Resource Depletion Quiz

What is resource depletion?

• Using natural resources faster than they can be replenished

• Using natural resources at a sustainable rate

• Recycling natural resources

• Conserving natural resources

Which of the following is a cause of resource depletion?

• Recycling

• Overconsumption

• Sustainable farming

• Renewable energy

What does deforestation involve?

• Planting more trees

• Converting forests for agriculture or urbanization

• Protecting wildlife

• Reducing carbon emissions

How does overpopulation contribute to resource depletion?

• By reducing the need for resources

• By increasing the number of people consuming resources

• By promoting sustainable practices

• By decreasing industrial development

Which of the following is NOT a cause of resource depletion?

• Overconsumption

• Conservation efforts

• Industrial development

• Pollution

All of the following are resource depletion EXCEPT

• Texas petroleum running out

• a rain forest in Brazil buring down

• plant not growing in overused fields

• solar energy not reaching Earth's surface because of haze

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One of the three major environmental problems is resource depletion. Which is a major contributing factor to this problem?

• Developing countries have a much higher rate of resource consumption than others.

• Developed countries have a much higher rate of resource consumption than others.

• The human population overall is too small.

• Each country uses approximately the same amount of resources.

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