Human Impact
Agriculture is the technical term for how humans grow
food
Land is used for plants and animals, but not the ones that naturally live there.
Farming or agriculture
Replacement for electrical energy attached on top of houses and absorb energy.
solar panels
True or false: Fossil fuels takes only a decade to produce.
false
The human removal of entire forests is called what?
deforestation
Building on the land, such as homes, schools, stores, etc...
Development
Wind power can be used for generating electricity if we build these devices
wind turbines
Fossil fuels are called "fossil" because they come from
old, decomposed organisms
Why is it important to protect our wetlands?
They serve as a habitat, help filter water, and prevent flooding
Getting metals out of the ground, sometimes removing everything on the surface is _________.
mining
Identify a renewable resource that humans have the power to replenish themselves.
trees, plants
Nonrenewable resources are also called ________ resources
finite because they take a long time to replenish
Nonnative species that can outcompete the native species
invasive species
Planting more trees can help reduce global warming because they absorb/remove this gas from the atmosphere
Carbon Dioxide
Sunlight provides us with energy through solar panels just as it provides plants with energy through the process of
photosynthesis
Burning fossil fuels increases this gas in the atmosphere
carbon dioxide
True or false: Is increased irrigation is one way to prevent desertification, or land degradation?
False
When the good parts of the soil are gone, usually from bad farming and causes the land to become less fertile is: _____ _____.
land degradation
Comes from the earth and we use them in different ways: eat it, drink it, to build, or burn for energy.
natural resources
These are the main types of fossil fuels
coal, oil, natural gas