Question

Which statement offers the best critique of how humans have impacted the environment through agricultural activities?(1 point)
Responses

Chemicals applied on agricultural crops have led to the lessening of cultural eutrophication.
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.
Humans did not impact the physical environment until the last 150 years.

The agricultural practice of slash and burn does not impact the physical environment in modern times.
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.
Answer
Which option correctly identifies a result of agricultural practices? (1 point)
Responses

soil erosion
soil erosion

water diversion
water diversion

biodiversity
biodiversity

slash and burn agriculture
Answer
Which of the following critiques of forestry’s impact on the physical environment is a positive effect?(1 point)
Responses

Deforestation can cause soil erosion and landslides.
Deforestation can cause soil erosion and landslides.

Forestry can lead to the removal of carbon sinks.
Forestry can lead to the removal of carbon sinks.

Recreational use can engage more people with forest conservation.
Recreational use can engage more people with forest conservation.

Low regulation of fires increases the amount of slash and burn agriculture that occurs.
Answer
Which statement best explains what happened to wetland resources and ecosystem services after the 1970s in the U.S.?(1 point)
Responses

Increased knowledge of the role of wetlands in preserving ecosystem services led to policies to restore and protect wetlands.
Increased knowledge of the role of wetlands in preserving ecosystem services led to policies to restore and protect wetlands.

Flooding due to wetlands led to a decrease in the number of wetlands.
Flooding due to wetlands led to a decrease in the number of wetlands.

The Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act, passed in 1980, required the destruction of all wetlands throughout the U.S.
The Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act, passed in 1980, required the destruction of all wetlands throughout the U.S.

Wetlands began to deplete groundwater, leading to policies that favored draining wetlands.
Answer
Which term best describes a process that supports human life and economies at no cost to humans?(1 point)
Responses

externality
externality

biodiversity
biodiversity

ecosystem service
ecosystem service

natural resource
Answered by GPT 3.5
Human agricultural activities have always impacted the physical environment.
Answered by GPT 3.5
soil erosion
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Recreational use can engage more people with forest conservation.
Answered by GPT 3.5
Increased knowledge of the role of wetlands in preserving ecosystem services led to policies to restore and protect wetlands.
Answered by GPT 3.5
ecosystem service