Environmental Impacts

55% of our garbage is put into __________________.

• the ocean

• outer space

• landfills

• farms

Population size is increasing due to....

• people having bigger families

• living longer, access to better medicine and clean water

• bigger houses can fit more people

• more land becoming available

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Cutting down trees to make paper and clear the land is known as _______________________

• Proforestation

• Unforestation

• Reforestation

• Deforestation

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Why do farmers use pesticides?

• Less pests means more food harvested

• Promotes the growth of ant colonies

• Supports the grasshoppers

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____________________________ is the total amount of people our earth can sustain.

• Global total

• Maximum threshold

• Carrying capacity

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Approximately how many people are alive on earth?

• 1.7 billion

• 5.7 billion

• 7.7 billion

• 10.7 billion

_________________ industry is a major contributor to water pollution

• Mining

• Nuclear

• Solar

• Geothermal

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Human waste flushed down a toilet is also known as _________________.

• urban

• sewage

• chlorofluorocarbons

• precipitation

Environmental laws require that all new __________________ storage tanks are double layered to prevent spills.

• food

• acid

• water

• gasoline

__________________ the roads prevents water from soaking into the soil.

• Digging up

• Drilling

• Paving

• Narrowing

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