Chapter Resource Files Editable Impacts on the Land
Name
Date
Class
Content Vocabulary
LESSON 2
Impacts on the Land
Directions: Write the correct term in the boxes to the right of its definition. Then unscramble the letters in the shaded boxes to spell a seventh term.
deforestation reforestation
desertification runoff
dispose urban sprawl
reclamation
1. land development for houses and other buildings near a city
2. the removal of large areas of trees for human purposes
3. the portion of precipitation that moves over land and eventually reaches bodies of water
4. restoration of mining areas
5. planting trees to replace those that have been cut or burned down
6. the development of desertlike conditions due to human activity and or climate change
7. When unscrambled, the letters from the shaded boxes spell
,
which means "to throw away."
Environmental Impacts
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Name
Date
Class
Lesson Outline
LESSON 2
Impacts on the Land
A. Using Land Resources
1. People use land for timber production,
,
and
.
2.
are cut down to make wood and paper products, for
fuel, and to clear land for agriculture, grazing, or building homes or highways.
a. The removal of large areas of forest for human purposes is
called
.
b. Deforestation destroys the things and can also affect air quality.
of many living
3. To grow large amounts of food, farmers sometimes add
that contain the element nitrogen to the soil.
a. Some
that live on plant roots can convert nitrogen
to a form that plants can use.
b. The excess nitrogen from human activities can
and affect the organisms that depend on them.
plants
4. Overfarming and overgrazing the land can cause the soil to
. Increased rates of erosion can lead to
, which is the development of desertlike conditions due
to human activities and/or climate change.
5.
includes the processes people use to remove useful
rocks and minerals from the ground. Digging mines can disturb
and can pollute
.
B. Construction and Development
1. Land is a(n) space.
because people use the land for their living
2. Building suburbs on open land can lead to the development of land for houses and other buildings near a city.
, which is
3. Urban sprawl causes three main kinds of problems: habitat
, loss of
pollution from increased
.
, and water
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