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Preventing Land-Use and Environmental Problems

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

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Class
Date
1.

What is one tool scientists use to track land use over time?

a)

weather balloon

b)

satellite

c)

barometer

d)

electromagnet

2.

Which of the following actions is NOT part of an effective waste management strategy?

a)

recycling

b)

reducing consumption

c)

replacing old products with new products

d)

reusing old products for new purposes

3.

Which of the following is NOT a direct source of air pollution?

a)

agricultural runoff

b)

coal-burning power plants

c)

vehicle emissions

d)

wood stoves

4.

All of the following are ways that the local, state, and national governments can protect the environment except:

a)

encourage recycling programs

b)

pass laws to prevent harmful procedures like chemical dumping and deforestation

c)

relocating people who live in areas with toxic soil and water

d)

promoting sustainable land use

5.

What does the term remote sensing refer to?

a)

building computer animations that model land use

b)

predicting future conditions of Earth's landmasses

c)

preventing environmental problems from far away

d)

using methods to observe Earth's conditions from a distance

6.

Which is the main cause of habitat loss for wildlife?

a)

air pollution

b)

mining fossil fuels

c)

clearing land for human development

d)

disposing of waste in landfills

7.

What is deforestation?

a)

using land to grow food

b)

clearing land of trees

c)

using fertilizer to make trees grow quickly

d)

preventing erosion by planting trees

8.

which is not a direct source of water pollution?

a)

agricultural runoff

b)

waste from ships

c)

industrial waste

d)

deforestation

9.

which of the following human actions most effectively prevents water pollution?

a)

conserving wetlands and forests

b)

requiring stricter regulations of corporate chemical waste

c)

driving hybrid cars

d)

ground truthing

10.

What is habitat loss?

a)

fewer types of organisms

b)

greater diversity of organisms

c)

organisms that are less adaptable to change

d)

increasing area of wetlands