Human Impact - Test Review

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

The CAUSES of desertification are:

• drought

• flooding

• human environment interaction

• all of the above

An EFFECT of desertification is:

• food shortages

• strong economies

• growth of new plant life

• all of the above

Which of these is one cause of deforestation?

• Urbanization
• Buying a chirstmas tree during the holidays
• Overbreeding birds in the wild
• Cutting down the tree in your backyard

What is deforestation?

• Clearing Earth's forests on a massive scale
• Eating too much vegetables
• Going to a forest and pulling weeds
• Clearing the five trees in my backyard

what is the leading cause of deforestation?

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

Which of the following is a cause to air pollution?

• headache

• power plant

• breathing problem

• global warming

Which of the following is a cause to air pollution?

• nasal irritation

• vehicles

• eye irritation

• recycle

Which of the following is an effect of air pollution?

• dust storm

• plant trees

• chemicals

• lung diseases

Which of the following is a solution to reduce air pollution?

• use public transport more

• dust storm

• volcano eruption

• methane from landfills