Land Resources & Human Impact

Which is a negative of mining?

• Increased chances for erosion
• Obtaining valuable resources
• Getting rich
• Making energy and electricity

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

People moving from the rural areas to cities is called...

• Ruralization
• Urbanization
• Colonization
• None of these

Which of the following is an example of a nonrenewable resource?

• wind
• natural gas
• sunlight 
• fresh water

Which of the following forestry methods causes the LEAST harm to the environment? 

• clear cutting
• selective cutting
• slash and burn

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

Which of the following would PREVENT soil erosion on a farm? 

• over-grazing
• deforestation
• plowing
• crop rotations

The process of returning the land back to its original state after mining is called...

• subsidence
• reclamation
• solar evaporation
• slash and burn

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-3

What creates heat islands in cities? 

• too much concrete
• too many trees
• people breathing
• urban crisis

what is the leading cause of deforestation?

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

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

What is deforestation?

• throwing someone out of a window
• selectively cutting trees for lumber, making sure the forest remains healthy
• allowing more animals to graze on the land than it can support
• cutting and removal of rainforest

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

What are impacts of overgrazing?

• pollution and use of more resources
• loss of biodiversity, loss of native topsoil, desertification
• more people than the infrastructure can support
• creation of heat islands

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-5