Human Impact Practice Quiz

What is Deforestation?

• A forest in which there are too many deers.
• A forest party where deers hang out
• The adding of trees in a forest.
• The clearing of trees; transforming of a forest into cleared land.

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This picture shows people walking through a highly-polluted city. From what type of pollution are they protecting themselves based on what they are wearing?

• air pollution

• water pollution

• land pollution

• noise pollution

What is the major cause of mass extinction today?

• habitat destruction

• poaching/hunting

• disease

• natural disasters

Which human activity would be most likely to have a negative impact on the environment?

• Planting trees to control soil erosion

• Limiting the use of chemicals that kill weeds.

• Using wind energy to produce electricity.

• Burning coal and oil to produce electricity.

If a species is no longer found living on Earth, it is refered to as..

• polluted

• extinct

• dead

• endangered

What is the leading cause of deforestation?

• Diseases of trees

• Logging

• Agriculture and Farming

• Tourism

Scientists think people have directly caused the extinction of some species through ______________.

• habitat destruction

• poaching/hunting

• pollution

• All of these

Where is pollution found on the earth?
 
 
  

• only in the air 
• only on the land 
• only in the water 
• on land, in the air, and in the water 

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What is the effect of increased carbon dioxide in the atmosphere?

• greenhouse effect

• ice age

• deforestation

• wildfires

What factor does NOT determine the size of an individual's carbon footprint?

• amount of resources used

• amount of waste produced

• amount of sunscreen used

• pollutants produced