In a chain of consequences after a forest is cleared, what is an immediate, direct impact?
A. species go extinct
B. carbon dioxide is sequestered at lower rates
C. habitat is destroyed
D. the greenhouse effect increases
C. habitat is destroyed
Increasing population sizes lead to increasing demand for food.
Farmers use synthetic fertilizers to add necessary nutrients to the soil so crops can grow. What is the ultimate consequence of this fertilizer use?
A. algal blooms grow rapidly
B. deoxygenated water bodies
C. death of aquatic organisms
D. fertilizer runs off with rainwater
A. algal blooms grow rapidly
How did forced assimilation affect Aboriginal children?
A. It encouraged the children to learn their own language.
B. It caused the children to be taken from their families.
C. It forced the children to leave Australia.
D. It guaranteed the children equal rights with foreign settlers.
B. It caused the children to be taken from their families.
Which of the following was the purpose of the first British colony in Australia?
A. to benefit from Australia's strategic location
B. to extract natural resources
C. to house convicted prisoners
D. to convert Aborigines to Christianity
C. to house convicted prisoners
How did most of the Pacific islands win independence from colonizers?
A. Before world war 2, European powers agreed to give up control of the islands.
B. During world war 2, Japan seized the colonies and granted them independence.
C. After World war 2, nationalists led violent revolutions to win independence.
D. After World war 2, Islanders gained independence peacefully.