Human Impact in the Environment Practice Questions 1/20/2021

Which human activity would most likely deplete nonrenewable resources?

• use of natural enemies to eliminate insect pests
• development of wildlife refuges 
• governmental restriction of industrial pollution 
• increased use of fossil fuels

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Which human activity would preserve nonrenewable resources?

• deforestation
• removing carnivores from a forest 
• recycling
• heating homes with fossil fuels  

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Many common products, such as wooden furniture, paper, and books, are made from trees. Which of the following is a likely consequence of humans cutting down a forest in order to make use of the natural resources there? 

• the decrease of chemical runoff into the oceans
• increased acid rain
• the increase of light pollution in cities
• the destruction of habitats

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Which of the following historical events most likely triggered the largest increase in the human population? 

• the Black Death plague, which occurred in the mid-1300s
• the domestication of wheat crops, which began around 8000 B.C
• the fall of the Roman Empire, which occurred around A.D. 800
• the Industrial Revolution, which began in the late 1700s

Global warming has been linked to a decrease in 

• the size of the polar ice caps 
• the temperature of Earth 
• the rate of species extinction 
• the rate of carbon dioxide production

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

• Carbon dioxide
• Water vapor
• Methane
• Nitric oxides

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Which of the following helped humans live longer after the Industrial Revolution?

• Improved medicine
• Improved technologies
• Improved nutrition
• All of the above

Why did bison almost go extinct in the late 1800s?

• Disease
• Overhunting
• Climate change
• Ice Age

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Which of the following helps protect species from extinction?

• Laws and policies
• Wildlife refuges
• Conservation efforts
• All of the above

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