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

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Responses

Human agricultural activities have always impacted the physical environment.
Human agricultural activities have always impacted the physical environment.

Humans did not impact the physical environment until the last 150 years.
Humans did not impact the physical environment until the last 150 years.

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.

The agricultural practice of slash and burn does not impact the physical environment in modern times.

Answer 1

The statement that offers the best critique of how humans have impacted the environment through agricultural activities is:

Chemicals applied on agricultural crops have led to the lessening of cultural eutrophication.

Answer 2

Which option correctly identifies a result of agricultural practices? (1 point)
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slash and burn agriculture
slash and burn agriculture

water diversion
water diversion

biodiversity
biodiversity

soil erosion

Answer 3

All of the given options correctly identify results of agricultural practices, but since only one option can be chosen, the correct answer would be: soil erosion.

Answer 4

Which of the following critiques of forestry’s impact on the physical environment is a positive effect?(1 point)
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Recreational use can engage more people with forest conservation.
Recreational use can engage more people with forest conservation.

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

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

Low regulation of fires increases the amount of slash and burn agriculture that occurs.

Answer 5

The critique of forestry's impact on the physical environment that is a positive effect is:

Recreational use can engage more people with forest conservation.

Answer 6

Which statement best explains what happened to wetland resources and ecosystem services after the 1970s in the U.S.?(1 point)
Responses

Wetlands began to deplete groundwater, leading to policies that favored draining wetlands.
Wetlands began to deplete groundwater, leading to policies that favored draining 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.

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

Answer 7

The statement that best explains what happened to wetland resources and ecosystem services after the 1970s in the U.S. is:

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

Answer 8

Which term best describes a process that supports human life and economies at no cost to humans?(1 point)
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biodiversity
biodiversity

ecosystem service
ecosystem service

natural resource
natural resource

externality

Answer 9

The term that best describes a process that supports human life and economies at no cost to humans is:

ecosystem service