Human Impacts on Terrestrial Ecosystems

Match the following Major Human Impacts

• Depletion of groundwater

• Grasslands

• Overgrazing by livestock

• Mountains

• Damage from off-road vehicles

• Forests

• Air pollution

• Deserts

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Match the following Human Impacts

• Large desert cities

• Deserts

• Clearing for agriculture, livestock, timber, and urban development

• Grasslands

• Agriculture

• Mountains

• Conversion to Cropland

• Forests

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Match the following Human Impacts

• Soil destruction and underground habitats by vehicles

• Mountains

• Hydroelectric dams and reservoirs

• Grasslands

• Release of Carbon Dioxide into atmosphere by burning

• Deserts

• Conversion of diverse forests to tree plantations

• Forests

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Match the following Human Impacts

• Oil production and off-road vehicles

• Grasslands

• Pollution of streams

• Deserts

• Soil damage from off-road vehicles

• Forests

• Land disturbance from pollution and mineral extraction

• Mountains

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

What is the biggest threat to Earth's lands?

• Unsustainable agriculture

• Pollution

• Mining

• Urban development

• Deforestation

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

How many percent of terrestrial ecosystems are degraded or used in an unsustainable way?

• 20%

• 40%

• 60%

• 80%

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS2-6

NGSS.HS-LS2-7