LAND,SOIL,WATER AND OTHER RESOURCES

Private land properties are owned by:

• Cooperative societies

• Individuals

• Communities

• Schools

How much percent of earth’s area is occupied by land?

• 70

• 30

• 40

Water is a what type of resource?

• renewable resource

• non-renewable resource

• continuous resource

Where most freshwater is stored is in _________.

• Groundwater
• pH
• Glaciers
• Sea water

Natural Resources are

• Materials that are found on Earth that people use. 
• Rocks that contain metal
• Resources that are continually being replaced and will not run out.
• Resources that cannot be replaced quickly enough to keep from running out. 

Ore is

• Materials that are found on Earth that people use
• Rock that contains metal
• Fuels that formed from the remains of things that lived millions of years ago.
• Resources that are constantly being replaced and will not run out. 

How are ores different from other rocks?

• All rocks contain fossils, and ore contains minerals
• Rocks are made from just minerals and organic material, but ore is made from rocks and metal
• They are the same

If the factory in this diagram was NOT practicing good environmental conservation, what effect would be produced?

• air and water pollution
• good fishing for recreation
• plentiful animals in the river
• purified drinking water

Hydroelectric energy uses...

• water to make electricity.
• hydrogen to make electricity.
• lightning in water to make electricity.

Which way can people best reduce land pollution caused by large amounts of waste dumped in landfills?  

• They can use a water filter to use fewer water bottles.
• They can recycle their plastic, glass, paper, and cardboard items and only throw away non-recyclable items.
• They can watch less television, reducing electricity use and allowing their electronics to last much longer.
• They can refill large plastic containers, like those used for laundry detergent, instead of throwing them away.

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