Environmental threats

Soil degradation is the result of...

• natural factors

• human activities

• natural factors and human activities

What percentage of the land on our planet is already considered infertile due to its degradation?

• 50%

• 33%

• 25%

A degraded soil make cultivation practices...

• difficult

• easy

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.RI.5.3

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.8.3

Soil degradation...

(choose 3 options)

• promotes the desertification process

• disfigures natural landscapes

• increases pollution

• increases the destruction of fauna and flora

Natural resource depletion occurs when resources are

consumed at a faster rate than they can be replenished.

• True

• False

What are the causes of natural resources depletion? Tick the 3 correct options.

• Overpopulation

• Pollution

• Global warming

• Poor Farming Practices​

Natural resources depletion has serious consequences, such as water shortages and the extinction of species.

• True

• False

Global warming is caused by the greenhouse effect.

• True

• False

Extreme weather events, such as floods, storms, hurricanes and droughts, are a consequence of global warming.

• True

• False

Global warming is mainly caused by natural factors.

• True

• False