	2
12016428890	pH	which of the following is chemical property of soil	3
12016450904	Sand	what type of soil has greatest porosity	4
12016496179	high quality soil results from a deep organic layer	what makes grasslands so suitable for agriculture	5
12017154722	contour plowing	Soil erosion has increased due to all except	6
12017430741	They avoid pesticides	Farmers who use organic agriculture have less of an impact on the environment because	7
12017430742	The undisturbed soul is less susceptible to erosion	Which of the following is an environmental advantage of no till agriculture	8
12017515606	increases nutrient runoff into bordering surface waters	The use of synthetic fertilizers increases crop yields but also	9
12017689304	Political pressures ensure they remain low	Grazing fees on public lands have changed little because	10
12017689305	Crop lands	A majority of the mixed grass section of the Great Plains has been converted to	11
12017689306		Rotational grazing allows grazing livestock to	12
12018049107		World deserts are	13
12018049108		Most commercial loggers prefer clear cut harvesting because	14
12029985258	all of these answers are correct	The benefits of leaving crop residues on a field after harvest include	15
12029985259	prevent water and soil loss	Contour plowing and strip farming are methods designed to	16
12029985260	The minimum amount necessary as a last resort	With respect to chemical pest controls integrated pest management uses	17
12029985261	Constantly increasing doses of pesticides are needed to control pests	The pesticide treadmill occurs when	18
12029985263	that is tolerant to the pesticide survives and produces tolerant offspring	Pest resurgence is part of the problem of pesticide resistance and happens when a pest organism	19
12030180640	High, long	Chlorinated hydrocarbons have ____ toxicity and for sensitive organisms and remain in the soil for ____ time	20
12030180641	Agriculture	Most of the pesticides applied in the US are used in	21
12030180642		Which of the following agricultural practices can lead to soil degradation	22
12030536666	Nitrogen	Legumes are plants whose roots contain bacteria that can fix	23
12030536667	Excessive Irrigation	Water logging results from	24
12031384141	Open and regions	Wind erosion is most likely to cause problems in	25
12031384142	gully erosion	Rill erosion can lead to	26
12031384143	Irrigation, increased fertilization and new crop varieties	In developed countries the most recent increases in agricultural productivity have come from	27
12031384144	Grassland and Deciduous Forest	Which 2 biomes have the best soil for agriculture	28
12031384145	Deserts	Which of the following would have nearly 0 topsoil	29
12031384146	A complex mixture of organic matter, minerals and living organisms	Which of the following is the closest definition of soil	30
12031384147	Regulates wet land destruction and what can be discharged into water	How can the clean water act be used to limit mining operations	31
12031859692		Ocean basins and trenches are found around	32
12031859693	Tailing Dams	Resovoirs of mine waste	33
12031859694	sulfur dioxide	Gas released during smelting	34
12031859695	mantle - asthenosphere - lithosphere - soil	Vertical zonation	35
12031859696	mountain top removal	This type of mining is a new way remove coal	36
12031859697	Hard to extract	Rare earth metals are precious	37
12031859698	Divergent	New land created	38
12031859699	igneous rock	Rock formed from lava	39
12031859700	Pacific Ocean	Ocean has many subduction zones	40
12031859701	Atlantic Ocean	Has ridge due to sea floor spreading	41
12031859702	convection current	In the mantle make tectonic plates move	42
12031859703	Spraying cyanide	Heap leach	43