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Environmental Issues

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Littering, hazardous waste that is dumped into the ground, and not recycling items.

a)

climate change

b)

deforestation

c)

improper waste disposal

2.

Activity that is undertaken without state permission, in particular in absence of land rights and mining licenses.

a)

deforestation

b)

illegal mining

c)

oil spill

3.

Displacement of the upper layer of soil through winds, rain and water.

a)

illegal mining

b)

improper waste disposal

c)

soil erosion

4.

Movement of a mass of rock, debris, or earth down a slope.

a)

landslide

b)

soil erosion

c)

weathering

5.

Destructive fishing technique to collect live fish to supply the marine aquarium trade.

a)

coral reef degradation

b)

cyanide fishing

c)

climate change

6.

Aerial movement and unintentional deposit of pesticide outside the target area.

a)

deforestation

b)

pesticide drift

c)

soil erosion

7.

Below are forms of deforestation EXCEPT

a)

illegal logging

b)

kaingin

c)

soil erosion

8.

Leakage of petroleum onto the surface of a large body of water.

a)

coral reef degradation

b)

climate change

c)

oil spill

9.

Another term for global warming

a)

climate change

b)

earth degradation

c)

drift

10.

It contributes to coral reef degradation EXCEPT

a)

dynamite fishing

b)

cyanide fishing

c)

soil erosion