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What is the origin of the word 'environment'?
What is the origin of the word 'environment'?
- Greek
- English
- French (correct)
- Latin
How have human beings modified natural ecosystems as civilizations advance?
How have human beings modified natural ecosystems as civilizations advance?
- By reducing the demand for natural resources
- By preserving natural ecosystems
- By transforming natural landscapes into villages, towns, or cities (correct)
- By increasing the population density
Why do human beings heavily depend on the environment?
Why do human beings heavily depend on the environment?
- To meet their day-to-day needs such as air, water, and food (correct)
- To create artificial ecosystems
- To reduce the demand for natural resources
- To live in harmony with nature
What does the term 'environment' encompass?
What does the term 'environment' encompass?
What is the main reason for the evolution of agriculture?
What is the main reason for the evolution of agriculture?
Why is it important to protect the environment?
Why is it important to protect the environment?
What is the main cause of poor air, water, and soil quality mentioned in the text?
What is the main cause of poor air, water, and soil quality mentioned in the text?
Which of the following resources is non-renewable and may exhaust from the earth's crust if extracted imprudently?
Which of the following resources is non-renewable and may exhaust from the earth's crust if extracted imprudently?
What leads to destruction of forest cover, affecting the water table and the local climate?
What leads to destruction of forest cover, affecting the water table and the local climate?
Which subject areas are essential to understand all aspects of the environment according to the text?
Which subject areas are essential to understand all aspects of the environment according to the text?
What creates a lot of solid byproduct wastes and contaminates water bodies according to the text?
What creates a lot of solid byproduct wastes and contaminates water bodies according to the text?
Which action has led to the destruction of many ecosystems according to the text?
Which action has led to the destruction of many ecosystems according to the text?
What resource is limited on earth from where we extract all resources?
What resource is limited on earth from where we extract all resources?
What causes unfavorable conditions that lead to pollution, affecting normal life of humans, animals, and plants?
What causes unfavorable conditions that lead to pollution, affecting normal life of humans, animals, and plants?
Which practice has become common and conditioned the land base for only selected species?
Which practice has become common and conditioned the land base for only selected species?
What is essential to assess and address environmental issues according to the text?
What is essential to assess and address environmental issues according to the text?
What has led to the poor quality of air, water, and soil according to the text?
What has led to the poor quality of air, water, and soil according to the text?
Which practice has conditioned the land base for only selected species?
Which practice has conditioned the land base for only selected species?
What has led to the destruction of many ecosystems according to the text?
What has led to the destruction of many ecosystems according to the text?
Which resource is non-renewable and may exhaust from the earth's crust if extracted imprudently?
Which resource is non-renewable and may exhaust from the earth's crust if extracted imprudently?
What is causing a disparity between the rate of removal and regeneration of renewable resources according to the text?
What is causing a disparity between the rate of removal and regeneration of renewable resources according to the text?
What has become a common practice leading to lands becoming conditioned for only selected species?
What has become a common practice leading to lands becoming conditioned for only selected species?
What is the meaning of the word 'environment'?
What is the meaning of the word 'environment'?
How have human beings modified natural ecosystems as civilizations advance?
How have human beings modified natural ecosystems as civilizations advance?
What is the main cause of the evolution of agriculture?
What is the main cause of the evolution of agriculture?
Why do human beings heavily depend on the environment?
Why do human beings heavily depend on the environment?
What creates a lot of solid byproduct wastes and contaminates water bodies according to the text?
What creates a lot of solid byproduct wastes and contaminates water bodies according to the text?
What resource is limited on earth from where we extract all resources?
What resource is limited on earth from where we extract all resources?
