Term 3 Assessment 1: Natural Resources

A resource which is not replaceable is called

• Renewable

• Non-renewable

Which of the following groups of physical resources is renewable

• Oil, water, minerals

• Sun, water, forests

Which of the following is true of water as a resource

• It is scarce

• It is renewable

To conserve means to

• waste

• save

We cannot conserve our environment through

• Clearing forest

• Reafforestation programs

To save the resources we have for future generations is called

• Sustainable development

• Preservation

When we remove forests for hotels, which of the following can happen

• Flooding of low-lying areas and destruction of homes of wildlife

• Change of tides and destruction of homes of wildlife

Global warming means

• Increasing temperatures warming up the earth

• Decreasing global temperatures

The release of sulphur oxides and carbon monoxide creates

• air pollution

• water pollution

Global warming occurs when a blanket of toxic gases hover over the earth

• True

• False