Human Impacts Quiz

The process in which fertile land degrades and transforms into unusable, non-productive land

• Deforestation

• Desertification

• Urbanization

• Erosion

The clearing of large amounts of forest for non-forest use

• Deforestation

• Desertification

• Urbanization

• Erosion

The building of cities and the moving of people to those cities

• Deforestation

• Desertification

• Urbanization

• Erosion

Movement of weathered rocks and soil from one place to another

• Deforestation

• Urbanization

• Desertification

• Erosion

What man made structures block the flow of water to produce electricity or create water reservoirs?

• Dams

• Floodplains

• Creekbeds

• Tidal plain

Which is NOT an impact from dams?

• Support aquatic food webs

• Change in sediment transport

• Change in water temperature

• Block fish fish passage

Which of the below are negative impacts associated with erosion?

Pick 2

• Loss of fertile land

• Cleaner water

• Added plant life

• Water pollution

What are some examples of items in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch?

• water bottles

• plastic bags

• apple stickers

• bottle caps

Without plentiful sea ice, polar bears have a harder time

(Pick 2)

• hunting seals

• taking a rest when swimming

• sleeping

• hibernating

A pizzly is a result of what two species mating?

• Grizzly bear

• Polar bear

• Black bear

• Koala bear