Chapter 11 Lesson 2

Overgrazing means __________________________________________.

• allowing herds to drink water in the grasslands

• traveling from place to place

• excessive grazing which causes damage to the soil

• leaving herds unattended

Which of these is one cause of deforestation?

• Urbanization

• Buying a chirstmas tree during the holidays

• Trimming branches of a tree

• Cutting down the tree in your backyard

Deforestation is caused by

• agriculture activities
• snakes
• banks
• schools

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what is the leading cause of deforestation?

• Diseases 
• Housing market
• Agriculture and Farming
• Paper mill

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The definition of Desertification is...

• Land that is fertile and able to grow plants

• the process of ocean water losing salt

• the process in which land loses fertility and ability to grow plants

• giving humans the advantage of having fertile soil

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An EFFECT of desertification is:

• food shortages

• strong economies

• growth of new plant life

• all of the above

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What does "reduce" mean?

• use more

• use less

• make new things

• save the Earth

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How can miners be responsible?

• Leave open-pit mines alone when they're finished taking all the minerals.

• Reclaim, or clean up the land when they're finished taking all the minerals.

• Only mine the valuable minerals.

• Only dig surface mines.

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Which is a negative effect of urban sprawl?

• new, affordable homes
• more farmland
• destruction of habitats
• more people pass their geography quiz

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The rapid growth of cities into rural areas is often called...

• agriculture

• urban sprawl

• conservation

• smart growth

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