Watersheds and Human Impact Vocabulary and Questions

How do the industrial, agricultural, and residential activities of humans most likely affect the groundwater in the area

• The activities prevent most of the water from evaporating into the atmosphere.

• Pollutants from the activities percolate through the soil and enter the water table.

• The activities replace the groundwater used.

• All of the above

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What is a watershed?

• Water in an area

• Water that flows into a river or stream

• Land that water flows over and through

• Water that is salty

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Wastes produced by agriculture, households, industry, mining, and other human activities can end up in ______________.

• groundwater

• streams and rivers

• oceans

• All of these choices

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What definition BEST describes a watershed?

• An area where water infiltrates the soil

• An area where aquatic plants and animals thrive

• An area where snow melts and changes into liquid water

• An area that collects precipitation and drains it to the lowest point

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An area of land where all the water flows to one location, like a funnel. 

• Superfund Site

• Watershed

• Succession

• River

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What is the primary effect of urbanization on watersheds?

• Increased water absorption by soil

• Decreased wildlife diversity

• Increased surface runoff

• Enhanced natural water filtration

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Why is it important to maintain healthy watersheds?

• They can generate electricity

• They support biodiversity

• They are a primary source of mineral resources

• They increase land value for real estate

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A watershed is affected by human activity in a number of ways. When it rains the pollution ​ (a)  

• runoffs into lakes/rivers

• increases the fertilizers for crops

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Which of the following activities can negatively impact a watershed?

• Planting native vegetation

• Building dams

• Implementing soil conservation measures

• Reducing pesticide use

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Fertilizer can seep through the ground to reach groundwater, what effect can it have?

• Fertilizer can cause groundwater to reverse flow

• Fertilizer can cause groundwater to freeze

• Fertilizer can cause groundwater to become undrinkable

• It will seep into the school

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