Energy and Human Impact Study Guide
Name:___________________________
1. Define these terms:
 Urbanization
 Over-populated
 Deforestation
 Agriculture
 Overgrazing
 Mining
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2. Energy Resources: Be able to fill out this chart:
Name and
Type
Pros
Description
Solar:
Wind:
Geothermal:
Hydroelectric:
Tidal/ Wave
Power:
Biomass/ Biofuel:
Nuclear
(Uranium):
Oil (Petroleum):
Natural Gas:
Coal:
Resource
Nonrenewable Resource
Renewable/ Perpetual
Resource
Fossil Fuel(s)
Sustainable/ Sustainability
Cons
Environmental
Impact
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Carbon Footprint/
Ecological Footprint
Carbon Dioxide
Photovoltaic Cells
Where in NC
is it best?
How is it
obtained?
3. Other Questions:
1) What happens because there are so many people on planet Earth? Describe the impact of urbanization. Include
information about agriculture, coal mining, overgrazing, and deforestation. What are the environmental
consequences of each of the above human impacts?
2) What happens when fossil fuels are burned?
3) Describe nonrenewable and renewable resources. How are they similar? How are they different? What are
examples of each?
4) Describe the alternative energies and advantages and disadvantages of each. Which alternative energy do you
think is the best?
5) Describe your opinion on our use of fossil fuels. What are fossil fuels? What will happen if we continue to use
fossil fuels at the rate we do? Explain sustainability.
6) Many global problems are caused by our dependence on fossil fuels.
Describe how fossil fuels formed.
Explain why fossil fuels are considered a nonrenewable resource.
Identify 3 different renewable natural resources, and explain how each is used to meet human energy
needs such as heat, electricity, or transportation.
7) Where is our energy obtained/ gathered from? Are some energy sources more easily obtained than others, if so,
which ones?
8) Are all energy sources equally good in NC? Which ones would work better in our favorite state?
Energy and Human Impact Study Guide
Name:___________________________
1. Define these terms:
 Urbanization
 Over-populated
 Deforestation
 Agriculture
 Overgrazing
 Mining





2. Energy Resources: Be able to fill out this chart:
Name and
Type
Pros
Description
Solar:
Wind:
Geothermal:
Hydroelectric:
Tidal/ Wave
Power:
Biomass/ Biofuel:
Nuclear
(Uranium):
Oil (Petroleum):
Natural Gas:
Coal:
Resource
Nonrenewable Resource
Renewable/ Perpetual
Resource
Fossil Fuel(s)
Sustainable/ Sustainability
Cons
Environmental
Impact



Carbon Footprint/
Ecological Footprint
Carbon Dioxide
Photovoltaic Cells
Where in NC
is it best?
How is it
obtained?
3. Other Questions:
1) What happens because there are so many people on planet Earth? Describe the impact of urbanization. Include
information about agriculture, coal mining, overgrazing, and deforestation. What are the environmental
consequences of each of the above human impacts?
2) What happens when fossil fuels are burned?
3) Describe nonrenewable and renewable resources. How are they similar? How are they different? What are
examples of each?
4) Describe the alternative energies and advantages and disadvantages of each. Which alternative energy do you
think is the best?
5) Describe your opinion on our use of fossil fuels. What are fossil fuels? What will happen if we continue to use
fossil fuels at the rate we do? Explain sustainability.
6) Many global problems are caused by our dependence on fossil fuels.
Describe how fossil fuels formed.
Explain why fossil fuels are considered a nonrenewable resource.
Identify 3 different renewable natural resources, and explain how each is used to meet human energy
needs such as heat, electricity, or transportation.
7) Where is our energy obtained/ gathered from? Are some energy sources more easily obtained than others, if so,
which ones?
8) Are all energy sources equally good in NC? Which ones would work better in our favorite state?