Standardized Test Prep

1. Standardized Test Prep Preview • Multiple Choice

2. Multiple Choice • Which of the following is a major cause of famine in the world today? A. food efficiency B. improved yield C. lack of rainfall D. no-till farming

3. Multiple Choice • Which of the following is a major cause of famine in the world today? A. food efficiency B. improved yield C. lack of rainfall D. no-till farming

4. Multiple Choice, continued • What is the main difference between fertile and infertile soil? F. Fertile soil supports plant life; infertile soil cannot. G. Infertile soil supports plant life; fertile soil cannot. H. Fertile soil supports insect life; infertile soil cannot. I. Infertile soil support insect life; fertile soil cannot.

5. Multiple Choice, continued • What is the main difference between fertile and infertile soil? F. Fertile soil supports plant life; infertile soil cannot. G. Infertile soil supports plant life; fertile soil cannot. H. Fertile soil supports insect life; infertile soil cannot. I. Infertile soil support insect life; fertile soil cannot.

6. Multiple Choice, continued • What is the eventual result of land degradation? A. desertification B. fertilization C. integration D. salinization

7. Multiple Choice, continued • What is the eventual result of land degradation? A. desertification B. fertilization C. integration D. salinization

8. Multiple Choice, continued • Which of the following is an effect of soil erosion? F. increased crop yields G. increase in land fertility H. decrease in desertification I. decrease in amount of top soil

9. Multiple Choice, continued • Which of the following is an effect of soil erosion? F. increased crop yields G. increase in land fertility H. decrease in desertification I. decrease in amount of top soil

10. Multiple Choice, continued Use this graph to answer questions 5 through 7.

11. Multiple Choice, continued • In what year did the total amount of grain production equal the average amount of grain per person? A. 1980 B. 1983 C. 1986 D. 1989

12. Multiple Choice, continued • In what year did the total amount of grain production equal the average amount of grain per person? A. 1980 B. 1983 C. 1986 D. 1989

13. Multiple Choice, continued • What is the main reason that, while total grain production has increased each year, the amount of grain per person has been relatively steady? F. Much of the grain produced could not be distributed efficiently. G. The world’s population has grown faster than grain production. H. The world’s population has remained roughly the same for the last 30 years. I. Much of the grain produced in the world was used to feed livestock or as seed.

14. Multiple Choice, continued • What is the main reason that, while total grain production has increased each year, the amount of grain per person has been relatively steady? F. Much of the grain produced could not be distributed efficiently. G. The world’s population has grown faster than grain production. H. The world’s population has remained roughly the same for the last 30 years. I. Much of the grain produced in the world was used to feed livestock or as seed.

15. Multiple Choice, continued • If the trend that was in place from 1990–1995 continues through 2005, what will be the average amount of grain available per person? A. 200 kg B. 250 kg C. 300 kg D. 350 kg

16. Multiple Choice, continued • If the trend that was in place from 1990–1995 continues through 2005, what will be the average amount of grain available per person? A. 200 kg B. 250 kg C. 300 kg D. 350 kg