7th Science- Human Impact (Land Edition)

7th Science- Human Impact (Land Edition)

Multiple Select

Why is land important?

• It provides a surface to build on

• The soil provides nutrients for plants and places for animals

• Minerals below the surface are used for construction

Types of land use

• Recreation

• Transport

• Agricultural

• Residential -Urbanization is growth caused by people moving to cities

• Commercial and Industrial

Multiple Choice

Which one of these is NOT a type of land use

• Agricultural

• Biological

• Residential

• Recreational

• Transport

Multiple Choice

This image is an example of what type of land use

• Residential

• Commercial

• Agricultural

• Recreational

Multiple Choice

Land that is kept untouched but is used for hiking and other leisure activities

• Transport land

• Agricultural Land

• Residential Land

• Recreational Land

Multiple Choice

When human activity and natural process damage land to the point it can no longer support the local ecosystem.

• Urbanization

• Erosion

• Land Degradation

• Deforestation

Importance of Soil

• Habitat for organisms

• Stores water and nutrients

Multiple Choice

Several factors can lead to soil erosion. Which of these activities is most likely to contribute to soil erosion?

• clearing land for farming

• planting trees and vegetation

• designating land as a wildlife habitat

• reducing amount of live stock in area

Human activities that affect land

• Urban Sprawl- When people leave the city for nearby areas

• Nutrient Depletion and pollution

• Desertification- land becomes more like a desert and unable to support life

• Deforestation- removal of trees and vegetation

Multiple Choice

Poor farming practices and drought can lead to what?

• urban sprawl

• desertification

• deforestation

Multiple Choice

Several factors can lead to land degradation. Which of these activities is least likely to contribute to land degradation?

• Urbanization

• Deforestation

• Poor farming methods

• Using an irrigation system on crops

Multiple Choice

When wind, water, ice, or gravity transports soil and sediment from one area to another it is called

• Erosion

• Desertification

• Deforestation

• Urbanization