Which of the following statements critiques technology’s impact on the physical environment?(1 point)
Responses
Greenhouse gas emissions from manufacturing have been happening for centuries in factories around the world, causing climate change.
Human desire for fossil fuels such as oil and coal has led to reliance on technologies like fracking, despite the damage fracking does.
Dams help humans reroute water for irrigation and to create power, allowing them to accomplish important goals for themselves.
Taking steps to avoid deforestation is one strategy that will enable humans to reduce technology’s impact on the physical environment.
Human desire for fossil fuels such as oil and coal has led to reliance on technologies like fracking, despite the damage fracking does.
Which answer best analyzes how technology is affecting the world?(1 point)
Responses
Technology is decreasing crop yields.
Technology is being used to conserve and restore ecosystems.
Technology is leading to less innovation.
Technology is decreasing life expectancy.
Technology is being used to conserve and restore ecosystems.
Which statement best summarizes the changes in agricultural techniques over time?(1 point)
Responses
Over time, humans have decreased the inputs of energy and chemicals in agriculture.
Humans have been using the same agricultural techniques since the beginning of sedentary agriculture.
Over time, agricultural techniques shifted from very expensive to very cheap.
Over time, agricultural techniques shifted from requiring large inputs of labor to requiring large inputs of energy and technology.
Over time, agricultural techniques shifted from requiring large inputs of labor to requiring large inputs of energy and technology.
Which agricultural system requires the lowest input of labor and energy?(1 point)
Responses
intensive farming
nomadic pastoralism
genetically modified crops
industrial agriculture
Industrial agriculture
After you investigate the effects of technological change on natural resource use, what statement could you make?(1 point)
Responses
People learned how to use trees to make paper more than 2,000 years ago.
Since the mid-eighteenth century, people have gradually transitioned from riding horses to driving automobiles, flying airplanes, and launching rockets to space.
People used to produce electricity by burning coal, but today electricity can be produced using sunlight, running water, wind, and Earth’s internal heat.
People have been using iron since the beginning of the Iron Age hundreds of years ago.
People used to produce electricity by burning coal, but today electricity can be produced using sunlight, running water, wind, and Earth's internal heat.
The statement that critiques technology's impact on the physical environment is:
"B. Human desire for fossil fuels such as oil and coal has led to reliance on technologies like fracking, despite the damage fracking does."
To get the answer, you need to read and analyze each statement to identify which one specifically critiques technology's impact on the physical environment. In this case, statement B addresses the negative impact of technology like fracking on the environment due to the reliance on fossil fuels.