1. The Industrial Revolution started in the ________ century.

1.  XV 2.  XVI 3.  XII 4.  XVIII 5.  XX

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2. The environmental revolution started in the year _________.

1.  1915 2.  1999 3.  1970 4.  2007 5.  1958

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3. The term "civil engineer" has been in use for _______ years.

1.  100 2.  5 3.  1000 4.  25 5.  250

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4. Civil engineers differ from architects in their ability to:

1.  think 2.  write 3.  calculate 4.  design 5.  talk

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5. The global warming of recent times is attributed to

1.  cyclic climatic changes 2.  excessive burning of fossil fuels 3.  excessive moisture in the air 4.  excessive burning of biomass 5.  chance

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6. The Tragedy of the Commons is

1.  A play in Broadway 2.  A terrorist plot 3.  A social and environmental concept 4.  The title of a novel 5.  None of the above

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7. The world wide web was introduced to average users in

1.  1950 2.  1985 3.  1994 4.  1776 5.  2005

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8. What year did Hardin write the "Tragedy of the Commons"?

1.  1986 2.  1896 3.  1968 4.  2002 5.  1948

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9. The San Joaquin valley is not sustainable because it:

1.  it is accumulating salts from irrigation 2.  uses too many fossil fuels 3.  has a high crime rate 4.  has too much grazing 5.  has not enough precipitation

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10. The amount of oxygen in the atmosphere is:

1.  0.5% 2.  15% 3.  50% 4.  21% 5.  none of the above

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11. The amount of nitrogen in the atmosphere is due to:

1.  photosynthesis 2.  denitrification 3.  lixiviation 4.  solution 5.  insolation

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12. The salinity of typical freshwaters is (ppm):

1.  300 2.  3000 3.  30000 4.  30 5.  3

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13. The average global terrestrial precipitation is ________ mm.

1.  375 2.  150 3.  1200 4.  550 5.  800

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14. Hydraulic engineering aims to:

1.  Move the water where the people are 2.  Build dams to store water 3.  Transport water through canals 4.  Study water supply and demand 5.  all of the above

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15. Surface water recycles every _____ days.

1.  3 2.  30 3.  11 4.  365 5.  180

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16. Overgrazing is:

1.  putting too many animals on the range 2.  what cowboys try to avoid 3.  not sustainable 4.  not good for society 5.  all of the above

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17. The percentage of California's water use derived from surface water is _________ %.

1.  20 2.  10 3.  90 4.  50 5.  5

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18. The concept of sustainable development dates to the year:

1.  1945 2.  1987 3.  2005 4.  1962 5.  1915

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19. The salinity of the ocean is _______ ppm :

1.  300 2.  34,500 3.  120,000 4.  1000 5.  5000

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20. The Salton Sea is in

1.  San Diego County 2.  Orange County 3.  Los Angeles County 4.  Imperial and Riverside Counties 5.  None of the above

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