WorksheetsENV 02 - Human Impact review
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 34mins
Which of the following are considered part of the environment? (pick all that are true)
Forests
People
Buildings
Deer
What is true about biodiversity? (pick 3)
It is the number and variety of species that live in an area
Human activity has made it decrease in many areas in the world
The more biodiversity an area has the healthier it is
Monoculture crops (with only one crop species, like tomato) have high biodiversity
Compared to developing nations (pick 3)
developed nations tend to use more resources and have a larger ecological footprint
developed nations include countries like Japan, France, and the United States of America
developed nations have slower population growth rates and well-developed social supports (infrastructure)
developed nations have simple, low-tech economies
Which of the following describes the depletion (making something run out, or using it up) of a renewable resource?
Hunting of extra deer to maintain a healthy size for the deer population
Intensive cultivation (plowing and harvesting) of farmland that exhausts the nutrients in the soil
Mining coal
Increasing the use of solar/sun energy to generate electrical power
During the Agricultural Revolution, (pick 2)
Fossil fuel use increased
Human populations decreased due to disease
Plants and animals were domesticated and humans developed farming
Humans could settle in one place and build towns
During the Industrial Revolution (pick 2)
People began to use fossil fuels at a higher rate
People moved to more rural areas
The populations of cities decreased
Humans caused many of the problems we discuss in this class
The “Tragedy of the Commons” describes the conflict
Between developed and developing countries
Between farmers and industrialized cities
Of how everyone should use shared resources so everyone benefits
That exists between Canada and Mexico
Which graph below best illustrates global human population growth, including how it increased during the Industrial Revolution? (tap to zoom)
A
B
C
D
What is the price of a pizza slice at equilibrium? (tap to zoom)
8 slices
$1
$3
$10
When the supply of pizza slices is the highest, how much do they cost? (tap to zoom)
$10
$3
$1
12 slices
