Human Alterations to Biomes

What are the most common impacts of humans on biomes?

• Vegetation removal and deforestation

• Agriculture

• Irrigation

• All of the above

Fill in the blank: Vegetation removal can have significant impacts on b_____, altering their structure, function, and biodiversity.

One causes of deforestation

What is a negative effect of vegetation removal and deforestation?

• economic growth

• more biodiversity

• more land for agriculture

• increased carbon emissions

Which biome has the greatest amount of deforestation occurring in it?

• savanna

• tundra

• tropical rainforest

• desert

​ ​ Match the term with the correct definition

• Farming for own use rather than for sale

• cattle ranching

• Farming to produce crops to sell

• Subsistence agriculture

• The process of cutting down trees

• Commercial agriculture

• Raising cows or other livestock for meat

• logging

Advantage of agriculture

• Deforestation

• Soil degradation

• loss of biodiversity

• Food production

A farming technique where sloping land is transformed into flat or gently-sloping platforms

• mining

• land terracing

• deforestation

• climate change

Which of the following is an example of mining in tropical rainforests?

• Oil mining in the Atacama Desert

• Gold mining in the Amazon

• Coal mining in Australia's Outback

• Diamond mining in Africa

Fill in the blank: Oil mining in the Atacama Desert affects ______ and water resources.