WorksheetsHuman Impact on the Environment Vocab Quiz
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 15mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Wastes produced by agriculture, households, industry, mining, and other human activities can end up in ______________.
a)
groundwater
b)
streams and rivers
c)
oceans
d)
All of these choices
2.
About 97% of the water on Earth is ___________________.
a)
fresh water
b)
groundwater
c)
salt water
d)
ice
3.
Which term refers to cutting down trees and destroying forests?
a)
Carbon dioxide
b)
deforestation
c)
farming
d)
pollution
4.
When resources are saved for the future, that refers to which human influence on the environment?
a)
recycling
b)
reforestation
c)
endangered species
d)
conservation
5.
Which term refers to replanting trees and forests?
a)
deforestation
b)
forestry
c)
reforestation
d)
gardening
6.
Living things that are in danger of disappearing forever are called what?
a)
reserved species
b)
endangered species
c)
generic species
d)
common species
7.
What is the most dramatic result of deforestation?
a)
land is no longer green and full of life
b)
pictures from space show deforestation
c)
loss of habitat for approximately 70% of the worlds species
d)
people can't explore rainforests
8.
Which has the least negative impact on wildlife habitat?
a)
agriculture
b)
development
c)
deforestation
d)
recreation
9.
Less rainfall in an area and higher temperatures could lead to ____________.
a)
urbanization
b)
deforestation
c)
desertification
d)
higher pollution
10.
When oil is dumped into water, this refers to what human influence?
a)
engineering
b)
conservation
c)
oil spill
d)
accident
11.
The natural resources used by society are limited by various factors. Why is coal considered a nonrenewable resource?
a)
Once coal is used up, it can never be replaced.
b)
Coal is a nonrenewable resource, because it comes from the impact of meteors with the Earth
c)
Coal was a renewable resource, until it was mismanaged by humans
d)
Coal is considered a nonrenewable resource, because it takes millions of years to form
12.
Walls are built as a part of farming. This refers to what human influence on the environment?
a)
arts and crafts
b)
gardening
c)
terraforming
d)
terrace farming
13.
Carbon is released into the atmosphere through all of the following ways except:
a)
respiration
b)
cow flatulence
c)
photosynthesis
d)
all of the above
14.
Wind is a __________ energy resource.
a)
Renewable
b)
Nonrenewable
15.
In the U.S., laws enacted from the 1780's to the late 1800's reflected the perception that
a)
the amount of land and natural resources in the west was endless.
b)
the natural resources of the west could be used up and required legal protection.
c)
Americans were living amid dirtier air, dirtier water, and more waste and toxic chemicals.
d)
a sustainable future should be a primary goal.
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