Human Impact on the Lithosphere

When an eroded beach is replaced with sand continually, it is called

• barrier islands

• beach nourishment

• changes is sea level

What are some reasons deforestation occurs?

• clearing land for agriculture, ranching, and mining
• just wanting to destroy things
• Population moving from rural areas to cities
• to make room for infrastructure

What are some consequences of deforestation?

• increased population in cities
• building of more infrastructure
• soil erosion, loss of biodiversity, loss of ability to remove CO2
• more mercury and cyanide released into rivers

Agriculture is best defined as 

• the hunting and gathering
• the altering genetic material of plants
• the cultivation of plants/domesticating animals
• using technology to increase production

Ocean currents and waves deposit sand and dirt offshore from the mainland.  These deposits build into new landforms called -

• barrier islands.
• rift zones.
• rip tides.
•  inlets.

Which is true about the effect high ocean waves can have on a beach? 

• high waves only affect beaches during a storm
• high waves cause a beach to change shape
• high waves help a beach to remain the same shape
• high waves only affect beaches during the winter

What is a tall wall built along the near edge of a beach?

• sea wall
• jetty
• dredging
• barrier island

_______ can either form a beach by depositing sand or destroy a beach by eroding the sand. 

• waves
• currents
• storms
• all of these

Which type of soil conservation strategy is being  used in this picture?

• windbreaks
• contour plowing
• alley cropping
• terracing

The agricultural practice of growing a single crop, plant, or livestock species at one time. 

• Uniculture
• Biculture
• Monoculture
• low input farming