Environmental Changes
3R's
Geography
Saving the Environment
100
A farmer wants to evenly water his plants. So he built this structure. This is called...
a. clearing land
b. irrigation
c. building roads 
What is irrigation?
100
One way to conserve water is to...
a. taking shorter showers
b. turn off the lights when you leave the room
c. planting more trees
What is taking shorter showers?
100
What is the capital of the United States of America?
a. Austin, Texas
b. Washington, DC
c. Houston, Texas 
What is Austin, Texas?
100
Pollution is the introduction of harmful materials into the environment. True or False?
What is true?
200
Construction workers have blocked off the roads, what could they possibly be doing?
a. clearing land
b. building or fixing roads
c. mining
What is building or fixing roads?
200
What does reduce mean?
a. to use less
b. to use something for its purpose or another purpose
b. to use again
What is to use less?
200
The star on this is the capital of Texas. The capital of Texas is called...
a. Austin, TX
b. Houston, TX
c. San Antonio, TX
What is Austin, TX?
200
Urban sprawl is when cities rapidly expand (get bigger). True or False?
What is true?
300
What physical changes have been made to the natural environment?
a. sidewalks and roads have been built
b. buildings were created
c. crosswalks have been painted on the roads
d. all of the above
What is all of the above?
300
What is recycling?
a. to break down materials to turn it into something else.
b. to use less
c. to use again.
What is to break down materials to turn it into something else?
300
How many oceans and continents are there?
a. 3 oceans and 8 continents
b. 4 oceans and 6 continents
c. 5 oceans and 7 continents
What is 5 oceans and 7 continents?
300
Increased production of food can lead to overconsumption and food waste. True or false?
What is true?
400
Why has this company decided to change the environment?
a. for mining
b. drilling oil
c. building houses
What is drilling oil?
400
What does conserve mean?
a. to save
b. to use
c. to reduce
What is to save?
400
What is the ocean that is labeled B?
a. Pacific ocean
b. Atlantic ocean
c. Indian ocean
What is the Atlantic ocean?
400
Non native invasive species are always good for the environment. True or false?
What is false?
500
Name at least two ways that physical changes can be made to the environment.
What is clearing land, building roads, mining, irrigation, building dams
500
What are the three R's?
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
500
Numbers 1 and 2 are which continents?
a. North America and Asia
b. Asia and Europe
c. North and South America
What is North America and South America?
500
What are some consequences of changing the physical environment? (Name at least two)
What is introduction of non native species, pollution, less access to resources, urban sprawl, depletion of resources, faster movement of people and goods?