Earth's Resources and Human Impact

Human Impact on the Environment

By Jordyn Lueck

Human "impact" is the way humans affect or change the environment. ​

Open Ended

How do you think humans impact the environment? Answer in a full sentence.

Humans and the Environment​

The Earth is home to humans, animals, and plants. The Earth provides living things with air to breathe, food to eat, water to drink, ​and resources to use. Natural resources are things found in nature that can be used by people. Things like sunlight, air, water, and animals are all natural resources in the environment.

Fill in the Blank

_______ resources are things found in nature that can be used by people, like sunlight.

Multiple Select

Which of the following are examples of natural resources? Select all that apply.

• Sunlight

• Water

• Houses

• Fruit

• Plastics

Environment

The environment is everything around you. Everything living on Earth affects the environment, but humans affect the Earth's environment the most. ​Sometimes human impact on the Earth is positive, or good. While other times human impact on the environment is negative, or bad.

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Multiple Choice

What is the environment?

• Plants and animals

• Where you live

• Everything around you

Multiple Choice

What affects the Earth's environment the most?

• animals

• humans

• plants

• trash

Multiple Choice

Positive means

• good

• bad

Multiple Choice

Negative means

• good

• bad

Multiple Choice

Human impact on the environment is always negative.

• True

• False

​Pollution is anything that makes the Earth dirty or unhealthy.

The Earth is very good at​ recycling waste, but humans make more than the Earth can keep up with. Pollution is harmful to the land we live on, water we drink, and air we breathe.

Pollution is harmful to everything on Earth, including humans, plants, and animals ​

Pollution​

Multiple Choice

The only living thing affected by pollution is humans.

• True

• False

Open Ended

Why is pollution harmful? Answer in a full sentence.

• dumping chemicals into water

• cutting down trees (deforestation)

• pollution

​Negative Impact

• Planting trees​

• Recycling paper

• Protecting wildlife​

​Positive Impact

Humans can have a negative or positive impact on the environment.​

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Multiple Choice

Is riding a bicycle to work instead of driving a car a positive or negative impact?

• Positive

• Negative

Multiple Choice

Is leaving the water on while you brush your teeth a positive or negative impact?

• Positive

• Negative

Multiple Choice

Is leaving the lights on in your house when you're not home a positive or negative impact?

• Positive

• Negative

Multiple Choice

Is planting trees a positive or negative impact?

• Positive

• Negative

Multiple Choice

Is littering a positive or negative impact?

• Positive

• Negative

Open Ended

How do humans impact the environment?

Answer in a full sentence.