Human Impact on the Environment Study Guide Exam And Actual Answers.
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Human Impact On The Environment
How has human technology and the growth of the human population affected the quality of life for other speices? - Answer The human population is producing minerals thats pollute the air, water, and soil. This is destroying natural habitats, reducing biodiversity, and endangering many species.
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Human Impact on the Environment
Study Guide Exam And Actual Answers.
How has human technology and the growth of the human population affected the quality of life for
other speices? - Answer The human population is producing minerals thats pollute the air, water, and
soil. This is destroying natural habitats, reducing biodiversity, and endangering many species.
Human Population Growth - Answer The rapid increase in human population and technology that
supports this growth has put extreme pressures on the natural world, threatening the survival of many
species and habitats.
Technological Oversight - Answer Inadvertently or purposefully misusing technology in regard to the
natural world.
Nonrenewable Resources - Answer Their supply on Earth is finite and once used up, cannot be
replaced. (Coal, oil, natural gas)
Renewable Resources - Answer Those resources that can, with proper care and attention in the future,
be replaced. (Wood, paper, cardboard)
Environmental Pollution - Answer Chemicals and by-products that are harmful to living things. They
contaminate water, air, and soil and make survival of natural species difficult or impossible.(Pesticides,
radioactive particles)
Cause of Acid Rain - Answer Combining of sulfuric acid and nitrogenic acid with water vapor.
Effects of Acid Rain - Answer Acidifying of lakes and disrupting natural ecosystems. Also kills plants and
animals.
Solutions to Acid Rain - Answer Burn less fossil fuels to release less acids into the atmosphere.
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