Human impact on the environment

Which type of pollution is shown in the image below?

• Air pollution

• Water pollution

• Acid precipitation

• Global warming

What causes resource exploitation?

• Human needs for goods

• Environmental pollution

• Redundant resources

• Exploiting the old into the new

Which type of human impact is shown in the picture below?

• Desertification

• Deforestation

• Urban sprawl

• Land pollution

Which of the following is one way that we can preserve water resources?

• Leave the water running while you are washing dishes or brushing your teeth

• Only do laundry on certain days even if you don’t have full loads

• Take shorter showers

• Set your irrigation systems on timers so they only water at certain times, rain or shine

Air pollution is caused by many different activities. Air pollution can affect human health and the health of other living things. Which of these choices gives the best description of air pollution?

• The circulation of pollutants in enclosed spaces

• The long-term health issues related to the quality of the air

• The contamination of the atmosphere by pollutants from human and natural sources

• The pollution that results from global warming

Wind power is renewable.

• true

• false

 What are some reasons deforestation occurs?

• Clearing land for agriculture, ranching, and mining

• Population moving from rural areas to cities

• just wanting to destroy things

• To make room for infrastructure

Melting land ice...

• Causes sea levels to rise because it adds water to the ocean.

• Does not cause sea levels to rise because the water fills the space left by the melted sea ice.

What is a natural resource?

• Resources we get from our house

• Resources we get from nature

• Resources we get from people

Increased industrialization will most likely

• Increase the stability of ecosystems 

• Increase environmental carrying capacity

• Decrease available habitats 

• Decrease global warming