Human Impacts on Land

Deforestation is...

• helpful to the land

• removing the the top layer of dirt

• a process that creates more oxygen

• the removal of forests to use the land for other reasons

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Wetlands can prevent...

• Flooding, groundwater pollution and species from declining

• erosion and land reclamation

• deforestation and strip mining

• desertification and flooding

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Managing forest in a sustainable way includes...

• cutting down large sections of trees for houses

• maintaining the forest for all future generations

• protecting forests from floods

• Not cutting down any trees

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Soil depletion can happen from...

• planting the same crops every year and from too much rain

• planting different crops every year and too much rain

• erosion and land reclamation

• desertification and too much rain

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This image is an example of what type of land degradation

• Desertification

• Deforestation

• Urban Sprawl

• Urbanization

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This image is an example of what type of land use

• Residential

• Commercial

• Agricultural

• Recreational

How do landfills effect the environment?

• Landfills cause fish to be poisoned and die.
• Landfills support plant growth and healthy soil.
• Landfills cause smog in the air.
• Landfills cause chemicals from trash to absorb into the soil and harm plants.

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Where is pollution found on the earth?
 
 
  

• only in the air 
• only on the land 
• only in the water 
• on land, in the air, and in the water 

What is an effect of land pollution?

• no clean drinking water

• loss of habitat for animals

• diseases from breathing in poor quality air

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What is the largest cause of land pollution?

• Animal waste

• Plants decomposing

• Human actions

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