QUIZ 2 Negative Human Impacts

Humans never have negative impacts on the environment.

• True
• False

Natural resources are being depleted more quickly than they can be replenished.

• True
• False

The maximum population size that an environment can sustain is known as

• walking capacity
• carrying capacity

Resource depletion is caused by population and economic growth.

• True
• False

Examples of natural resources that are being depleted faster than they can be replenished are

• burger and fries
• cake and ice cream
• forests, minerals, and groundwater

When you cut down forests for agriculture (farming) or urbanization (building communities), it is known as

• deforestation
• clearing clutter

An increased demand on housing, food, and water is caused by

• population growth
• food growth

Earth's population has reached over _________________ people.

• 3 billion
• 5 billion
• 7 billion

___________________ causes resource depletion because new products and technologies require the consumption of more resources.

• plant growth
• economic growth

Human population has surpassed Earth's carrying capacity.

• True
• False