Human Impact set 7

Gabriella and her family have recently moved onto a plot of land that previously had no human activity. What will most likely be the change to the water in that area?

• Water will be more evenly distributed in the area.

• Most of the freshwater in the area will become salty.

• The amount of available freshwater will increase.

• There will be less water available for other living things.

The clearing of trees in the area is

• Urbanization

• Desertification

• Deforestaion

• Pollution

What happens if a population grows past its carrying capacity?

• The population keeps growing

• The population starts to die off

• The entire species will go extinct

• The carrying capacity just increases

Something that regulates the size of a population is called...

• a limiting measure

• a limiting factor

• carrying capacity

• biodiversity

What is abiotic 

• Sun 
• Rain 
• Plants 
• Soil 

Air

• Biotic factor

• Abiotic factor

__________ is an energy resource that WILL NOT run out in the next several hundred years.

• Renewable Energy Resource

• Non-Renewable Energy Resource

__________ is an energy resource that WILL run out in the next several hundred years.

• Renewable Energy Resource

• Non-renewable Energy Resource

Solar Energy is created by what?

• Moon

• Sun

• Wind

• Water

What are the 3 fossil fuels?

• charcoal, oil and natural gas

• coal, baby oil and natural gas

• coal, oil and natural gas

• charcoal, oil and cooking oil