Unit 5 FRQ Exam

Identify ONE specific unsustainable agricultural practices typically used in industrial agriculture

Describe an environmental problem associated with the unsustainable agricultural practice from #1.

Make a claim that proposes a solution to the unsustainable agricultural practice in #1 using an alternative sustainable form of agriculture.

Describe how your solution will address the problem you described in #2.

Describe ONE environmental problem that is likely to develop from an abandoned coalmine site.

The continuous growth of the human population has led to an increase in large-scale industrial agriculture

globally. As the world’s population increases and availability of new arable land decreases, providing sufficient food for the world’s human population is becoming increasingly difficult. The table below shows the area of land needed to feed the world’s population from 1900 projected to the year 2060.

Calculate the percent change in land needed from 1900 to 2060.

There are a variety of methods to create sustainable forests, each with their own unique advantages and disadvantages. Explain how the removal of a few trees could be used to create or manage sustainable forests in Canada.

Identify ONE specific pollutant in storm-water runoff that degrade the quality of surface water.

Seafood is an important part of the human diet in many parts of the world. Seafood is harvested from different sources.

Based on the graph, describe the trend in production from aquaculture in Chile between 1995 and 2010.

One strategy for dealing with agricultural pests is integrated pest management (IPM).

Identify one environmental benefit of using IPM.