Module Test: Earth and Human Activity – Ms. Zaina

Deforestation can lead to _____.

• loss of animal

• soil erosion

• increases in Earth's temperature

• all of the above

An increased concentration of _________________ in the atmosphere can lead to global warming.

• carbon dioxide

• oxygen

• nitrogen

• argon

How do birth rates typically differ between more-developed and less-developed countries?

• More-developed countries generally have higher birth rates than less-developed countries.

• Birth rates are about the same in both more-developed and less-developed countries.

• Less-developed countries generally have higher birth rates than more-developed countries.

• Birth rates are irrelevant to the level of development of a country

Living things do not need natural resources for survival.

• True

• False

Technology helped reduce our ecological footprint by using renewable resources?

• True

• False

Human populations increase as medical care improves and becomes more available.

• True

• False

Based on the data, which country is most likely to experience rapid population growth in the coming years?

• Country A

• Country B

• Country C

• Country D

The removal of trees from the forest is?

• deforestation

• respiration

• photosynthesis

• both a and b

Carrying capacity refers to the largest _____ an environment can support.

• ecosystem

• organisms

• population/people

• habitat

In an area with high death rates from a disease such as malaria, what would lead to population growth?

• A high birth rate would make up for the death rate.

• A low birth rate would make up for the death rate.

• The birth rate has no effect on population growth.

• The death rate has no effect on population growth.