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- 1. Multiple ChoiceWhat is urbanization?when cities can't get enough watermovement of population from rural areas to citiescities are often warmer than surrounding areaswhen topsoil is eroded away and nothing will grow
- 2. Multiple ChoiceWhat is deforestation?throwing someone out of a windowselectively cutting trees for lumber, making sure the forest remains healthyallowing more animals to graze on the land than it can supportcutting and removal of rainforest
- 3. Multiple Choice
What are some reasons deforestation occurs?
clearing land for agriculture, ranching, and mining
just wanting to destroy things
Population moving from rural areas to cities
to maximize sustainable use of natural resources
- 4. Multiple Choice
What are some consequences of deforestation?
increased population in cities
weakens the shorelines of land on the coast
soil erosion, loss of ability of trees to remove CO2 from the atmosphere, loss of animal habitats
more mercury and cyanide released into rivers
- 5. Multiple Choice
What is a negative impact of mining?
Material left after ore is extracted can release toxic chemicals into the groundwater
Mining can improve the air quality where miners work
Quarries attract new species to the area
Mining can decrease soil erosion
- 6. Multiple Choice
What is one pro of urbanization?
Decreasing the amount of pollution generated
Creating jobs and access to modern technology
Decreasing overcrowding in the countryside
Feeding the worlds population
- 7. Multiple Choice
Rotating crops
conserves nutrients
increases soil erosion
is a cause for deforestation
is the same thing as cover crops
- 8. Multiple Choice
Peat and wood are obtained through
digging
mining
harvesting
drilling
- 9. Multiple Choice
Natural gas and oil are obtained through
digging
mining
harvesting
drilling
- 10. Multiple Choice
What is a con of oil?
Non-renewable
It is cheap
It is reliable
It encourages economic growth
- 11. Multiple ChoiceDeforestation of areas considered to be rich sources of genetic material could limit future agricultural and medical advances due tothe maintenance of dynamic equilibriumthe loss of biodiversityan increase in the ecosystem’s carrying capacitythe depletion of the ozone layer
- 12. Multiple ChoiceWhat are common practices that lead to overgrazing?grazing cattle instead of sheep and goatsgetting into conflicts with neighbors over grazing rightsusing sheepdogs instead of human shepherdstoo many animals, lack of rotation, grazing at wrong times in plant life cycle
- 13. Multiple ChoiceWhat are impacts of overgrazing?pollution and use of more resourcesloss of biodiversity, loss of native topsoil, desertificationmore people than the infrastructure can supportcreation of heat islands
- 14. Multiple ChoiceWhich is a negative of mining?Increased chances for erosionObtaining valuable resourcesGetting richMaking energy and electricity
- 15. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following would PREVENT soil erosion on a farm?over-grazingdeforestationplowingcrop rotations
- 16. Multiple ChoiceWhat is biodiversity?the process where topsoil is eroded away so no plants can growmany different kinds of living thingsa coral reefthe study of how to protect rainforests
- 17. Multiple Choice
What is a possible consequence of agriculture?
Water pollution caused by soil erosion & the use of chemicals (fertilizer, pesticides etc)
Decrease in animal's natural habitats
Increase of flooding due to less areas for water infiltration
Provides jobs for many people
- 18. Multiple Choice
What term best describes how our land use has changed over the past 100 years?
Deforestation
Urbanization
Elimination
Ruralization
- 19. Multiple Choice
What are some reasons deforestation occurs?clearing land for agriculture, ranching, and miningjust wanting to destroy thingsPopulation moving from rural areas to citiesto make room for infrastructure - 20. Multiple Choice
Which area probably faces the greatest problem with erosion?
a flatland with forest
a heavily farmed area
all areas face an equal erosion problem
a mountain with a lot of forest
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