Human Impact
Agriculture is the technical term for how humans grow _______.
Food, Crops, Animals for Food
Land is used for plants and animals, but not the ones that naturally live there.
Agriculture
Replacement for electrical energy attached on top of houses and absorb energy.
solar panel
True or false: Fossil fuels takes only a decade to produce.
False. It takes millions of years.
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?
Serve as Habitat/Filter/Prevents 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, biomass
Nonrenewable resources are also called ________ resources
finite or limited
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 (CO2)
True or false: Is increased irrigation is one way to prevent desertification?
True
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 could eat it or drink it and can be used to build or burn for energy.
Natural resources
These are the main types of fossil fuels
Natural gas/ Oil