Tuesday, November 8, Unit 3 Human Impact

What do we call the gradual increase in temperature of Earth's atmosphere due to human activity?

• Invasive species

• Desertification

• Global Warming 

• Geothermal Energy

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The native people of Ecuador have been fighting to protect the Amazon rain forest from human impact. Which of these is most likely the specific thing they are fighting?

• conservation

• deforestation

• desertification

• urbanization

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Why does trash and litter (pollution) hurt wildlife?

Select the best answer.

• Wildlife are afraid of human garbage.

• Trash is too stinky so it hurts their noses.

• Wildlife may try to eat plastics and choke on them. Chemicals can poison water.

• Trash and litter removes their camouflage.

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Where is pollution found on the earth?  

• only on the land

• only in the air

• only in the water

• on land, in the air, AND in the water

What is an invasive species?

• A native (naturally found) species already living somewhere. 

• A non-native (not naturally found) species added to an area by human activity.

• Only apex predators in an environment.

• Any type of plant, like a tree, that takes up a lot of space.

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The primary cause of the introduction of invasive species 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 previously forested area.

• The process of removing parasites like ticks and lice from an animal.

• The increase in cost for housing in cities.

• Cities dumping their garbage into rivers or the ocean.

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Which human activity helps slow down the waste that overpopulation creates?

• deforestation

• removing carnivores from a forest

• recycling

• driving cars

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Global warming has been linked to a decrease in 

• the size of the polar ice caps

• the temperature of Earth

• hours of sunlight

• number of people graduating college

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In recent years, the human population has 

• increased faster than ever

• decreased faster than ever

• decreased slowly

• increased slowly

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