Categories of Environmental Problems Part 1

Categories of Environmental Problems

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ENVIRONMENTAL

PROBLEMS

ALL ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES CAN BE CLASSIFIED INTO ONE OF THREE CATEGORIES.

1. LOSS OF BIODIVERSITY

Is our planet diverse?

DEFORESTATION

Unbelievably, more than 200,000 acres of rainforest are burned every day. That is more than 150 acres lost every minute of every day, and 78 million acres lost every year! More than 20 percent of the Amazon rainforest is already gone, and much more is severely threatened as the destruction continues.

Multiple Choice

What is deforestation?

• Clearing Earth's forests on a massive scale
• Eating too much vegetables
• Going to a forest and pulling weeds
• Clearing the five trees in my backyard

Multiple Choice

True or False.

Deforestation causes an increase in atmospheric carbon dioxide.

• true

• false

Multiple Choice

What are the effects of deforestation ?

• loss of habitat
• increased green house gasses 
• soil erosion and flooding
• all of the above

2. DEPLETION OF RENEWABLE AND NONRENWABLE RESOURCES

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Multiple Choice

Which of the following is NOT considered a fossil fuel?

• Oil

• Coal

• Sunlight

• Natural gas

3. POLLUTION

• Air / Land

• Water

Air Pollution in China

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Multiple Choice

Most air pollution in China is produce by burning coal and cars.

• True

• False

WATER

POLLUTION

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Multiple Choice

Which of the following is NOT a cause of water pollution?

• renewable resources

• oil spills

• deforestation

• pesticides

• all of these contribute to water pollution

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is not a major category of environmental problems?

• pollution

• loss of land for agriculture

• loss of biodiversity

• depletion of renewable and nonrenewable resources

Quia - Environmental Issues

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