Environmental Issues - Multiple Choice
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This is an opportunity to prove how much you know!
- 1.1. A deep sandy soil would be most suitable with water readily available for irrigation would be most suitable for growing of
- A.
All crops both dry land and irrigated
- B.
Pastures only
- C.
Pastures and irrigated perennial crops
- D.
Annual legumes and pastures
- 2.Which of the following is the name of the scheme that recycles chemical drums?
- A.
Clean up drum Inc.
- B.
Drum clear
- C.
Drum recyclers
- D.
Drum shredders
- E.
Drum muster
- 3.In the great artesian basin there has been a program of reducing use of water from the underground aquifer. The program involves
- A.
Capping bores and piping water to stock troughs
- B.
Subsidising power for pumping of water
- C.
Subsidising the cost of solar pumping stations
- D.
Subsidising fuel and fodder costs for producers to de stock to save water
- E.
Restricting clearing near water courses
- 4.Which of the following is not a concern of the Environmental Protection Act?
- A.
Spray odour drift
- B.
Recycling of wastes to avoid landfill
- C.
Buffell grass productivity decline
- D.
Water use
- E.
Reduction in remnant vegetation
- 5.Remnant vegetation is best defined as
- A.
Any vegetation protected by the government
- B.
Declared weed
- C.
Any trees and shrubs that the greenies want protecting
- D.
Small remaining vegetation considered in decline or rare
- 6.The most correct definition of Sustainability is
- A.
Keeping a business afloat
- B.
Consistently producing high yields
- C.
Caring for the environment even if productivity is lower
- D.
Maintaining productivity of our country and at the same time minimising harm to the environment
- E.
Planting trees to protect from salinity
- 7.Which of the following will INCREASE spray drift?
- A.
Spraying when wind conditions are between 3 and 15km per hour
- B.
Using fine droplets to produce a mist
- C.
Allowing for a buffer zone between a sprayed crop and a sensitive area.
- D.
Maintaining spray equipment
- E.
Wearing protective equipment
- 8.Riparian area refers to
- A.
Rivers and lakes c. d.
- B.
Any water area with trees included
- C.
Corridors of vegetation along rivers and streams
- D.
Large water storages
- 9.Which of the following would be considered a sensitive area in terms of the environment.
- A.
Riparian areas
- B.
Major highway
- C.
Major residence
- D.
All of the above
- 10.What is a term that is connected with a sustainable farming approach
- A.
Revegation of degraded land
- B.
Conservation tillage
- C.
Minimum tillage
- D.
Recycling of waste
- E.
All of the above
- 11.What are three gases that are considered greenhouse gas emissions that the government is thinking of taxing?
- 12.Before clearning of vegetation you must check a ____________ map.
- 13.A feed miller produces considerable noise when mixing feeds. If the miller was close to a residential area. What would be an initial solution to overcoming some of the complaints of the residents.
- 14.If a person was accussed of causing drift on to a next door neighbours property which of the following would NOT be considered when investigating the complaint?
- A.
Type of application equipment being used
- B.
Batch number of the chemical
- C.
Prevailing weather conditions on the day of application
- D.
Active constituent of chemical
- E.
Insttructions on label
- 15.Why would you add gypsum to the soil?
- 16.Many cropping paddocks and pasture paddocks have become harder due to compaction by machinery or animals. Suggest some ways of overcoming compaction or improving water infiltration.
- 17.All primary producers have a _________ of care to the environment
- 18.Biodiversity means
- A.
Economic diversity
- B.
Saving the habitat for at risk of extinction native animals
- C.
The diverstiy of flora and fauna
- D.
Various methods of biological control
- 19.Which of the following soil problems has been made caused by the increase of legume pastures mixed with annual grasses and fertilised liberally with superphosphate?
- A.
Soil salinity
- B.
Soil acidification
- C.
Soil texture
- D.
Soil structure
- 20.Which of the following are soil issues associated with clearing trees in the catchment areas?
- A.
Soil structure
- B.
Soil texture
- C.
Soil acidification
- D.
Soil salinity
- 21.What do you consider to be five very strong reasons why you are committed to sustainable agriculture?
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