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Increased industrialization will most likely

• decrease available habitats 
• increase environmental carrying capacity 
• increase the stability of ecosystems 
• decrease global warming

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How are ecosystems important to humans

• They clean the air

• They are great for activities

• All of these answers are correct

• They provide resources like wood

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How is the size of Raleigh’s population related to the availability of water in the area?

• As the population increases, water availability increases.
• As the population increases, water availability decreases.
• As the population decreases, water availability decreases.

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Most of the carbon dioxide in the atmosphere was released by people burning...

• methane

• forest

• fossil fuels

• farm land

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The process by which cities grow and develop

• Erosion

• Urbanization

• Watershed

• Deforestation

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Which row in the chart below represents the most

likely changes in the atmosphere due to widespread

deforestation?

• A

• B

• C

• D

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The human population experienced exponential growth just after

• agriculture began.

• the bubonic plague began.

• the Industrial Revolution began.

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True/False: Overpopulation in humans is the cause of most environmental issues.

• True

• False

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The _____________ the human population, the ______________ the amount of resources being used.

• greater, greater

• greater, least

• least, greater

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Which of these is one major cause of deforestation?

• Overbreeding birds in the wild

• buying Christmas trees in during the holidays

• cutting down one tree in your backyard

• More people moving into a city increasing roads and buildings

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