Impacts
Causes
Species
Solutions
History
100
the dying out or extermination of a species
What is extinction?
100
the introduction of harmful materials into an environment
What is pollution?
100
These sea creatures, who are dependent on land for nesting, have seen an incremental loss to their habitat due to coastal development
What are Sea Turtles?
100
decayed organic material used as plant fertilizer
What is compost?
100
This 1948 aquatic pollution prevention act was the first act to prevent habitat destruction in America
What is the Water Pollution Control Act of 1948?
200
this is decreased when erosion increases, causing sediments and pollution in rivers and streams
What is water quality?
200
The extraction of valuable minerals or other geological materials from the Earth
What is mining?
200
These apes, known for their red fur and long arms, are losing their homes due to human activity and the search for oil palm plantation
What are Orangutans?
200
the conversion of renewable energy from sunlight into electricity
What is solar energy / power?
200
This city in Japan was hit by a nuclear weapon causing the loss of 30,000 human homes, numerous diseases to be spread, and thousands of plants to be mutated
What is Hiroshima?
300
the process by which large and contiguous habitats get divided into smaller, isolated patches of habitat
What is habitat fragmentation?
300
The purposeful clearing of forested land
What is deforestation?
300
due to humans in India overstepping into protected areas and clearing forests, these creatures have little amounts of shared land left
What is the Indian Elephant?
300
a form of energy that harnesses the power of water in motion to generate electricity?
What is Hydro power / energy?
300
This house hold material kills over 1,000 sea turtles annually
What is plastic?
400
this occurs when components and conditions contributing to soil fertility are removed
What is soil depletion?
400
an introduced organism that becomes overpopulated and harms its new environment
What is an invasive species?
400
rare species located in Africa, wanted for their horns, are losing their habitats due to agriculture, settlement, and infrastructure development
What are Black Rhinos?
400
the process of replanting an area with trees
What is reforestation?
400
This state produces the most fires in the U.S. (including the Bullfrog Fire, Creek Fire, Fork Fire, and Wolf Fire)
What is California?
500
this gradual wearing away of soil, rocks, or land, caused by the removal of plants and trees that stabilize soil
What is erosion?
500
catching too many fish at once, causing breeding populations to deplete and suffer
What is over-fishing?
500
natural habitats have been cleared by humans for agriculture, livestock, and illegally harvesting charcoal to fuel their houses
What are Mountain Gorillas?
500
the action or process of converting waste into reusable material
What is recycling?
500
This massively popular supermarket has cut down the most trees in the last ten years
What is Walmart?