Name ______________________
HUMAN IMPACT VOCAB QUIZ
(Chapter 6)
_____ the development of highly productive crop strains
and the use of modern agriculture techniques to
increase yields of food crops
A. SOIL EROSION
B. SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
_____ wearing away of the surface soil by water and wind
C. MONOCULTURE
_____ farming strategy in which large fields are planted
with a single crop variety year after year
D. NONRENEWABLE RESOURCE
_____ way of using natural resources without depleting them
and of providing for human needs without causing
long term harm to the environment
E. GREEN REVOLUTION
F. RENEWABLE RESOURCE
_____ a necessity of life (resource) which can NOT be
replenished by natural means; Ex: fossil fuels
_____ a necessity of life (resource) which can regenerate
quickly and that is replaceable; Ex: trees, water
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_____ a mixture of chemicals (smoke + fog) that occurs
as a gray-brown haze in the atmosphere
_____ the sum total of the variety of organisms in the biosphere;
It is a measure of the health of an ecosystem
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A. POLLUTANT
B. ACID RAIN
C. BIODIVERSITY
_____ destruction of forests
D. CONSERVATION
_____ a process caused by a combination of poor farming
practices, overgrazing, and drought that turns productive
land in areas with dry climates into deserts
E. DEFORESTATION
F. DESERTIFICATION
______ the wise management of natural resources, including the
preservation of habitats and wildlife
_____ rain containing nitric and sulfuric acids caused by burning fossil fuels
_____ harmful material that can enter the biosphere through land, water, or air
G. SMOG
_____ a species likely to become endangered if not protected
A. ENDANGERED SPECIES
_____ plants or animals that have migrated or been introduced
into places where they are not native and for which there
are no natural predators or parasites to control their population
B. THREATENED SPECIES
_____ term used to refer to a species that has died out
D. EXTINCTION
C. INVASIVE SPECIES
_____ a species whose population size is rapidly declining and
will become extinct if the trend continues without intervention
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_____ increase in the average temperatures of the Earth
A. ALTERNATIVE ENERGY
_____ refers to any source of usable energy intended to
replace the undesired consequences of using fossil
fuels as an energy source
B. OZONE LAYER
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C. CARBON FOOTPRINT
_____ the total set of GHG (greenhouse gas) emissions caused
directly and indirectly by an individual, organization,
event or product
D. GLOBAL WARMING
_____ atmospheric layer in which ozone (03) gas is
relatively concentrated which protects us from
the sun’s ultra-violet radiation
F. BIOLOGICAL MAGNIFICATION
E. HABITAT FRAGMENTATION
_____ increasing concentration a harmful substance
in organisms at higher trophic levels in a
food chain or web
_____ splitting of ecosystems into small areas
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_____ Agreement signed by almost 200 countries,
including the United States, which agreed to
REDUCE (and eventually stop) the use of OZONE
DEPLETING chemicals.
_____ governmental body whose job it is to monitor and enforce
environmental regulations, provide education on environmental
issues, conduct environmental research, and provide
funding for environmental programs.
_____ Agreement, aimed at reducing GLOBAL WARMING, which
has been ratified by 104 nations that asks participants
to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions by 2012 to a
percentage of their 1990 emission levels.
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A. KYOTO ACCORD
B. MONTREAL PROTOCOL
C. ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION AGENCY
Name ______________________
HUMAN IMPACT VOCAB QUIZ
(Chapter 6)
_____ the development of highly productive crop strains
and the use of modern agriculture techniques to
increase yields of food crops
A. MONOCULTURE
B. RENEWABLE RESOURCE
_____ wearing away of the surface soil by water and wind
C. GREEN REVOLUTION
_____ farming strategy in which large fields are planted
with a single crop variety year after year
D. NONRENEWABLE RESOURCE
_____ way of using natural resources without depleting them
and of providing for human needs without causing
long term harm to the environment
E. SOIL EROSION
F. SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
_____ a necessity of life (resource) which can NOT be
replenished by natural means; Ex: fossil fuels
_____ a necessity of life (resource) which can regenerate
quickly and that is replaceable; Ex: trees, water
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
_____ a mixture of chemicals (smoke + fog) that occurs
as a gray-brown haze in the atmosphere
_____ the sum total of the variety of organisms in the biosphere;
It is a measure of the health of an ecosystem
*
*
*
A. CONSERVATION
B. POLLUTANT
C. DEFORESTATION
_____ destruction of forests
D. SMOG
_____ a process caused by a combination of poor farming
practices, overgrazing, and drought that turns productive
land in areas with dry climates into deserts
E. DESERTIFICATION
F. BIODIVERSITY
______ the wise management of natural resources, including the
preservation of habitats and wildlife
_____ rain containing nitric and sulfuric acids caused by burning fossil fuels
_____ harmful material that can enter the biosphere through land, water, or air
G. ACID RAIN
_____ a species likely to become endangered if not protected
A. INVASIVE SPECIES
_____ plants or animals that have migrated or been introduced
into places where they are not native and for which there
are no natural predators or parasites to control their population
B. THREATENED SPECIES
_____ term used to refer to a species that has died out
D. ENDANGERED SPECIES
C. EXTINCTION
_____ a species whose population size is rapidly declining and
will become extinct if the trend continues without intervention
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
_____ increase in the average temperatures of the Earth
A. HABITAT FRAGMENTATION
_____ refers to any source of usable energy intended to
replace the undesired consequences of using fossil
fuels as an energy source
B. BIOLOGICAL MAGNIFICATION
C. CARBON FOOTPRINT
_____ the total set of GHG (greenhouse gas) emissions caused
directly and indirectly by an individual, organization,
event or product
D. ALTERNATIVE ENERGY
_____ atmospheric layer in which ozone (03) gas is
relatively concentrated which protects us from
the sun’s ultra-violet radiation
F. OZONE LAYER
E. GLOBAL WARMING
_____ increasing concentration a harmful substance
in organisms at higher trophic levels in a
food chain or web
_____ splitting of ecosystems into small areas
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
_____ governmental body whose job it is to monitor and enforce
environmental regulations, provide education on environmental
issues, conduct environmental research, and provide
funding for environmental programs.
_____ Agreement signed by almost 200 countries,
including the United States, which agreed to
REDUCE (and eventually stop) the use of OZONE
DEPLETING chemicals.
_____ Agreement, aimed at reducing GLOBAL WARMING, which
has been ratified by 104 nations that asks participants
to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions by 2012 to a
percentage of their 1990 emission levels.
*
*
*
*
*
A. MONTREAL PROTOCOL
B. KYOTO ACCORD
C. ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION AGENCY