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7th Science- Human Impact (Land Edition)

7th Science- Human Impact (Land Edition)

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Science

7th Grade

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NGSS
MS-ESS3-4, MS-LS2-4, MS-LS2-3

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Christiana Morgan

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4 Slides • 11 Questions

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7th Science- Human Impact (Land Edition)

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Multiple Select

Why is land important?

1

It provides a surface to build on

2

The soil provides nutrients for plants and places for animals

3

Minerals below the surface are used for construction

3

Types of land use

  • Recreation

  • Transport

  • Agricultural

  • Residential -Urbanization is growth caused by people moving to cities

  • Commercial and Industrial

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4

Multiple Choice

Which one of these is NOT a type of land use

1

Agricultural

2

Biological

3

Residential

4

Recreational

5

Transport

5

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What is the growth caused by people moving to the cities?

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Multiple Choice

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This image is an example of what type of land use

1

Residential

2

Commercial

3

Agricultural

4

Recreational

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Multiple Choice

Land that is kept untouched but is used for hiking and other leisure activities

1

Transport land

2

Agricultural Land

3

Residential Land

4

Recreational Land

8

Multiple Choice

When human activity and natural process damage land to the point it can no longer support the local ecosystem.

1

Urbanization

2

Erosion

3

Land Degradation

4

Deforestation

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Importance of Soil

  • Habitat for organisms

  • Stores water and nutrients

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10

Multiple Choice

Several factors can lead to soil erosion. Which of these activities is most likely to contribute to soil erosion?

1

clearing land for farming

2

planting trees and vegetation

3

designating land as a wildlife habitat

4

reducing amount of live stock in area

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Human activities that affect land

  • Urban Sprawl- When people leave the city for nearby areas

  • Nutrient Depletion and pollution

  • Desertification- land becomes more like a desert and unable to support life

  • Deforestation- removal of trees and vegetation

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12

Multiple Choice

Poor farming practices and drought can lead to what?

1

urban sprawl

2

desertification

3

deforestation

13

Fill in the Blank

Removal of trees and other vegetation is called what?

14

Multiple Choice

Several factors can lead to land degradation. Which of these activities is least likely to contribute to land degradation?

1

Urbanization

2

Deforestation

3

Poor farming methods

4

Using an irrigation system on crops

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Multiple Choice

When wind, water, ice, or gravity transports soil and sediment from one area to another it is called

1

Erosion

2

Desertification

3

Deforestation

4

Urbanization

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