Folds are most often created through what type of stress?

A) compression
B) tension
C) shear
D) confining

What is one reason why India's family planning has yielded disappointing results? 

A)  high status of women 
B)  increasing middle class 
C)  increased immigration from the Middle East 
D)  poor planning and bureaucratic inefficiency

What is a primary reason an increase in glaciers on land would cause sea level to fall?

A) because the temperature of the oceans decreases from cold glacial streams
B) an increase in snow cover causes the atmosphere to heat up which causes more evaporation
C) glaciers depress the land surface, which pulls sea level down with it
D) glaciers tie up large volumes of water that would otherwise be in the sea

Which of the following is true about how shorelines are affected from the land side?

A) many beach areas are backed by coastal dunes formed by the wind
B) rivers are not important contributors of sediment into the shoreline system
C) fine sediment in rivers is deposited close to shore and coarser sediment is carried farther away from shore
D) all of these

Which of the following is a physical hazard? 

A)  poverty 
B)  a flood 
C)  poor diet 
D)  allergens

Which of the following would NOT help to encourage the growth of Integrated Pest Management (IPM) ? 

A)  Farms using IPM could be recognized by an EcoLogo label. 
B)  Governments could continue to subsidize chemical pesticides. 
C)  Governments could set up demonstration fields, or entire farms, that demonstrate the success of IPM. 
D)  There could be special crop insurance, tax breaks, and other incentives for farmers using IPM.

Which type of rock covers most of Earth's land surface? 

A)  gemstones 
B)  metamorphic 
C)  sedimentary 
D)  igneous

Which of the following has the lowest potential for landslides?

A) Pacific Northwest
B) southern California
C) bluffs along rivers in the central U.S.
D) Florida
E) Appalachian Mountains

Leaving drink cans and plastic materials at a campsite is an example of ____________________.

The process of natural selection leading to an entirely new species being formed is called ____________________.