Human Impact on Earth's Resources

A resource that can be regenerated through biological and chemical processes is a

• nonrenewable resource

• renewable resource

• ecology

A resource has a a finite amount. Once they are used up, they are gone forever.

• nonrenewable resource

• renewable resource

• ecologist

What natural resource do we use for food?

• plants

• animals

• both plants and animals

What natural resouce is exxential for humasn to survive?

• water

• oxygen

• plants

• all of the above

What natural resource is used to produce energy?

• fossil fuels

• animals

• plants

What do we use natural resources for?

• food and drink

• to generate energy

• to make synthetic materials

• all of the above

The cultivation of plants and animals for food. medicine, and other products.

• manufacturing

• agriculture

• urbanization

The production of synthetic products in mass quantities. Natural resources are used to make man-made or synthetic products.

• manufacturing

• agriculture

• domesticating

The process of humans converting natural habitats into areas that are highly populated by humans.

• mmanufacturing

• mining

• urbanization

Humans negatively impact the environment when we

• use Earth's resources wisely

• consume resources faster than they can be replaced