1. Sustainable Development Quest Version A
Multiple Choice
1. Which of the following is not a common use for cities?
a. Commerce c. Education
b. Communication d. Farming
2. What is the name of an area that has a population greater than 2,500 people?
a. Urban Area c. Both of the Above
b. Rural Area d. Neither of the Above
3. Benefits of living in the city include all of the following except:
a. Better recycling c. Increase in the birthrate
b. More education d. Preserves wildlife areas
4. Trees and other plants are beneficial to cities because they:
a. absorb air pollutants c. give off carbon dioxide
b. warm the air d. increase noises
5. How much of the world’s food production is produced in the city?
a. 5% b. 10% c. 15% d. 20%
6. Which of the following is not a major resource that is important to a city?
a. Trees b. Garbage c. Water d. Food
7. Air pollution is not caused by which of the following?
a. Factories c. Wood burning
b. Cars d. Trees
8. Which of the following weather conditions are typically found in cities?
a. Colder b. Less Cloudy c. Foggier d. Less Rain
9. Noise pollution can lead to all of the following except:
a. permanent hearing loss c. insomnia
b. low blood pressure d. migraine headaches
10. Which of the following is not a disadvantage of living in a city?
a. increase spreading of c. longer lives and lower death
infectious diseases rates
b. increase of physical injuries d. increased health problems
11. The Percent Annual Natural Increase occurs when:
a. the number of births equals the number of deaths.
b. the number of births is greater than the number of deaths.
c. the number of births is less than the number deaths.
d. none of the above.
12. When did the Green Revolution occur.
a. after WWI c. after the Great Depression
b. after WWII d. after Pres. Kennedy’s death
13. Which countries contains ½ of the hungry people in the world?
a. United States c. France
b. India d. Africa
14. What is the average number of calories that a person should eat every day?
a b c d. 2500
15. What was the name of the doctor that found the source of the cholera epidemic in London in 1854?
a. Dr. Snow c. Dr. Green
b. Dr. Rain d. Dr. White
16. Where do you find the bacteria, cholera.
a. ocean water c. in the ground
b. in old water d. in the air
True or False
17. The water supply found within a city’s limits is enough to support all the people living in the city.
18. Garbage accumulation can cause the spread of diseases among people.
19. Cities do not need waste water treatment plants because they are able to dump the sewage back into the river or lake.
Short Answer
20. Explain 2 of the 4 ways to keep cities green.

2. Sustainable Development Quest Version B
Multiple Choice
1. What is the name of an area that has a population greater than 2,500 people?
a. Urban Area c. Both of the Above
b. Rural Area d. Neither of the Above
2. Trees and other plants are beneficial to cities because they:
a. absorb air pollutants c. give off carbon dioxide
b. warm the air d. increase noises
3. How much of the world’s food production is produced in the city?
a. 5% b. 10% c. 15% d. 20%
4. Benefits of living in the city include all of the following except:
a. Better recycling c. Increase in the birthrate
b. More education d. Preserves wildlife areas
5. Which of the following is not a common use for cities?
a. Commerce c. Education
b. Communication d. Farming
6. Noise pollution can lead to all of the following except:
a. permanent hearing loss c. insomnia
b. low blood pressure d. migraine headaches
7. Which of the following weather conditions are typically found in cities?
a. Colder b. Less Cloudy c. Foggier d. Less Rain
8. Which of the following is not a disadvantage of living in a city?
a. increase spreading of c. longer lives and lower death
infectious diseases rates
b. increase of physical injuries d. increased health problems
9. Air pollution is not caused by which of the following?
a. Factories c. Wood burning
b. Cars d. Trees
10. Which of the following is not a major resource that is important to a city?
a. Trees b. Garbage c. Water d. Food
11. Which countries contains ½ of the hungry people in the world?
a. United States c. France
b. India d. Africa
12. When did the Green Revolution occur.
a. after WWI c. after the Great Depression
b. after WWII d. after Pres. Kennedy’s death
13. What was the name of the doctor that found the source of the cholera epidemic in London in 1854?
a. Dr. Snow c. Dr. Green
b. Dr. Rain d. Dr. White
14. The Percent Annual Natural Increase occurs when:
a. the number of births equals the number of deaths.
b. the number of births is greater than the number of deaths.
c. the number of births is less than the number deaths.
d. none of the above.
15. Where do you find the bacteria, cholera.
a. ocean water c. in the ground
b. in old water d. in the air
16. What is the average number of calories that a person should eat every day?
a b c d. 2500
True or False
17. Garbage accumulation can cause the spread of diseases among people.
18. Cities do not need waste water treatment plants because they are able to dump the sewage back into the river or lake.
19. The water supply found within a city’s limits is enough to support all the people living in the city.
Short Answer
20. Explain 2 of the 4 ways to keep cities green.

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