Mock Essay Questions
DISCLAIMER: I don't know what the essay questions will be.
but I have created questions I hypothesize might be on the test. I am posting these for those who might want extra practice on their written answer techniques, as well as a personalized way of studying details on possible test material.
What is desertification? How does it affect the surrounding land? What causes the desertification of an area?
Name the five different types of deserts. Where do they form? Explain their characteristics. Be sure to give examples of each.
Explain the difference between Advancing and Receding glaciers. What are their glacial budgets?
What are the general causes of global climate change, how do they contribute to the changing of the climate? What are the major causes of global climate change today? Which ones are natural, which one are anthropogenic?
What are the evidences and consequences of global climate change? Where do we see the most impact at?
What are the different ways petroleum can be trapped? Explain the differences between Structural Traps and Stratigraphic traps? Which of the two produces more?
Describe how coal forms and its characteristics. What are some of the negative effects of using coal as an energy resource? What are the pros and cons of coal alternatives?
Name the different types of Waste Disposal methods. What are the pros and cons of each?
Describe the different types of Nuclear Waste. Which of them has the highest radioactivity? Which has the lowest? Be sure to describe where each type forms.