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When we have very little rain causing a water shortage it is called a drought.
Changes to the Environment 1
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Physical and chemical disturbances can change the environment drastically. These changes to the world in which we live can be because of natural causes or because of human activity. Environments change all the time, whether its your back garden or the planet as a whole.
1 .
What is the name of the place where rocks are extracted from the ground?
A quarry
A query
A mine
A factory
Quarries are where we get stone for building with
2 .
What are the negative impacts caused by quarrying?
More jobs are created
Plant and animal habitats are destroyed
Rivers are polluted
Droughts are caused
We have to balance the benefits of quarrying with the harm it may cause
3 .
Which of these is a good consequence of quarrying?
More jobs are created
Plant and animal habitats are destroyed
Rivers are polluted
Droughts are caused
Quarries provide jobs for people as well as providing us with stone
4 .
When harmful substances are put into rivers this causes what?
Solution
Drought
Flood
Pollution
Pollution contaminates or dirties the water
5 .
What can be the consequences of polluting rivers?
Flooding when the river overflows
Plants and animals that use the river are killed
The river dries up
The pollution creates more erosion
If the water becomes poisonous then fish, frogs and other creatures that use the water will die
6 .
Land can also be polluted with harmful substances. What would be the consequences of this?
No houses can be built because of dangerous gasses escaping
Animals are unable to live on the land
Plants do not grow on the land
All of these
The land is useless for many years
7 .
Which of these consequences can occur on landfill sites?
Plants are unable to grow on the land for many years
Methane gas is released into the air
Chemicals can pollute land and rivers
All of these
The methane gas is a greenhouse gas so contributes towards global warming
8 .
When we have very little rain causing a water shortage what is this called?
Flood
Drought
Pollution
Contamination
Drought dries up rivers and streams which are the habitats of many plants and animals
9 .
What positive effects can occur when lots of tourists start to visit an area?
More money is spent in the shops
The roads become very busy
More rubbish accumulates
The paths are worn out more quickly
More money spent in an area is good for creating more local jobs
10 .
What negative effects can occur when lots of tourists start to visit an area?
More money is spent in the shops
More jobs are created
More facilities are built
The place becomes noisy and congested
The peace and quiet that attracted the tourists in the first place might be lost when more of them arrive!
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