Ch. 3 People and the Environment (Quiz)

People can trade for goods across land to places near and far by ________________________.

• fertilizing the soil

• mining for minerals

• building roads and highways

• clear-cutting woodlands

People have more land available for farming and raising livestock by _______________________.

• clear-cutting woodlands

• building canals

• fertilizing the soil

• mining for mineral resources

Ships can travel more easily from one body of water to the next by people _______________________.

• building roads

• fertilizing the soil

• mining for mineral resources

• building canals

People use raw materials to produce many goods and services by ________________________.

• building roads

• mining for mineral resources

• clear-cutting woodlands

• fertilizing the soil

Farmers increase the size, quality, and quantity of their crops by __________________________.

• clear-cutting woodlands

• building roads

• building canals

• fertilizing the soil

The POSITIVE consequences of building a highway include_____ (check all that apply)

• allowing people in rural areas to reach jobs in the cities

• travel within the country and encouraging tourism

• cars and trucks causing air pollution

• products shipping quickly cross land improving trade

• destruction of animal and plant habitats

True or False? Building a highway can negatively affect plant and animal habitats.

• True

• False

True or False? Building highways helps with controlling air pollution

• True

• False

Wherever people live, they (a)   (or change) the environment to better suit their needs.

For each human activity there are intended and unintended consequences. This means_______________________.

• People always choose to damage the environment as long as they get enough money from it.

• The damage caused by progress is always on purpose.

• Sometimes there are negative results from changing the land, even if there are some positive benefits.

• Changing the land to make progress is always a bad choice.