Human Impact Review

Which type of pollution is shown in the image below?

• Air pollution

• Water pollution

• Acid precipitation

• Global warming

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

• Desertification

• Deforestation

• Urban sprawl

• Land pollution

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What is the Greenhouse Effect?

• A federal law that requires all houses to have a greenhouse in their yard

• Explains how the atmosphere protects the Earth

• The way certain gases, like water vapor and carbon dioxide absorb and reradiate energy from the sun

• Explains how plants grow better inside than outside

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Several factors can lead to soil erosion. Which of these human activities is most likely to contribute to soil erosion?

• Clearing land for farming

• Planting trees and vegetation

• Preserving land as a wildlife habitat

• Reducing the amount of livestock in an area

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Humans need fresh, clean water to survive. Which of these claims is true about fresh water?

• An unlimited amount of fresh water is available on Earth

• In some places on Earth, fresh water is being used up faster than it can be replaced.

• The global population is currently decreasing, and people are using less fresh water.

• Fresh water was once considered a renewable resource, but today it is considered an inexhaustible resource.

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There are many sources of air pollution in the United States and around the world. Some are natural sources, and others come from humans. Which of these examples is a human source of air pollution?

• Dust Storms

• Volcanic Ash

• Industrial emissions

• Forest fires caused by lightning

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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

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The ozone hole is actually an area of depleted ozone in Earth’s atmosphere. Which of the following human activities has the greatest contribution to the development of the ozone hole?

• The use of oil in automobile engines

• The use of airplanes in the atmosphere

• The increase in factory emissions

• The use of chlorofluorocarbons in refrigeration

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Which human activity is correctly paired with its likely future consequence?

• overfishing in the Atlantic — increase in supply of flounder and salmon as food for people 
• development of electric cars or hybrid vehicles — increased rate of global warming 
• use of fossil fuels — depletion of underground coal, oil, and natural gas supplies 
• genetically engineering animals — less food available to feed the world’s population

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What are renewable resources?

• Resources that are used faster than they form
• a.       Resources that can replenish themselves over time
• a.       Resources that exist only in urban areas
• Resources that exist only in rural areas

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