Human Impact

Human Impact

By Felicia Powers

Deforestation

What is deforestation?

Deforestation: The clearing of native forests.

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What is deforestation?

• Clearing Earth's forests on a massive scale
• Chopping down one tree

• Going to a forest and pulling weeds
• Clearing the five trees in my backyard

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What is the largest threat to biodiversity (variety of life)?

• bacteria

• animals themselves

• humans

• plants

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What are the consequences of deforestation? Check 2.

• Increase in Carbon Dioxide

• Loss of animal habitat

• Decreased sunlight

• Increased oxygen

Mining (Erosion)

How does erosion relate to mining?

Mining (Erosion):

Erosion is the moving of rock. Mining​ is the extraction of valuble Earth materials.

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What effect does mining have on the environment? Check all that apply.

• Pollutes groundwater and water ways

• Erosion

• Loss of biodiversity

• Increase in plant growth

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Which is a negative of mining?

• Increased chances for erosion
• Obtaining valuable resources
• Getting rich
• Making energy and electricity

Urbanization

What is Urbanization?

Urbanization

The building of cities.

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Urbanization is

• the process by which human activity and natural process damage land to the point that it can no longer support the local ecosystem.

• replacing forests, fields, and grasslands with houses, roads, schools and shopping area.

• the growth of urban areas caused by people moving into cities

• The process by which wind, water, ice, or gravity transports soil and sediment from one location to another

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Choose the following that describes why land is important to humans . (Choose all that apply)

• Fossil Fuels for energy

• Nutrients for plants to grow

• Buildings

• Minerals for Construction

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Is this rural or urban?: Dominated by natural or managed features such as grasslands, forests, crop fields

• Urban

• Rural

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Is this rural or urban?: High population density

• Rural

• Urban

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What are the effects of Urbanization on the environment?

• Loss of biodiversity

• Causes animal habitat destruction.

• Increase of the burning of fossil fuels.

• Deforestation

Air Quality

How does the quality of air affect us?

Air Quality: measure of how clean or polluted the air is.

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Which of the following has a negative impact on air quality?

• Planting trees

• The growing of crops

• Using solar panels

• Burning coal

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What is the major cause for air pollution? 

• Factories and cars

• Lighting a candle

• Deforestation

• Oil spills

Water Quality

How does the quality of air affect us?

Water Quality: The measure of the cleanliness and suitability of water.

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Which ones of these are sources of water pollution?

• wind turbines

• industrial waste

• chemical runoff

• farm pesticides

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Spreading fertilizer on your lawn may be good for your grass but it can be bad for the environment because

• it can lead to pollution of nearby soil from animals walking through your grass.

• it can lead to pollution from runoff into nearby water sources.

• it could seep through the grass into your pipes and into your houses drinking water.

• it can pollute the air.