Human Impact on the Geosphere

How can people minimize the effects of using land for agriculture?

• use more lands for farms

• increase the number of different pesticides

• clear more soil to grow crops

• grow crops that attract bees for pollination

Which is NOT a NEGATIVE consequence of clearing land during deforestation?

• increase in the number of endangered species
• increase the amount of photosynthesis to produce oxygen
• increase the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmoshpere

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Which describes an effect of reducing, reusing, and recycling?

• Recycling increases land usage
• Recycling decreases land usage.
• Recycling increases pollution.

A group of students designs a model landfill. The purpose of the design is to keep as much liquid (leachate) as possible in the landfill. Which step is the BEST for the students to plan their model?

• They should decide on how to collect the leachate.
• They should pick colorful soil.
• They should see how many landfills are in Colorado.
• They should visit a landfill.

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Composting means piling up grass and leaves so they can be allowed to gradually decompose in your backyard. Which describes an impact that composting has on land?

• a decrease in the amount of plastics recycled
• a decrease in the amount of land used for landfills
• decrease amount of land used for farming.

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A new LAW requires that all newspapers in the nation to use recycled paper. This law will mean that 500,000 trees each week will be saved. Which describe this law's impact on the nation's forests?

• negative: the amount of carbon dioxide in the air will decrease
• negative: the amount of soil in the area will decrease
• positive: the amount of bare soil will increase
• positive: the number of wildlife species will increase

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How can humans minimize their impact on the geosphere? Select all the correct answers.

• reforestation
• reclamation
• deforestation
• managing leachate from landfills

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What are the effects of urbanization on Earth's systems? Select all the correct answers.

• rainfall runoff
• habitat destruction for humans
• the loss of farmland

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How does agriculture impact the land?

• provides more water for humans
• bad soil decreases
• plants are no longer pollinated by bees

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Urbanization is caused by an increase in population. Which describes an effect of urbanization on land?

• More land will be available for farming.

• More land will be used to build houses.

• More land will be used to grow trees.

• More land will be available for animal habitat.

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