Human Impact Lesson

What are ways in which human activity negatively impacts the earth?

• changing water flow

• desertification

• urbanization

• deforestation

• pollution

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Austin lives in a community that is looking for more ways to reduce the human impact of the environment. Which of the following human activities is most likely to result in the greatest change in the vegetation of a region?

• Recording the diversity of plants

• Changing the course of a river

• Growing crops for food

• Using wind power to make electricity

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-3

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Which of the following least represents an impact on Earth caused mostly by humans?

• Erosion

• Overfishing

• Deforestation

• Urbanization

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How do landfills impact groundwater?

• Litter

• Sharp metal and glass get in the soil.

• Liquids leak into the ground.

• Landfills do not impact groundwater.

Which of the following actions can reduce human impact on ecosystems?

• Increasing the use of fossil fuels

• Expanding urban development into natural habitats

• Implementing conservation and sustainable resource management practices

• Introducing more non-native species to new environments

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-3

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A company has purchased 15,000 acres of forest. The loggers harvest mature trees in order to supply lumber for new homes. According to the graph, the Spotted Owl and the Hawk populations are the most negatively affected organisms. What would be the most likely explanation of why this has occurred?

• The Owl and Hawk numbers have dropped because the logging has depleted their food source.

• The owl and hawk populations have dropped because of the pollution from the logging equipment.

• The owl and hawk populations have dropped because the logging has removed the places they used for their nests.

• The owl and hawk populations have dropped because they have been scared away by the presence of humans.

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The picture below shows how runoff from an urban location is routed to the ocean. A likely cause of the runoff is:

• larger amounts of farmland to support more people 

• pavement and concrete prevents water from entering the groundwater 

• increased rainfall in urban areas 

• sediments being deposited in the streams and rivers around urban areas 

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

Which human activity would help reduce the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere?

• decrease the number of recycling programs

• increase the human population

• decrease the burning of fossil fuels

• increase the number of cars being driven

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part of the environment that is made or modified by humans for use in human activities and human habitats

• geosphere

• atmosphere

• bioshpere

• hydrosphere

• anthrosphere

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part of the environment that is made or modified by humans for use in human activities and human habitats

• geosphere

• atmosphere

• bioshpere

• hydrosphere

• anthrosphere

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4