Human Impacts Unit Review

Scientist now consider human activities to be the major cause of global change. What do we call this "age of humans"?

• Anthropocene

• Pliocene

• Cenozoic

• Mesozoic

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Most of the land in the United States is now human altered. What specific name do we give to human altered lands?

• Biomes

• Ecosystems

• Anthromes

• Agriculture

Humans have had a major impact on our environment. We have altered natural biomes into anthromes, reduced human death rate through medicines, and changed our climates through burning fossil fuels. What do we call this period where human activities have significantly altered global systems?

• Climate Change

• Habitat Fragmentation

• Great Acceleration

• Biomagnification

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When CO2 from the atmosphere diffuses into our oceans, it causes pH to lower. This has a negative impact on marine organisms. What do we call this process?

• Biomagnification

• Eutrophication

• Acid Rain

• Ocean Acidification

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Rising CO2 levels has lead to a rise in average global temperatures. Based on this information, how is CO2 impacting the sea levels?

• Sea levels rise as arctic ice melts

• Sea levels lower as ice forms at the poles

• Sea levels move in a cycle due to CO2 levels

• Sea levels are not impacted by CO2

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In order to meet human needs, solutions need to: preserve ecosystem services, protect water/soil/climate, and help people meet their needs. These are characteristics of which of the following?

• Sustainable Development

• Great Acceleration

• Endangered Species Act

• Species Area Rule

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When habitats are fragmented by urban sprawl, wildlife are negatively impacted. Which option below would be a solution to a large interstate cutting through a national park that impacts elk migration?

• Planting native wildflowers

• Using a wildlife corridor such as an overpass

• Planting more trees

• All of the Above

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Urban sprawl often causes habitat fragmentation. As habitats get smaller, what happens to the number of species in the habitat according to the Species Area Rule?

• Increases

• Decreases

• Stays the Same

• Not impacted by habitat size

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What do we call the term that measures how many natural resources are in a given area versus how much of those resources humans are consuming (using)?

• Tragedy of the Commons

• Great Acceleration

• Ecological Footprint

• Species Area Rule

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A lake where the public is allowed to freely fish is beginning to run out of fish. Scared of running out of the limited resource, people start fishing more to stock pile and/or sell for profit. This process of over exploiting a limited natural resource is known as what?

• Great Acceleration

• Ecological Footprint

• Tragedy of the Commons

• Invasive Species

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