ESU 2 List 4 Tech Terms

What is the wise use and preservation of natural resources called?

• Deforestation

• Conservation

• Urbanization

• Desertification

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

What term describes the careful and responsible management of a resource?

• Stewardship

• Preservation

• Soil Conservation

• Land Degradation

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NGSS.MS-ETS1-1

What is the removal of trees and other vegetation from an area known as?

• Urbanization

• Deforestation

• Desertification

• Preservation

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

What process makes areas more desert-like due to human activities or climatic changes?

• Soil Conservation

• Urbanization

• Desertification

• Deforestation

Which of the following is a combination of farming practices used to protect the soil from degradation?

• Urbanization

• Soil Conservation

• Deforestation

• Land Degradation

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NGSS.MS-LS2-5

What is the process of protecting the environment from harmful activities called?

• Preservation

• Stewardship

• Conservation

• Urbanization

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NGSS.MS-LS2-5

What term describes an increase in the proportion of a population living in urban areas rather than in rural areas?

• Deforestation

• Urbanization

• Desertification

• Land Degradation

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

What is the process of damaging land through human activity or natural processes called?

• Land Degradation

• Soil Conservation

• Urbanization

• Preservation

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

What was the Dust Bowl?

• A period of heavy rainfall

• A period of severe dust storms

• A period of urbanization

• A period of deforestation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What is a prolonged period of abnormally low rainfall leading to a shortage of water called?

• Urbanization

• Drought

• Desertification

• Preservation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4