Impacts on Land Quiz

A renewable resource is...

• not replaced within a relatively short time frame.

• either always available or is naturally replaced in a relatively short time.

• the removal of trees

• removes the top layer of dirt, exposing the minerals or ore underneath.

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A nonrenewable resource is...

• not replaced within a relatively short time frame

• either always available or is naturally replaced in a relatively short time

• the removal of trees

• the removal of the top layer of dirt, exposing the minerals or ore underneath

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Deforestation is...

• helpful to the land

• removing the the top layer of dirt

• a process that creates more oxygen

• the removal of forests to use the land for other reasons

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Strip mining is...

• Creates human structures

• is renewable

• removes the top layer of dirt, exposing the minerals or ore underneath

• is helpful for farmers

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If you are a farmer, which form of land use is least important to you?

• agriculture

• deforestation

• development

• strip mining

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Top soil contains...

• nutrients, water, air, rock fragments, and dead or decaying organisms

• dead leaves and grass

• the Earth's crust

• the asthenosphere

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Choose the correct order of the structure of soil.

• bedrock

  topsoil

  subsoil

  litter

• topsoil

  litter

  subsoil

  bedrock

• litter

  topsoil

  subsoil

  bedrock

• litter

  subsoil

  topsoil

  bedrock

The advance of desert-like conditions in an area is called...

• erosion

• desertification

• land reclamation

• nutrient depletion

Wetlands can prevent...

• Flooding, groundwater pollution and species from declining

• erosion and land reclamation

• deforestation and strip mining

• desertification and flooding

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Managing forest in a sustainable way includes...

• cutting down large sections of trees for houses

• maintaining the forest for all future generations

• protecting forests from floods

• Not cutting down any trees

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