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Human Population and Resource Use

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

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Class
Date
1.

Which conclusion is supported by the graph?

a)

All climate change is caused by humans.

b)

Climate change is a natural process.

c)

The levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere have been increasing since the 1960s.

d)

The levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere have been decreasing since the 1960s.

2.

In 2016, Japan’s estimated birthrate was 8 births per 1,000 people. The estimated death rate was 10 deaths per 1,000 people. There were not very many people moving into or out of the country. What most likely happened to Japan’s population size in 2016?

a)

grew quickly

b)

grew slowly

c)

decreased slowly

d)

stayed the same

3.

What has happened to the size of the human population over time?

a)

Human population size did not change at all until around the year 1880.

b)

Human population size has grown slowly since the beginning of the Modern Age.

c)

The size of the human population began increasing rapidly within the last 200 years.

d)

The size of the human population has always increased at a steady rate.

4.

A natural resource that can be replaced at the same rate at which the resource is consumed

a)

nonrenewable resource

b)

renewable resources

c)

fossil fuels

d)

pollution

5.

Resources that are obtained from the earth

a)

global warming

b)

pollution

c)

natural resources

d)

nature's bounty

6.

A natural resource that is not replaced in a useful time frame.

a)

nonrenewable resource

b)

renewable resource

c)

reforestation

d)

atmosphere

7.

Coal, oil, natural gas, and other fuels that are ancient remains of plants and animals.

a)

animal relics

b)

fossil fuels

c)

reforestation

d)

fossils

8.

clearing of trees in a forested area

a)

reforestation

b)

deforestation

c)

pollution

d)

biosphere

9.

planting trees to replace lost forestland

a)

deforestation

b)

reforestation

c)

ecology

d)

recycling

10.

Introduction of harmful materials into the environment

a)

reforestation

b)

fossil fuel

c)

pollution

d)

global warming