Human Impact Review

The Audubon Society recently released a study that showed that the populations of some bird species have decreased in number by as much as 50% since 1966. The study eliminated food and water shortages and natural cycles as causes for the decrease. Which factor might have contributed to this decline?

• planting trees

• increased deforestation

• abundant food

• fewer predators

What characteristic describes this graph?

• Stable Growth

• Developing Country

• Exponential Growth

• Negative Growth

What characteristics describes this graph?

• Declining Growth

• Rapid Growth

• Stable Growth

Name that population pyramid...

• Rapid Growth
• Industrialized Country
• Declining Growth
• Stable Growth

According to the population pyramid of this country, its population is most likely...

• growing slowly.
• growing rapidly.
• decreasing.
• not changing.

A wooded area where animals live is cleared and replaced with new homes. What will happen to the biodiversity of the plants and animals that live in the wooded area?

• Biodiversity remains the same

• Biodiversity increases

• Biodiversity decreases

• Biodiversity increases then decreases

Which human activity would most likely deplete natural resources?

• uncontrolled fish harvesting

• building wildlife conservations

• planting trees in the amazon rainforest

• government regulations on human activities

Which of the following would be a solution to reverse the effects of overexploitation of fossil fuels? 

• clear cut land to build houses

• consume more fossil fuels

• use more renewable resources

• harvest fish at a rapid pace

Forest clearing, farming, and road building are all examples of

• habitat loss

• pollution

• climate change

• biodiversity

What is the main difference between a renewable and nonrenewable resource?

• location found on earth

• uses in everyday life

• rate that they can be replenished

• storage of resource