Distribution of Natural Resources and Human Impact Review

If the factory in this diagram was NOT practicing good environmental conservation, what effect would be produced?

• air and water pollution

• good fishing for recreation

• plentiful animals in the river

• purified drinking water

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Which of the following is a way a person could conserve natural resources?

• recycling waste materials like plastic, glass, paper, and aluminum

• limiting water use when showering, brushing teeth, and shaving

• using rechargeable batteries

• all of the above are good conservation practices

Uranium atoms are split to create a tremendous amount of heat in a _____ power plant.

• biomass

• geothermal

• nuclear

• hydroelectric

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The main human activity that releases greenhouse gases is

• using bottled water
• burning fossil fuels
• texting on cellphones
• eating meat

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The slow warming of Earth's atmosphere due to climatic change

• atmospheric heating

• sun's radiation

• earth core

• global warming

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How does population growth affect natural resources?

• The less people on the planet, the less natural resources that are available for each person.

• The more people on the planet, the less natural resources that are available for each person.

• The more people on the planet, the more natural resources that are available for each person.

• The less people on the planet, the more resources are used daily

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The pictures show a forest before and after deforestation, a process where many trees are cut down.

Which of the following best explains why trees are called a renewable resources?

• If a tree is cut down, the animals that depended on the tree will help the tree grow back.

• If a tree is cut down, a new tree can be planted in its place.

• Only humans use trees, so tree populations will never fall below the number that are needed.

• Only paper is made from trees, so the tree population will never run out.

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planting trees to replace lost forestland

• deforestation

• reforestation

• ecology

• recycling

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__________uses heat from the interior of the Earth.  We will be using this at our new school!

• Solar
• Geothermal
• Nucler
• Wind

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A natural resource that is not replaced in a useful time frame.

• nonrenewable resource

• renewable resource

• reforestation

• atmosphere

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