Human Impact on Environment

Energy sources that will never run out, can be re-used

• Smog

• Pollution

• Renewable Resources

• Nonrenewable Resources

Where is pollution found on the earth?
 
 
  

• only in the air 
• only on the land 
• only in the water 
• on land, in the air, and in the water 

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Which is one reason that trash and litter can hurt wildlife?

   

• Wildlife are afraid of human garbage.
• Trash covers the scent of other animals they are hunting.
• Wildlife may try to eat plastics and choke on them.
• Trash and litter removes their camouflage.

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What is an invasive species?

• A native (naturally found) species which are added to an area. 
• A non-native (not naturally found) species added to an area. 
• A keystone species in an environment
• none of the above

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The primary cause of the introduction of invasive species introduction is ---

• too much food.

• human action.

• weather events.

• asteroids.

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Define deforestation

• The cutting down & removal of all or most of the trees in a forested area.
  
• A broadleaf evergreen forest that is found in hot regions, receives a lot of rain and that has very tall trees.
  
• The act or process of damaging or ruining something.  To treat poorly or w/out respect.

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When certain chemicals such as CFC (chlorofluorocarbons) react with Ozone (O3), ozone breaks down to O2 (oxygen gas). Why would this have a negative impact on the climate?

• More oxygen causes more storms

• More oxygen in the atmosphere increases plant growth

• Ozone is part of what protects us from harmful UV radiation.

• More oxygen leads to increased human overpopulation and desertification

Which of the following would be most effective method to slow down destruction of certain species of birds and small mammals from over hunting?

• increase the demand for meat and pelts from these animals

• Prevent nature documentaries from being made about these animals

• Decrease the size of their habitat.

• Regulate the number of animals that can be hunted in a certain area at certain times

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Which human activity would preserve nonrenewable resources?

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

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Which human activity is correctly paired with its likely future consequence?

• overfishing in the Atlantic — increase in supply of flounder and salmon as food for people 
• development of electric cars or hybrid vehicles — increased rate of global warming 
• use of fossil fuels — depletion of underground coal, oil, and natural gas supplies 
• genetically engineering animals — less food available to feed the world’s population

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