Lesson 2 Human Impact on Land

11. Which of the following refers to the growth of urban areas caused by people moving into cities?
a. erosion c. urbanization
b. deforestation d. land degradation
12. What do you call to the process by which wind, water or gravity transports soil and sediment from
one place to another?
a. erosion c. urbanization
b. deforestation d. land degradation
13. What do you call to the process by which land become more desert like and unable to support life?
a. Deforestation c. erosion
b. desertification d. urban Sprawl
14. Which of the following refers to the use of land where people live in?
a. recreational c. agricultural
b. transport d. residential
Synthesis
87. What would happen if world has no land and were just covered with water?
a. If the world were covered with water then there would be no source of freshwater
b. If the rest of the Earth were covered with water, then the entire planet surface would become
massive saltwater ocean and virtually every species that lives on land or freshwater would go
extinct.
c. If the world were covered with water, many of the ecosystem near land would not suffer.
d. It would not certainly change our lives at all since we can adapt to the changes.

Lesson 3 Human impact on the atmosphere

Remembering
19. Which of the following refers to the contamination of the atmosphere by pollutants from human
and natural sources?
a. gases c. air pollution
b. particulates d. air pollutants
20. Which of the following best describes the air
a. air quality c. quality
b. air quality index d. air index quality
21. What do you call to the tiny particle that is suspended in air or water?
a. Gases b. Particulates c. Ground level ozone d. Smog
Applying
60. What would you do to minimize air pollution?
a. Use wood-burning fireplaces or stoves.
b. Do not seal containers of household cleaners, workshop chemicals and solvents to prevent volatile
organic compounds from evaporating into the air.
c. Avoid burning leaves, trash and other materials.
d. Use charcoal instead of natural gas

60. In a short period of time you were exposed in air pollution. What health problems will you get?
a. Coughing, difficulty breathing and itchy eyes
 b. Asthma, allergies, and Emphysema
c. Lung cancer
d. Chronic bronchitis
61. After exposing to air pollution Lloyd experienced chest pain, persistent cough and shortness of
breath. He went to a doctor and found out that he has lung cancer. What effect of air pollution did
Lloyd acquired?
a. Long-term effect b. Short-term effect c. negative effect d. positive effect

Analyzing
78. How do humans impact Earth’s atmosphere?
a. The contamination of the atmosphere by pollutants from human and natural sources is called air
pollution
b. Oil refineries, chemical manufacturing plants, dry cleaning businesses and auto repair shops are just
some potential sources of natural air pollution that has big impact on Earth’s atmosphere
c. Human activities that involve burning fossil fuels such as driving vehicles and keeping buildings
cool can cause air pollution contaminating the Earth’s atmosphere
d. Volcanic eruptions, wildfires and dust storms can cause air pollution
79. How can air quality affect health?
a. A variety of air pollutants have harmful effects on human
b. Breathing polluted air in a long period of time doesn’t have any serious health problems at all.
c. When pollution is bad, it can irritate your eyes, nose and throat, aggravate asthma and other
respiratory conditions
d. Daily exposure to small amounts of air pollution can cause serious problems.
Synthesizing
88. What would Earth be like without greenhouse effect?
a. Too cold to be habitable
b. A little cooler than it is now
c. The same temperature as it is now
d. A little warmer than it is now