Section #: 27.2
Human Impact on Land Resources
Practice Test
1.
__________ and _________ can reduce the environmental impact of deforestation.
a.
Minimizing buffer zones, selective logging
b.
Introducing new species, increasing buffer zones
c.
Logging everything only in small areas, new species
d.
Selective logging, increasing buffer zones
Hint
2.
What are some of the resources within topsoil?
a.
trace minerals
b.
All of the answers are correct.
c.
earthworms
d.
nitrogen-fixing bacteria
Hint
3.
The planting of one species in a field is called __________.
a.
deforestation
b.
biodiversity
c.
monoculture
d.
carrying capacity
Hint
4.
What is the method that uses organisms to clean up toxic waste?
a.
bioremediation
b.
carrying capacity
c.
deforestation
d.
monoculture
Hint
5.
What is the removal of trees without adequate replanting?
a.
bioremediation
b.
a carrying capacity
c.
deforestation
d.
a monoculture
Hint
6.
The process of restoring mined land to its original contours and vegetation is called __________.
a.
reclamation
b.
deforestation
c.
bioremediation
d.
recycling
Hint
