Environmental Issues

All of the environmental issues on Earth can be put into 3 categories. Which one is NOT one of those 3?

• Pollution

• Population Growth

• Biodiversity

• Overusing Natural Resources

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Which strategy is a method to protect our forests?

• Captive Breeding

• Selective Cutting

• Aquaculture

• Tree Hugging

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When people are making a decision that impacts the environment, what two things must be considered?

• Resources & Pollution

• Adding & Subtraction

• Interest & Taxes

• Costs & Benefits

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What is a renewable resource?

• Things that are always available or recycled by nature

• Things that can run out because they can't be recycled quickly

• A streaming program you can renew every month

• New discoveries of materials

All forms of pollution are caused by....

• Thanos

• Volcanoes

• Human activities

• Ecosystems

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People use land in 3 main ways. What are they?

• Agriculture

• Mining

• Development

• Biodiversity

• Giant ant farms

About what percent of the planet is dry land?

• 10%

• 25%

• 75%

• 100%

What are the two types of mining?

• Strip Mining

• Tunnel Mining

• Minecraft Mining

• Underground Mining

Without soil life on land could not exist.

• True

• False

Which of the following is TRUE?

• Weathering and erosion is worse where there are lots of trees

• Farmers can remove nutrients from the soil to protect it

• If soil loses too much moisture it may become a desert

• Farmland and wildlife habitats can be restored quickly

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