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WorksheetsEnvironmental Geography
Total questions: 23
Worksheet time: 23mins
This theme of geography focuses on how people and the natural environment interact
Political
Environmental
Physical
Economical
Tending to grow crops and raise livestock to produce food, feed, and fiber
Deforestation
Overfishing
Agriculture
Desertification
Where did the first agricultural revolution occure?
Central America
Fertile Cresent
Indian Subcontinent
West Africa
Before farming, how did humans acquire food?
fishing
sleeping
hunting and gathering
Which of the following did NOT happen after the discovery of farming
People settled in one location
increase in population
decrease in life expectancy
domestication of animals
GMOs (Genetically Modified Organisms) are
organisms engineered to grow at a certain way that benefits the human population
organism that only grow during certain seasons
organisms that are domesticated to grow indoors only
__________ farming grows only enough food to feed a family; ___________ farming grows massive quantities of food to feel larger populations controlled by a corporation
substance; commercial
commercial; substance
Wasteful water use and rising population has lead to issue with
water insecuity
agriculture
overfishing
desertification
The clearing or trees or forests and using the land for agriculture or urban use
desertification
deforestation
water rights
strip mining
The United States and Mexico have an agreement over the use of the water in the Colorado River and Rio Grande. This is an example of
water insecurity
water rights
erosion
natural disasters
Which of the following is true substance farming?
Farmers grow enough food for their family
Common in parts of Africa, Asia, and Latin American countries
usually grow the same crops yearly
all of the above
The process by which fertile land becomes desert as a result of drought, deforestation, or inappropriate agriculture.
Desertification
Deforestation
Fracking
Dam building
_____________ lead to a depletion of natural resources, global warming, and pollution
War
Natural Disasters
Agriculture
Industrialization
Women and girls are marginalized in Sub Saharan Africa because they cannot attend school or learn a trade since they must find and bring home of water. This is cause of
deforestation
water rights
water insecurity
erosion
The removal of overlying vegetation, rock, and soil to reach the underlying coal seam, usually a few feet beneath the surface
Fracking
Strip mining
Dam Building
Deforestation
What is a negative effect of strip mining
Pollute nearby streams, and rivers because of erosion and excessive runoff
Alter the flow of waterways and permanently alters the surrounding area
Gas explosion
Deprives earth of oxygen
Structures to control river flow and regulate flooding.
Dam building
Fracking
Strip mining
Deforestation
What is a negative effect of dam building
Pollute nearby streams, and rivers because of erosion and excessive runoff
Alter the flow of waterways and permanently alters the surrounding area
Gas explosion
Deprives earth of oxygen
The process of injecting liquid at high pressure into the ground to force open existing fissures and extract oil or gas
Dam building
Fracking
Deforestation
Strip Mining
What is a negative effect of fracking
Pollute nearby streams, and rivers because of erosion and excessive runoff
Alter the flow of waterways and permanently alters the surrounding area
Gas explosion
Deprives earth of oxygen
The United Nations recently created 17 Sustainable Development Goals to help combat (prevent)
Lack of resources and global inequality
lack of access to technology
Too many people moving to cities
Not enough individuals living in rural areas
Commercial farming has lead to ________
desertififcation
overfishing
deforestation
non-renewable resources
What % of the world fish are in danger or worse.
50%
60%
70%
80%
