Human Impact Assess Review

Please look over the data shown: This graph displays the change in global land-surface air temperature from 1850 to 2005, with the x-axis representing the year and the y-axis showing temperature changes relative to a baseline average. Ecologists used this data to identify which of the following problems?

• destruction of natural habitat to grow crops and build homes

• global warming

• overpopulation of human beings

• extinction of species in the oceans

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The people in a town want to help the environment. Which of the following is one way the people in the town can reduce human impact on the environment?

• heat town buildings using oil and propane gas

• build a housing development in a forested area

• install street lights throughout the town so people can see at night

• build a water-treatment plant that cleans and recycles wastewater

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Which of the following best describes what is most impacted by habitat destruction, overpopulation, pollution, climate change, and the introduction of invasive species.

• biodiversity

• global warming

• the stratosphere

• the water cycle

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Which of the following are possible effects of climate change?

• Stronger blizzards

• Stronger hurricanes

• Longer droughts

• All of the above

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Why has Earth's climate changed so quickly in recent years?

• People are eating too many plants

• People are burning too many fossil fuels (Industrial Revolution)

• The sun has gotten much hotter

• The Earth is rotating too slowly to cool off

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Which graph correctly represents the pattern of human population growth over the past 5000 years?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

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A forest area is being used for a new housing development. Most of the trees have been removed to make room for the new houses. Predict the impact that this will have on the birds in the area.

• The bird populations will stay the same because humans love birds.

• The bird populations will decrease because humans see them as pests.

• The bird populations will increase because humans do not interfere with wild animals.

• The bird populations will decrease due to competition for resources such as food and nesting sites.

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In an ecosystem, birds depend on insects to survive. If someone spreads pesticide to control the insect population, which of the following is most likely to happen?

• The bird population will increase.

• The bird population will decrease.

• The bird population will decrease, then increase.

• The bird population will increase, then decrease.

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Burmese pythons in the Florida Everglades are eating many native animals, such as raccoons and rabbits, and have no natural predators in the area. This has disrupted the ecosystem by reducing native animal populations. What is this an example of?

• Invasive Species

• Native Species

• Endangered Species

• Keystone Species

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What is a renewable resource?

• A resource that cannot be replaced

• A resource that can be replaced quickly

• A resource that is always available

• A resource that is man-made