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WorksheetsHuman Impacts on Ecosystems Through Time
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Environmental Science differs from Ecology in that it involves:
Environmental science doesn't involve animals
Only non-living things
Human impacts on the environment
Only impacts to the environment that have happened after 1950
One of the main ways hunter-gathers changed or manipulated their ecosystem was by:
Deforestation
Water Pollution
Soil Degradation
Lighting the Plains on fire (control burn)
What was the biggest negative impact hunter-gatherers caused on their ecosystem
Overhunting
Water Pollution
Over use of soil
Creation of non-biodegradable materials
Which of the follow is NOT a positive impact of the agricultural revolution
Domesticated livestock
Humans living in concentrated, small areas ex: Towns
Farming/domesticated crops
Humans concentrating in city centers
Which of the following is a negative impact of the agricultural revolution
Expanded mining practices
Deforestation
Overhunting
A loss of scientific research
What is the practice of cutting down trees (deforestation) followed by burning the downed timber
Mining
Forestry
Slash and Burn
Logging
Which of the following is NOT a positive result of the industrial revolution
Enabled the creation of larger cities
Increased pollution
Creation of a large number of jobs in a small area ex: factories
Advances in transportation
The largest negative impact the industrial revolution has had on the environment is
Deforestation
Increased Pollution
Creation of cities
Overhunting
Which of the following is NOT one of the three main environmental problems we face today
Resource Depletion
Pollution
Loss of Biodiversity
Reduction in Oceans
A cost benefit analysis when relating to ecology compares
Pollutants v. Energy Gained
Short term v. Long term
Biodegradable v. Non-biodegradable
Industrialization v. Deforestation
