Types of Land Use and Impact

What is reforestation?

• removing all trees from an area

• replanting trees in an area

• removing selected trees from an area

• None of the above

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

Regardless of where people live, they are dependent on resources produced in

• wilderness areas.

• urban areas.

• national parks.

• rural areas.

what is the leading cause of deforestation?

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

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

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

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

A large area covered with trees and undergrowth is the definition of _________________.

• Forest
• Barren Land 
• Rangeland 
• Urban or Built up land 

Choose the following that describes why land is important to humans . (Choose all that apply)

• fossil fuels for energy

• nutrients for plants to grow

• space for buildings

• materials for construction

Which of the following is an example of how people use land?

• to harvest wood

• to grow crops

• to preserve native species

• All of the above

Land used to graze livestock and wildlife

• rangeland

• forest land

• farmland

• urban land

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

Forest have both ecological and economical benefits

• true
• false

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

_______________ involves cutting down only some trees in a forest and leaving behind a mix of tree sizes and species. 

• Clear-cutting
• Selective-cutting

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-5