Human Population, Resource Consumption, and Impact

The Mauna Loa Observatory in Hawaii has been collecting data about the atmosphere and climate since the 1950s. The graph shows some of its findings.

The Mauna Loa Observatory in Hawaii has been collecting data about the atmosphere and climate since the 1950s. The graph shows some of its findings.

• ozone depletion

• greenhouse effect

• coastal erosion

• land erosion

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Which conclusion is supported by the graph?

• All climate change is caused by humans.

• Climate change is a natural process.

• The levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere have been increasing since the 1960s.

• The levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere have been decreasing since the 1960s.

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A city determines the average amount of electricity used by its residents over a year. Which term is used for this specific calculation?

• resource use

• population growth

• per capita consumption

• conservation science

In 2016, Japan’s estimated birthrate was 8 births per 1,000 people. The estimated death rate was 10 deaths per 1,000 people. There were not very many people moving into or out of the country. What most likely happened to Japan’s population size in 2016?

• grew quickly

• grew slowly

• decreased slowly

• stayed the same

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What has happened to the size of the human population over time?

• Human population size did not change at all until around the year 1880.

• Human population size has grown slowly since the beginning of the Modern Age.

• The size of the human population began increasing rapidly within the last 200 years.

• The size of the human population has always increased at a steady rate.

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The consequences of climate change include

• warmer temperatures all year

• rising ocean levels

• climate refugees

• loss of habitat

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Kinds of biodiversity include

• genetic

• species

• keystone

• ecosystem

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Causes of climate change include

• burning fossil fuels

• farming

• clear cutting

• human population growth

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Which would decrease greenhouse gases

• monitoring worldwide volcanic activity

• using wind to generate electricity

• increasing the size of livestock herds

• find ways to add methane to the atmosphere

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Solar energy is equally available all over Earth

• True

• False

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