Solutions to Human Impact
An example of a solution to human impact.
What is: recycling, habitat restoration, protected areas, etc.
Give an example of Human Impact.
oil drilling, deforestation, burning fossil fuels, etc.
Give an example of an environment.
Beach, grasslands, rainforest, etc.
Biodiversity is
What is: the variety of life in the world/ecosystem
The 3 R's are
What is: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle?
Human impact is defined as
What is: Any physical change to an environment and its biodiversity created by humans?
An ecosystem is composed of
What are: Living things, nonliving things, and the conditions (weather, etc.)?
Name one thing that species rely on each other for.
What is: Food, reproduction, or protection?
A conservationist is a person that does this job
What is: A person who works to protect the environment and its wildlife?
This type of human impact is one action that has resulted in the loss of biodiversity in the rainforest by removing the habitat of the animals that dwell here
What is: Deforestation?
This type of environment has heavy rainfall, hot temperatures, toucans, and sloths
What is: the Rainforest?
These organisms are from different areas that take the niche of the other organisms that originate from the ecosystem
What are: foreign species/invasive species/imported species
Setting up protected areas help the environment and its biodiversity by
What is: monitoring and regulation, preserving habitats, restoring what was once there, etc?
The burning of these substances can cause CO2 emissions into the atmosphere
You have read about different types of environments/ecosystems. An example of one of them is
What is: Rainforests, ocean, grasslands, beaches, forests, etc.
Describe how the biodiversity in the Amazon Rainforest has changed over the years (increasing vs. decreasing)
What is: The amount of biodiversity has been decreasing over the years?