Apes Chapter 4 Exam

APES UNIT 7 EXAM POSSIBLE FREE RESPONSE QUESTIONS

** FRQ MASH–UP ** Your FRQ for this unit exam will be a random assortment of the following questions. Be prepared to answer any or all of these questions on the FRQ section of the test.

1. Many people rely on mineral resources everyday and never realize it. Whether it is the jewelry they wear, the soda can they throw away, or the metal that makes up the car they drive – they are all products of mineral extraction and manufacturing. These products seem invaluable to us as a resources but leave a devastating mark on our earth’s surface.

a. Explain three different methods for removing mineral deposits from the earth.

b. Discuss the difference between high-grade ore and low-grade ore.

c. Explain three negative effects that mining has on the environment.

d. Define reclamation and describe the process.

2. You have recently been elected to the Linn County Board of Supervisors and one of the issues facing you and the other members is waste generation and waste disposal. Part of your job is to decide how to handle the growing amount of waste generated each year. You must consider the implications of any large waste disposal project and how it will affect Linn County’s communities, citizens, economy, and resources.

a. Identify and explain what you think are the 2 biggest advantages and 2 biggest disadvantages of a sanitary landfill. What can be done to minimize the disadvantages?

b. Identify and explain what you think are the 2 biggest advantages and 2 biggest disadvantages of an incinerator. What can be done to minimize the disadvantages?

c. Propose one incentive to encourage people in a community to recycle and explain two drawbacks that a community would encounter when trying to institute a new recycling program.

d. Explain the difference between hazardous waste and municipal solid waste. Identify an example of each.

e. Identify and describe one federal law that is used to regulate or remediate hazardous waste in Linn County.