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| What has allowed people to extract some resources more easily? | Advances in technology. |
| Give example(s) how advances in technology has allowed people to extract resources more easily. | Machines that drill deep with the interior of the earth to extract oil; machines to cut down trees faster; |
| What impact does deforestation have on the environment? | May lead to erosion; it affects ecosystems; |
| What does deforestation and oil spills have in common? | Both can reduce biodiversity. |
| Define Biodiversity? | The variety of living things in a region or ecosystem. |
| How do people affect the environment by growing food? | Clearing the natural habitat which may lead to soil erosion. |
| Waste that makes the air, soil, or water less clean? | Pollution |
| How can chemicals or fertilizers that farmers use be both positive and negative? | Help farmers produce more food but it may also kill unintended vegetation or insects. |
| An effect on someone or something not involved in an activity is known as a ? | Spillover |
| An example of a spillover would be... | air pollution |
| What can be done to reduce pollution or to protect the environment? | Use clean energy resources such as solar or wind power. Set aside land that would be protected by the government. Use resources wisely. |
| People in prehistoric times lived in areas where they could ...... | hunt, gather food, and find fresh water. |
| What has allowed people to be less dependent on their immediate environment? | Transportation and other technologies. |
| A useful material found in the environment is called? | Natural Resources |
| Identify some examples of fossil fuels. | Coal, natural gas, oil |
| A resource that can be replaced are called? | Renewable resources |
| Today, we rely heavily on nonrenewable energy resources such as.... | coal & petroleum |
| A resource that cannot be replaced in a short period of time? | Nonrenewable resource |
| Identify examples of renewable resources? | water, plants, animals |
| Identify examples of renewable energy resources. | Wind & sunlight |
| Two reasons why people use land differently. | 1) Physical environment, 2) Cultural makeup. |
| Examples of how people use their environment? | People in the Midwest farm and people who live in the Arctic hunt. |
| The movement of settlers and their culture to an area is called? | Colonization |
| The development of production by machines? | Industrialization |
| How do settlers impact their environment? | They introduce new plants/crops as well as machines. |
| The greatest baseball team in the World? | CHICAGO CUBS |
| The best song in the world? | "GO CUBS GO"..."GO CUBS GO" |
