Name_________________________________ Class____________________

Date _________________________

Ch-2 Review
Answer the following questions

1. A natural resource is something found in __nature___

2. Some natural resources are:

Water, air, animals, plants, soil, rocks__________________________

3. How can pollution harm our environment? Answers may vary

____Factory and car smoke pollute the air. Littering can harm animals
and cause plants

not to grow. Cutting down too many trees can be wasteful. Animals
use trees for

homes and if we cut too many down they will not have a place to live.

4. Draw a quick before and after picture of how we harm and protect
our environment.
Fill in the blanks and use the word box

endangered reuse reduce

conserve

5. You can __reuse_ a food jar by storing buttons or marbles in it.

6. People help ___reduce_ air pollution by riding bikes.

7. People can help endangered___ animals.

8. People must use electricity wisely, or _conserve__ electricity so it

lasts longer.

Use the box to fill in the blanks

air rocks water plants

9. People 10. People use 11. People use 12. People

use
breathe __water_ plants_ rocks to build
_air _. to clean. to make clothes houses and
buildings.
and paper.

13. A __resource_ is anything people use to meet their needs.

14. How can people help endangered animals?

_By making sure animals homes are safe and not being destroyed
or move

animals to another place where people know they will be safe.

Answers may vary.

15. Draw a picture of a natural resource we get food from? Give

some examples of the food we might get. (ie. Cow, Plants, etc)