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what is the leading cause of deforestation?

• Diseases 
• Housing market
• Agriculture and Farming
• Paper mill

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Which of the following would help decrease Global Warming?

• drive hybrid/fuel efficient cars
• burn fossil fuels
• deforestation
• use aerosol cans

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When human-made chemicals and garbage find their way into nature and harm the air, soil, and water it is called

• pollution

• habitat destruction

• overexploitation

• climate change

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Which is one way people can help prevent the pollution of lakes and rivers?

• by controlling soil erosion around lakes and rivers

• by clearing land around lakes and rivers to build homes

• by limiting the amount of fish caught in lakes and rivers

• by creating hiking and biking trails along lakes and rivers

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One thing people in the United States could do to reduce air pollution is

• drive their cars more.
• burn more fossil fuels.
• use more public transportation. (Which would mean less vehicles on road)           
• build more factories.

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Jumlah orang utan di Kalimantan mengalami penurunan drastis dikarenakan adanya perubahan fungsi hutan hujan menjadi lahan perkebunan kelapa sawit. Cara yang tepat untuk melestarikan fungsi hutan tersebut adalah....

• Menghentikan pembukaan hutan menjadi lahan perkebunan

• Membuka hutan menjadi perumahan

• Memindahkan orang utan kehutan lain

• Meneruskan kegiatan tersebut untuk memenuhi kebutuhan hidup

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Which example best describes how human activity can directly impact the geosphere?

• Poor farming practices can degrade the soil and cause erosion.

• Dumping waste from a factory into a river can pollute the water supply.

• Construction activities can release harmful dust and chemicals into the air.

• Removing too many fish from the ocean can cause a fish species to go extinct.

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The graph shows changes in the levels ofatmospheric carbon dioxide over time. What might be one way to reverse the trend shown in the graph?

• Increase the rate of deforestation.

• Increase the rate of respiration.

• Use more fossil fuels.

• Plant more trees.

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Why should you work to reduce your carbon footprint on our planet?

• To ensure adequate food supply for future generations

• To ensure resources will be available for future generations and to decrease pollution

• To eliminate blisters on your feet while walking

• To explore new ways of harvesting energy from the sun

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The best way to keep the ocean clean is to ______________________.

• skim trash regularly

• establish regulations for safety and environmental regulations

• stop using the ocean as a resource

• start a war to take over the ocean as our own resource

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