1. Which of the plants below is considered a problem in Georgia because it can change the native plant and/or animal species makeup of an ecosystem?

    Kudzu

    Chinese Privet

    Japanese Honeysuckle

    All of the above

2. Approximately how many animals and plants are on Georgia's Protected Species List?

    111 animals and 103 plants

    64 animals and 56 plants

    9 animals and 14 plants

3. What percentage of the world's total water supply is fresh, accessible water?

    less than 1%

    5% - 10%

    25%

    50%

4. What gas, or gases, contribute(s) to global warming?

    methane

    water vapor

    carbon dioxide and nitrous oxide

    all of the above

5. Ozone in the earth's upper atmosphere forms a layer protecting us from harmful, cancer-causing sunlight but at ground level it is a primary component of ____.

    exhaust

    the greenhouse effect

    smog

    methane

6. What are the names of the primary federal and state regulatory agencies that work to protect the environment?

    Environmental Protection Agency (the EPA) and the Department of Natural Resources' Environmental Protection Division

    Department of Health, Environment, and Safety (the DHES) and State Environmental Protection Agency

    National Environmental Agency (the NEA) and the Department of Agriculture

    Federal Pollution Control Agency (the FPCA) and the Department of Natural Resources' Pollution Prevention Assistance Division

7. Georgians discard an average of 4.6 pounds of garbage per person every day.

    True

    False

8. What three large cities are rated as most threatened by suburban sprawl?

    Atlanta, Georgia; St. Louis, Missouri; and Washington, D.C.

    Cincinnati, Ohio; Kansas City, Missouri; and Atlanta, Georgia

    Seattle, Washington; Atlanta, Georgia; and Ft. Lauderdale, Florida

    Chicago, Illinois; Atlanta, Georgia; and Baltimore, Maryland

9. Which action can have the greatest impact on reducing the threat of global warming?

    recycling

    reducing energy use

    composting

    planting a tree

10. The major threats to biodiversity worldwide can be categorized using the HIPPO dilemma. HIPPO stands for:

    hippopotamuses

    Habitat Loss, Introduced Species, Pollution, Population, Over-consumption

    Hunting, Isolation, People, Propaganda, Opulence

    Harmful ultraviolet rays, International trade, Politics, Power production, Oxygen deprivation