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Human Impact on Land

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

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Class
Date
1.

This image is an example of what type of land degradation

a)

Desertification

b)

Deforestation

c)

Urban Sprawl

d)

Urbanization

2.

This image is an example of what type of land use

a)

Residential

b)

Commercial

c)

Agricultural

d)

Recreational

3.

Soil erosion can increase when humans remove trees and other vegetation from an area. What is this process called?

a)

Decomposition

b)

Conservation

c)

Deforestation

d)

Urbanization

4.

Choose the following that describes why land is important to humans . (Choose all that apply)

a)

Fossil Fuels for energy

b)

Nutrients for plants to grow

c)

Buildings

d)

Minerals for Construction

5.

Urbanization is

a)

the process by which human activity and natural process damage land to the point that it can no longer support the local ecosystem.

b)

replacing forests, fields, and grasslands with houses, roads, schools and shopping area.

c)

the growth of urban areas caused by people moving into cities

d)

The process by which wind, water, ice, or gravity transports soil and sediment from one location to another

6.

Find the picture that shows an urban community.

a)
b)
c)
7.

Find the picture that shows a rural community.

a)
b)
c)
8.

Find the picture that shows a suburban community.

a)
b)
c)
9.

Desertification refers to

a)

increasing forest cover

b)

increase in water table

c)

increase in agricultural land

d)

increase in dry areas of land

10.

Which of the following are causes of land pollution?

a)

Mining

b)

Increase in greenhouse gases

c)

Pesticides

d)

Landfills

e)

Human sewage