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Shakira is a member of the St.Elizabeth Junior Environmental Protection Club. Shakira and her fellow club members are investigating the schools farm so that they can submit a report to the principal. What does Shakira's club do?

• Display aspects of jamaican culture.

• Ensure that her classroom is garbage free.

• Inspect and report on the NEWS In St. Elizabeth

• Inspect and report their findings on things affecting the environment.

Upon inspection, Shakira notices that the school's farm is located on the slope of a hill. There Is evidence of a farming practice that involves the cutting down of trees and burning the land to get rid of bushes and shrubs. What is the name of the practice?

• Deforestation

• Replantation

• Slash and burn

• Errosion

Shakira notices that the schoo's Cows and goats are eating the remaining vegetation on the slope. What kind of farming does her school partake in?

• Fish farming

• Vegetation farming

• Vegetable farming

• Live stock

Shakira notices that the ground she is standing on is very loose and easily moved. A heavy wind blows and picks up some dust from the soil. the moving of dust from one place to another is called?

• Erosion

• Deposition

• Settling

• Sanding

The loose soil shakira is standing on is known as ?

• Top soil

• Sub soil

• Parent rock

• Bed rock

Shakira is worried about the farm because the hurricane season is close by and the farm would be most at risk for which natural disaster?

• Flooding

• Hurricane

• Landslide

Landslides would be dangerous because?

When a piece of land or a rock stays in the same place, but is broken down by the wind or water, or other natural elements. what is this called?

• Erosion

• Weathering

• Deposition

• landslides

which three landforms are created by deposition?

• mountain

• Beach

• Dessert

• flood Plain

Shakira is ready to write her report, fill in the blank spaces with the correct word that makes the most sense.

Dear Mr. Smith,

We (the SEJEPC) have completed our inpection of the school's farm. we have found evidense of soil _____________. which is when the soil is broken down by wind, water, animals and other natural forces.