1. Which statement offers the best critique of how humans have impacted the environment through agricultural activities? (1 point)
• The agricultural practice of slash and burn does not impact the physical environment in modern times.
• Human agricultural activities have always impacted the physical environment.
• Chemicals applied on agricultural crops have led to the lessening of cultural eutrophication.
• Humans did not impact the physical environment until the last 150 years.
2. Which option correctly identifies a result of agricultural practices? (1 point)
• slash and burn agriculture
O water diversion
O soil erosion
• biodiversity
3. Critique each of the following statements and choose the most accurate. (1 point)
The trend toward urbanization has brought many benefits to people and societies and no environme consequences.
• The trend toward urbanization has lessened light and water pollution.
• The trend toward urbanization has brought many benefits to people and societies, but many confequences too
• The trend toward urbanization has increased wildlife habitat and decreased water pollution.
• The trend toward urbanization has increased wildlife habitat and decreased water pollution.
4. Which of the following critiques of forestry's impact on the physical environment is a positive effect? (1 point)
• Deforestation can cause soil erosion and landslides.
• Recreational use can engage more people with forest conservation
• Low regulation of fires increases the amount of slash and burn agriculture that occurs.
O Forestry can lead to the removal of carbon sinks.
5. Which of the effects of irrigation on the world's environment is a criticism of using reservoirs? (1 point)
• Groundwater can be contaminated by plastic.
• Crops can be contaminated and harm the people who consume them.
• Waste byproducts can contaminate land when not safely disposed of.
• Flooding can potentially occur and harm wildlife and land.
1. Human agricultural activities have always impacted the physical environment.
2. Soil erosion.
3. The trend toward urbanization has brought many benefits to people and societies, but many consequences too.
4. Recreational use can engage more people with forest conservation.
5. Flooding can potentially occur and harm wildlife and land.
1. The best critique of how humans have impacted the environment through agricultural activities is that human agricultural activities have always impacted the physical environment.
2. The result of agricultural practices that correctly identifies soil erosion.
3. The most accurate critique of the trend toward urbanization is that it has brought many benefits to people and societies, but also many consequences too.
4. The positive effect of forestry's impact on the physical environment is that recreational use can engage more people with forest conservation.
5. The criticism of using reservoirs in irrigation is that waste byproducts can contaminate land when not safely disposed of.