Human Impact on Resources Answers

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Which activity is a method of habitat restoration?

A
cleaning up after environmental disasters
B
allowing trees to grow naturally
C
farming techniques like terrace farming and tree belts
D
creating a reservoir to prevent flooding
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What is the most effective way to protect dry lands from desertification?

A
terrace farming
B
mine digging
C
planting a tree belt
D
constructing a dam
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What process leads to deforestation and increased erosion?

A
mining
B
reforestation
C
desertification
D
urbanization
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What is one way people positively affect water resources?

A
polluting from nonpoint sources
B
increasing farming and construction
C
disposing of chemicals in water
D
limiting use of acid and other pollutants
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What human activity contributes to air pollution?

A
construction
B
reforestation
C
habitat restoration
D
dam development
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Which challenge arises from trying to protect the environment?

A
high clean-energy startup costs
B
less access to clean water
C
lower taxes for citizens
D
more land available for farming
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Which statement provides the best argument in favor of deforestation?

A
Deforestation prevents erosion of farmland.
B
Deforestation prevents air and water pollution.
C
Deforestation does not affect climate around the globe.
D
Deforestation opens up land for mining and cattle ranching.
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Which is an important question to consider when creating an environmental policy?

A
How can it reduce the need for green spaces?
B
How can it help to increase human impact on resources?
C
Is the benefit worth the cost?
D
How will it reduce tourist activity?
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What term refers to the practice of renewing destroyed ecosystems?

A
erosion
B
terrace farming
C
habitat restoration
D
tree belting

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