Urbanization & Pollution
Forestry & Fishing
Soil & Mining
Agriculture & Ranching
Water Use
100

What effect did the Industrial Revolution have on cities?

Increases in population of cities

100

Prescribed burns are good for ecosystems. (T/F)

True

100

Mining that is done above ground

Surface mining

100

Name one animal, besides cattle, that can be included when talking about ranching

Sheep, bison, elk, deer, alpaca

100

Where is most of Earth's water found?

Oceans

200

This word refers to land areas that are other than urban.

Rural

200

Management practices such as planting, thinning, deforestation, and conservation fall under what human activity?

Forestry

200

A naturally occurring solid material from which a metal or valuable mineral can be profitably extracted.

Ore

200

When a section of land is used as feed for livestock for extended periods of time, or without sufficient recovery periods.

Overgrazing

200

Often water must be treated to become _______, safe to drink

Potable

300

Cities become known as _____________ because they heat up and cool down faster than their surrounding areas.

Heat islands

300

The activity of catching fish and other seafood for commercial profit, mostly from wild fisheries.

Large-scale commercial fishing

300

Name a negative environmental impact from mining.

Increased erosion, sediment & debris can cause waterway backup, increased water and air pollution, ocean pollution (undersea mining)

300

Method of farming that enables farmers to grow different crops on the same land, from time to time

Crop rotation
300

The removal of salt from ocean water

Desalination

400

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

400

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

400

Name one way that minerals are formed.

Crystallization from magma or lava, precipitation, pressure and temperature, production by organisms.

400

What is a negative consequence of overgrazing?

Vegetation or grass is damaged and the ground can no longer be used for feeding or agriculture.

400

What is most of Earth's freshwater found?

Glaciers and ice caps

500

The spread of low-density urban or suburban development outward from a dense urban core

Urban sprawl

500

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.

500

Put the following minerals found in soil in order from smallest to largest: silt, clay, gravel, sand.

Clay, silt, sand, gravel

500

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

500

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