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Environmental Impacts

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

55% of our garbage is put into __________________.

a)

the ocean

b)

outer space

c)

landfills

d)

farms

2.

Population size is increasing due to....

a)

people having bigger families

b)

living longer, access to better medicine and clean water

c)

bigger houses can fit more people

d)

more land becoming available

3.

Cutting down trees to make paper and clear the land is known as _______________________

a)

Proforestation

b)

Unforestation

c)

Reforestation

d)

Deforestation

4.

Why do farmers use pesticides?

a)

Less pests means more food harvested

b)

Promotes the growth of ant colonies

c)

Supports the grasshoppers

5.

____________________________ is the total amount of people our earth can sustain.

a)

Global total

b)

Maximum threshold

c)

Carrying capacity

6.

Approximately how many people are alive on earth?

a)

1.7 billion

b)

5.7 billion

c)

7.7 billion

d)

10.7 billion

7.

_________________ industry is a major contributor to water pollution

a)

Mining

b)

Nuclear

c)

Solar

d)

Geothermal

8.

Human waste flushed down a toilet is also known as _________________.

a)

urban

b)

sewage

c)

chlorofluorocarbons

d)

precipitation

9.

Environmental laws require that all new __________________ storage tanks are double layered to prevent spills.

a)

food

b)

acid

c)

water

d)

gasoline

10.

__________________ the roads prevents water from soaking into the soil.

a)

Digging up

b)

Drilling

c)

Paving

d)

Narrowing

11.

this is an example of

a)

urban development

b)

deforestation

c)

landfill

d)

agriculture

12.

this is an example of

a)

agriculture

b)

deforestation

c)

urban development

d)

landfill

13.

this is an example of

a)

urban development

b)

landfill

c)

deforestation

d)

agriculture

14.

this is an example of

a)

herbicides

b)

deforestation

c)

oil spill

d)

waste water

15.

Choose all the options that cause pollution

a)

mining industry

b)

urban development

c)

agriculture

d)

deforestation