Anthropocene

In the last 100 years the human population has

• increased very quickly

• used a huge amount of natural resources

• built cities and damaged natural ecosystems

• all of these

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When it comes to human impacts on the ocean

• humans mostly leave the ocean alone

• humans don't really depend of the ocean for anything

• plastic and waste have stayed on land only

• the trash and overuse of ocean resources have increased

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Which example best describes how human activity can directly impact the geosphere?

• Poor farming practices can degrade the soil and cause erosion.

• Dumping waste from a factory into a river can pollute the water supply.

• Construction activities can release harmful dust and chemicals into the air.

• Removing too many fish from the ocean can cause a fish species to go extinct.

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The Anthropocene era is being caused by:

• squirrels

• sea life

• humans

• insects

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part of the environment that is made or modified by humans for use in human activities and human habitats

• geosphere

• atmosphere

• bioshpere

• hydrosphere

• anthrosphere

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Which of the following are consequences of climate change?

• Glaciers are shrinking and sea levels are rising

• Heat waves are longer and more intense

• Plant and animal habitat ranges are shifting

• All of the above

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The picture below shows how runoff from an urban location is routed to the ocean. A likely cause of the runoff is:

• larger amounts of farmland to support more people 

• pavement and concrete prevents water from entering the groundwater 

• increased rainfall in urban areas 

• sediments being deposited in the streams and rivers around urban areas 

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One negative human impact on the environment include all of the following EXCEPT

• replanting trees that are cut

• dumping garbage into our oceans

• burning fossil fuels

• overfishing the ocean

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As a result of a growing human population, a natural resource that could become scarce is

• CO₂

• smog

• iphone/airpods

• clean drinking water

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The Anthropocene is known "the age of humans" because:

• It is the first time in Earth's history where humans have had an impact on the environment.

• Technology we rely on is unsustainable and contributing to climate change and extreme weather events.

• We are releasing CO2 into the atmosphere at alarming rates.

• Human activities burn fossil fuels and this is leading to global warming.

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