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People and the environment (quiz)

Total questions: 33

Worksheet time: 34mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Another word for describing a big city is what?

a)

rural

b)

urban

c)

natural

2.

How much of the world's population live in cities?

a)

More than 50%

b)

50%

c)

Less than 50%

3.

Which human activities are found in a rural environment?

a)

Mining, Fishing, Farming and Industry.

b)

Construction, fishing and farming.

c)

Farming, Agriculture, Tourism and Industry.

d)

Livestock, farming and not many roads and houses.

e)

Building roads, houses and parks with industry.

4.

What positive effects does the city life offer?

a)

A lot of rich people are concentrated in residential areas.

b)

It offers jobs, universities and services.

c)

It prevents poor people from living in the city.

d)

Green areas, Not much pollution and no cultural and social conflicts.

5.

What is the main difference between a village(rural) and a city?

a)

Cities have less people than villages

b)

Plants and agriculture happens mostly in the city

c)

Cities have more people than villages

6.

Land, water, air etc., together are the _________ environment.

a)

natural

b)

rural

c)

urban

d)

artificial

7.

A Rural Environment is the _____________ that surround any living organism. (Select 2 or more answers)

a)

Place

b)

People

c)

Man-made things

d)

Air

e)

Water and Soil

8.

The following picture is a ___

a)

river

b)

waterfall

c)

lake

d)

sea

9.

The natural environment is ____

a)

Everything around us that is not human-made is our natural environment.

b)

Living things and non living things.

c)

Everything around us that made by human.

d)

Surrounding us

10.

What cause water pollution?

a)

People dump things in the countryside.

b)

Factories produce too much waste water and oil.

c)

Factories produce good products.

d)

Factories produce too much smoke.

11.

What cause land pollution?

a)

People throw too much rubbish in the sea.

b)

People throw too much rubbish everywhere.

c)

People reduce making rubbish.

d)

People reuse things.

12.

Look at the photo. This is an example of _____ pollution.

a)

water

b)

air

c)

land

13.
Pollution _________________________.
a)
is harmful materials put into the environment
b)
found in air, water, and land
c)
effects plants, animals, and people
d)
All of the above
14.

The release of smoke and harmful gases into the air is called _________ pollution.

a)

air

b)

water

c)

land

15.

_____________________ is the contamination of air, land, and water.

a)

Conservation

b)

Ecology

c)

Pollution

16.

_________ means to use less of something?

a)

Reduce

b)

Recycle

17.

To _________ is to use something more than once.

a)

reduce

b)

reuse

18.

The old cardboard was used to make new boxes. The cardboard was _________.

a)

recycled

b)

reduced

19.

Owen's bike broke. He took it to a bike shop to have it fixed. Owen decided to _________ his bike instead of buying a new one.

a)

reduce

b)

reuse

20.
Which of the following items could you recycle?
a)
An old newspaper
b)
A plastic soda bottle that is empty
c)
An empty cereal box
d)
All of the above
21.
What is one thing humans can do to positively impact the environment?
a)
They can throw their trash away anywhere. 
b)
They can recycle items if possible.
c)
They can empty their drinks into rivers and other water sources.
d)
They can work in factories that produce a lot of smoke.
22.

The leaking or spilling of chemicals or raw sewage into a body of water is ________ pollution.

a)

air

b)

water

c)

land

23.

Which of the following has a positive impact on the environment?

a)

Coal power

b)

Recycling

c)

Landfills

24.

Pick All of the R's of Conservation.

a)

Reduce

b)

Reuse

c)

Recycle

d)

Remind

25.

What are we doing when we turn off the fan and the lights when we leave the room.

a)

We are REDUCING are use of electricity.

b)

We are RECYCLING making electricity into something new.

c)

We are REUSING the electricity by using it again in a new way.

26.

Choose all of the things I can recycle.

a)

Soda Cans

b)

Milk Containers

c)

Computers

d)

Cell Phones

27.
a)

Turn off the lights

b)

Turn off the tap when you brush your teeth

c)

Walk or ride your bike

28.
a)

Turn off the tap when you brush your teeth

b)

Plant trees

c)

Turn off the lights

29.

What is something that can be recycled?

a)

Paper

b)

Banana peel

c)

A Plant

d)

Pizza Box

30.

What is the name of this Environmental threat?

a)

Floods

b)

Droughts

c)

Noise Pollution

d)

Oil Spills

31.

What is an example of NATURAL environment?

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32.

What is an example of URBAN environment?

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33.

What is an example of RURAL environment?

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