Human Impact on Environment

Which type of pollution is shown in the image below?

• Air pollution

• Water pollution

• Acid precipitation

• Global warming

Which type of human impact is shown in the picture below?

• Desertification

• Deforestation

• Urban sprawl

• Land pollution

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Which of the following is an example of a non-renewable resource?

• Solar Energy

• Wind Energy

• Hydro Energy

• Fossil Fuel Energy

Which human activity would preserve nonrenewable resources?

• deforestation
• removing carnivores from a forest 
• recycling
• heating homes with fossil fuels  

Which human activity would most likely deplete nonrenewable resources?

• use of natural enemies to eliminate insect pests
• development of wildlife refuges 
• governmental restriction of industrial pollution 
• increased use of fossil fuels

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What are renewable resources?

• Resources that are used faster than they form
• a.       Resources that can replenish themselves over time
• a.       Resources that exist only in urban areas
• Resources that exist only in rural areas

The impact on the planet due to global warming is called...

• climate change
• the seasons
• the weather
• natural change

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Which human activity contributes the MOST carbon dioxide to the atmosphere?

• Fishing
• Breathing
• Burning Fossil Fuels
• Farming

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Black bears roam over large areas.  What effect would building shopping centers in these areas have on the bears?

• Help increase the black bear reproduction
• Reduce the black bears’ habitat (home)
• Introduce a new bear population to the area

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Humans depend on the ecosystem and its resources to meet their basic needs.  Which of the following illustrates an action that preserves and protects ecosystem resources?

• Recycling plastic, paper, and glass
• Dumping trash in the ocean
• Clear cutting a forest

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