Human Impacts on Resources

Front

What type of resource is water?

Back

Renewable

Front

What factors contributed to humans living longer after the Industrial Revolution?

Back

Improved medicine, Improved technologies, Improved nutrition, All of the above

Front

Why are petroleum fuels considered nonrenewable resources?

Back

They are formed from living organisms compressed between layers of rock.

Front

What caused the near extinction of bison in the late 1800s?

Back

Overhunting

Front

What are resources that take centuries to millions of years to replenish called?

Back

Nonrenewable resources.

Front

Define renewable resources.

Back

Resources that can be replenished naturally over a short period of time.

Front

Give an example of a renewable resource.

Back

Solar energy.

Front

What is the main difference between renewable and nonrenewable resources?

Back

Renewable resources can be replenished naturally, while nonrenewable resources cannot.

Front

What is the impact of overhunting on wildlife populations?

Back

It can lead to extinction or significant population decline.

Front

What role does improved nutrition play in human health?

Back

It contributes to longer life expectancy and better overall health.