Human Impact on the Environment

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Which type of pollution is shown in the image below?

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Air pollution

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Which type of human impact is shown in the picture below?
Options: Desertification, Deforestation, Urban sprawl, Land pollution

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Deforestation

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Which of the following is an example of a non-renewable resource? Solar Energy, Wind Energy, Hydro Energy, Fossil Fuel Energy

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Fossil Fuel Energy

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What is the Greenhouse Effect?

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The way certain gases, like water vapor and carbon dioxide absorb and reradiate energy from the sun

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Which of the following is one way that we can preserve water resources?

• Leave the water running while you are washing dishes or brushing your teeth
• Only do laundry on certain days even if you don’t have full loads
• Take shorter showers
• Set your irrigation systems on timers so they only water at certain times, rain or shine

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Take shorter showers

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One way to preserve land resources:

• Reduce urban sprawl
• Clear cutting trees to increase land for farming
• Only build one park per city
• Only build recycling factories in the biggest cities

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Reduce urban sprawl

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Which human activity is most likely to contribute to soil erosion?

• Clearing land for farming
• Planting trees and vegetation
• Preserving land as a wildlife habitat
• Reducing the amount of livestock in an area

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Clearing land for farming

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Humans need fresh, clean water to survive. Which of these claims is true about fresh water?

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In some places on Earth, fresh water is being used up faster than it can be replaced.

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Which of these examples is a human source of air pollution? Dust Storms , Volcanic Ash , Industrial emissions , Forest fires caused by lightning

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Industrial emissions

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How could reforestation benefit a community?

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It rebuilds forests, which provide shelter to animals, plants and other resources.