Human Impact

What are the effects of deforestation ?

• loss of habitat
• increased green house gasses 
• soil erosion and flooding
• all of the above

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Urbanization is....?

Q. 

• planting trees

• making more countryside in an area

• making more city in an area

• creating more greenspace

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Cutting down trees and shrubs for fuel causes desertification.

• True

• False

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When a farmer cuts down all the trees surrounding his crop fields, what is the effect?

• more crops

• less animals will eat his crops

• the wind will carry away the nutrient topsoil

• the farmer can use more fertilizer for his crops

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How do humans increase erosion?

• building groynes

• protecting beach dunes

• removing plants/trees

Pollution _________________________.

• is harmful materials put into the environment
• found in air, water, and land
• effects plants, animals, and people
• All of the above

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Which statement is a harmful effect of clearing rain forest for farmland is?

• it removes valuable habitat for local species

• it provides more land for the farmers.

• provides income for the residents of the area.

• incrases the groundwater levels

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