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Human Impacts on Ecosystems Through Time

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Environmental Science differs from Ecology in that it involves:

a)

Environmental science doesn't involve animals

b)

Only non-living things

c)

Human impacts on the environment

d)

Only impacts to the environment that have happened after 1950

2.

One of the main ways hunter-gathers changed or manipulated their ecosystem was by:

a)

Deforestation

b)

Water Pollution

c)

Soil Degradation

d)

Lighting the Plains on fire (control burn)

3.

What was the biggest negative impact hunter-gatherers caused on their ecosystem

a)

Overhunting

b)

Water Pollution

c)

Over use of soil

d)

Creation of non-biodegradable materials

4.

Which of the follow is NOT a positive impact of the agricultural revolution

a)

Domesticated livestock

b)

Humans living in concentrated, small areas ex: Towns

c)

Farming/domesticated crops

d)

Humans concentrating in city centers

5.

Which of the following is a negative impact of the agricultural revolution

a)

Expanded mining practices

b)

Deforestation

c)

Overhunting

d)

A loss of scientific research

6.

What is the practice of cutting down trees (deforestation) followed by burning the downed timber

a)

Mining

b)

Forestry

c)

Slash and Burn

d)

Logging

7.

Which of the following is NOT a positive result of the industrial revolution

a)

Enabled the creation of larger cities

b)

Increased pollution

c)

Creation of a large number of jobs in a small area ex: factories

d)

Advances in transportation

8.

The largest negative impact the industrial revolution has had on the environment is

a)

Deforestation

b)

Increased Pollution

c)

Creation of cities

d)

Overhunting

9.

Which of the following is NOT one of the three main environmental problems we face today

a)

Resource Depletion

b)

Pollution

c)

Loss of Biodiversity

d)

Reduction in Oceans

10.

A cost benefit analysis when relating to ecology compares

a)

Pollutants v. Energy Gained

b)

Short term v. Long term

c)

Biodegradable v. Non-biodegradable

d)

Industrialization v. Deforestation