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An individual's daily routines and interactions have no impact on the surrounding environment.
An individual's daily routines and interactions have no impact on the surrounding environment.
False (B)
Deforestation, agricultural practices, and infrastructure development are examples of ways humans alter the environment.
Deforestation, agricultural practices, and infrastructure development are examples of ways humans alter the environment.
True (A)
The term 'environment' exclusively refers to nonliving components such as rivers, lakes, and oceans.
The term 'environment' exclusively refers to nonliving components such as rivers, lakes, and oceans.
False (B)
The depletion of fish stocks in oceans has negligible consequences for marine ecosystems.
The depletion of fish stocks in oceans has negligible consequences for marine ecosystems.
Constructing additional parking lots increases the amount of green space.
Constructing additional parking lots increases the amount of green space.
Flashcards
What is environment?
What is environment?
Everything, both living and nonliving, that surrounds you.
Examples of human impact on the environment?
Examples of human impact on the environment?
Cutting trees, plowing fields, building roads, waste disposal, and overfishing.
How do humans change the environment?
How do humans change the environment?
Humans are altering environments worldwide through resource use and waste creation.
Why do humans change the environment?
Why do humans change the environment?
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What is an effect of human activities?
What is an effect of human activities?
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Study Notes
- An environment includes all living and nonliving things.
- Humans are changing the environment across Earth in different ways.
- Cutting down trees to build houses impacts the environment.
- Plowing fields to grow crops affects the environment.
- Building roads and parking lots changes the environment.
- Emptying waste into rivers, lakes, and oceans impacts the environment.
- Using large nets and boats to catch huge amounts of fish affects plants and animals in their environments.
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The environment consists of all living and nonliving elements. Human activities like deforestation, agriculture, and infrastructure development significantly alter environments. Pollution and overfishing also have detrimental effects on ecosystems.
