Human Impacts on Land

the use of a resource

• Consumption

• Depletion

• Sustainability

• Degradation

the process by which something is made worse

• Consumption

• Depletion

• Sustainability

• Degradation

when the use of a resource is balanced by it's ability to replenish itself

• Consumption

• Depletion

• Sustainability

• Degradation

when a resource has reached the point at which it cannot regenerate itself enough to keep up with the demand

• Consumption

• Depletion

• Sustainability

• Degradation

Bad farming practices can lead to which human impact(choose 3)

• Urban Sprawl

• Erosion

• Nutrient Depletion

• Desertification

• Deforestation

Where does urban sprawl occur

• inner city

• out in the country

• near water

• the edge of a city

What are impacts of urban sprawl

• deforestation

• less runoff

• more runoff

• loss of habitats

the process by which wind, water or gravity transports soil and sediment from one place to another.

• evaporation

• erosion

• degradation

• runoff

Soil is held in place by roots what happens when they are removed?

• Soil gets more nutrients

• soil is exposed to blowing wind

• soil is exposed to running water

Which one of these is a good farming practice

• Rotating crops

• using irrigation canals

• depletion

• desertification