Land Management Review

What are some consequences of deforestation?

• increased population in cities
• building of more infrastructure
• soil erosion, loss of biodiversity, loss of ability to remove CO2
• more mercury and cyanide released into rivers

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

What are impacts of overgrazing?

• pollution and use of more resources
• loss of biodiversity, loss of native topsoil, desertification
• more people than the infrastructure can support
• creation of heat islands

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

Which of the following is true of parks and preserves?

• They are not affected by air and water pollution.

• They serve as sources of wood for industries.

• They provide limited hunting of designated wildlife.

• They provide recreation for people.

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NGSS.MS-LS2-5

Which is NOT a strategy to increase a city's sustainablity

• reduce reliance on fossil fuels
• increase/improve greenspace
• increase recycling rates
• build more shopping malls

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NGSS.MS-ETS1-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

What is deforestation?

• throwing someone out of a window
• selectively cutting trees for lumber, making sure the forest remains healthy
• allowing more animals to graze on the land than it can support
• cutting and removal of rainforest

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

Soil is made of

• weathered rocks and minerals
• dead plants and animals
• air and water
• all of the above

Water from rain or snow that flows over the surface of the land into streams, rivers, and lakes is called...

• accumulation
• runoff
• ground water
• surface water

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What is erosion?

• The movement of sediment

• The breaking of sediment

• The dropping of sediment

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

What is fertilizer?

• nutrients added to the ground
• nutrients already in the ground
• nutrients depleted from the ground
• nutrition for the plant

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

What is conservation?

• Saving natural resources.

• Watching television throughout the day.

• Using natural and human resources.

• Leaving the watering running.

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-5