Urbanization & Pollution
What effect did the Industrial Revolution have on cities?
Increases in population of cities
Prescribed burns are good for ecosystems. (T/F)
True
Mining that is done above ground
Surface mining
Name one animal, besides cattle, that can be included when talking about ranching
Sheep, bison, elk, deer, alpaca
Where is most of Earth's water found?
Oceans
This word refers to land areas that are other than urban.
Rural
Management practices such as planting, thinning, deforestation, and conservation fall under what human activity?
Forestry
A naturally occurring solid material from which a metal or valuable mineral can be profitably extracted.
Ore
When a section of land is used as feed for livestock for extended periods of time, or without sufficient recovery periods.
Overgrazing
Often water must be treated to become _______, safe to drink
Potable
Cities become known as _____________ because they heat up and cool down faster than their surrounding areas.
Heat islands
The activity of catching fish and other seafood for commercial profit, mostly from wild fisheries.
Large-scale commercial fishing
Name a negative environmental impact from mining.
Increased erosion, sediment & debris can cause waterway backup, increased water and air pollution, ocean pollution (undersea mining)
Method of farming that enables farmers to grow different crops on the same land, from time to time
The removal of salt from ocean water
Desalination
Name one environmental negative consequence of urbanization
Increased pollution (waste, noise pollution, light pollution), heat islands, increases in fossil fuels being burned to import more resources
Refers to a situation in which individuals with access to a shared resource (also called a common) act in their own interest and, in doing so, ultimately deplete the resource
Tragedy of the Commons
Name one way that minerals are formed.
Crystallization from magma or lava, precipitation, pressure and temperature, production by organisms.
What is a negative consequence of overgrazing?
Vegetation or grass is damaged and the ground can no longer be used for feeding or agriculture.
What is most of Earth's freshwater found?
Glaciers and ice caps
The spread of low-density urban or suburban development outward from a dense urban core
Urban sprawl
Give one example of Tragedy of the commons & a solution to address it.
Littering, overfishing, overuse of limited resources, air pollution, increased traffic, groundwater use, etc.
Put the following minerals found in soil in order from smallest to largest: silt, clay, gravel, sand.
Clay, silt, sand, gravel
Name one negative environmental impact that over farming and agriculture can have.
Eutrophication of nearby water sources, overgrazing of the land, decreased nutrients in the soil, decreased biodiversity, increases in air pollution due to machinery, increases in water consumption
Name one importance of waste water treatment plants.
Prevents eutrophication of river systems by cleaning farm runoff of fertilizers and pesticides, cleans waste waster that is used in households, provides potable water to homes and businesses, monitors sewage systems