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Human Impact Review

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What had to occur before the Industrial Revolution could take place?
a)
The Economic Revolution
b)
The Glorious Revolution
c)
The Agricultural Revolution
d)
The French Revolution
2.
How did the Agricultural Revolution impact farmers?
a)
New farming methods required more workers on the farm.
b)
New farming methods produced bigger harvests with less farmers.
3.
How did the Industrial Revolution affect the cities?
a)
Made the crime rate decrease
b)
Led to an increase in farm workers
c)
Make the cities cleaner and safer
d)
Led to an increase in population in the cities
4.

Deforestation has resulted in

a)

more farmland in some places but more desertification in others

b)

more farmland in some places and less desertification in others

c)

less farmland in some places but more desertification in others

d)

less farmland in some place and less desertification in others

e)

no noticeable change in the amount of farmland or desertification

5.

What did the ‘Green Revolution’ actually revolutionize?

a)

Business Culture

b)

Tissue Culture

c)

Agriculture

d)

Tradition and culture

6.
New fuels are being produced by converting corn and grasses into compounds containing alcohols that can be broken down for energy in various engines. The purpose of this research is to
a)
 reduce the use of nonrenewable resources.
b)
increase the rate of air pollution.
c)
reduce the rate of homeostasis in organisms.
d)
 cause a loss of biodiversity in the rain forests.
7.
The presence of wastes, such as plastic bags and motor oil, in lakes and streams miles away from developed areas suggests that
a)
. ecosystems are interconnected and human action can alter ecosystem equilibrium.
b)
recycling programs have failed to conserve biotic resources.
c)
natural processes can alter ecosystem stability.
d)
 direct harvesting practices have led to irreversible destruction of ecosystems.
8.
The northern elephant seal was almost hunted to extinction in the 1800s. By the late 1890s, approximately one hundred seals were left, reducing the gene pool of the population. What will be the consequence of this reduction?
a)
 Competition within the population will increase.
b)
The surviving elephant seals will be better able to adapt.
c)
 Inbreeding will be less frequent among the remaining population.
d)
The elephant seals will be more vulnerable to environmental change. 
9.
A community is concerned about the water quality of a nearby lake. Increased sedimentation in the lake is endangering the native habitat. The increased sedimentation is most likely caused by which of the following?
a)
trees planted along the shore of the lake
b)
construction of homes along the lake
c)
the amount of sunlight on the lake
d)
the amount of fish in the lake
10.
A strip mining company wants to lease some land that is currently part of a national park. They promise to reclaim the land should any minerals be mined from the area, and they are willing to pay top dollar for the rights. As an ecologist, what factors would you raise with the local government?
a)
the threat to local biodiversity
b)
management of the land after the company leaves
c)
the new jobs that would be created
d)
the increased traffic in the area
11.
The diagram shows the carbon cycle.  If many trees are removed from a forest by logging, what is the most immediate effect on the carbon cycle in that forest?
a)
 increase in the rates of decomposition
b)
increase in the rates of atmospheric carbon dioxide
c)
decreased combustion of fossil fuel
d)
 increase production of organic compounds
12.

One negative human impact on the environment include all of the following EXCEPT

a)

replanting trees that are cut

b)

dumping garbage into our oceans

c)

burning fossil fuels

d)

overfishing the ocean

13.

As a result of a growing human population, a natural resource that could become scarce is

a)

CO2

b)

smog

c)

iphone/airpods

d)

clean drinking water

14.

In the last 100 years the human population has

a)

increased very quickly

b)

used a huge amount of natural resources

c)

built cities and damaged natural ecosystems

d)

all of these

15.

When it comes to human impacts on the ocean

a)

humans mostly leave the ocean alone

b)

humans don't really depend of the ocean for anything

c)

plastic and waste have stayed on land only

d)

the trash and overuse of ocean resources have increased

16.

The modern technology that helps scientists read the temperature, weather, and take reading of the ocean as a whole is

a)

weather vanes

b)

instachat stories reports

c)

satellites in space

d)

wind socks

17.

There are many sources of air pollution in the United States and around the world. Some are natural sources, and others come from human activities. Which example is a natural source of air pollution?

a)

car exhaust fumes

b)

dust from construction sites

c)

methane gas from cow manure

d)

smoke from the burning of fossil fuels

18.

Which effect of mining for resources most directly impacts the biosphere?

a)

releasing dust into the air

b)

increasing erosion of soil

c)

adding sediment to waterways

d)

degrading habitats for animals

19.
Any amount of CO2 (Carbon Dioxide) in the atmosphere is bad for our planet.
a)
True
b)
False
20.
The impact on the planet due to global warming is called...
a)
climate change
b)
the seasons
c)
the weather
d)
natural change
21.

Plastic:

a)

takes hundreds of years to biodegrade

b)

doesn't biodegrade, but breaks into smaller pieces

c)

cannot be effectively recycled

d)

none of the above are true

22.

The Anthropocene era is being caused by:

a)

squirrels

b)

sea life

c)

humans

d)

insects

23.

Microplastics can end up in:

a)

the municipal water supply

b)

fish and wildlife

c)

Glaciers

d)

All of above

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