human impact on environment

Wastes produced by agriculture, households, industry, mining, and other human activities can end up in ______________.

• groundwater

• streams and rivers

• oceans

• All of these choices

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About 97% of the water on Earth is ___________________.

• fresh water
• groundwater
• salt water
• ice

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Increase in which gas is primarily responsible for increased global warming?

• Carbon dioxide
• Water vapor
• Methane
• Nitric oxides

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largest number of individuals of a population that the environment can support  

• carrying capacity
• primary succession 
• denitrification
• mutualism

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What is the most dramatic result of deforestation?

• land is no longer green and full of life
• pictures from space show deforestation
• loss of habitat for approximately 70% of the worlds species
• people can't explore rainforests

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Which has the least negative impact on wildlife habitat?

• agriculture
• development
• deforestation
• recreation

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Less rainfall in an area and higher temperatures could lead to ____________.

• urbanization
• deforestation
• desertification
• higher pollution

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What are some reasons deforestation occurs?

• clearing land for agriculture, ranching, and mining
• just wanting to destroy things
• Population moving from rural areas to cities
• to make room for infrastructure

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problem caused by increased levels of CFC's in the atmosphere

• global warming
• thermal pollution 
• greenhouse effect
• ozone depletion

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The greenhouse effect is best described as

• An unnatural phenomenon that prevents water from evaporating into the atmosphere

• An unnatural phenomenon that causes heat energy to be radiated back into the atmosphere

• A natural phenomenon that provides asteroids from coming into contact with the earth

• A natural phenomenon on all planets in our galaxy

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