Question

vocabulary: match the vocabulary word to its definition.

1. air and water pollution:

a. cutting down forests for farming, building, or making products. this can harm animals that live in the forest, cause soil to wash away, and make the climate warmer.
b. building cities and roads where there used to be nature. it can make it harder for animals to find homes and clean water.
c. turning fertile land into dry, barren desert. when soil gets washed or blown away because of things like farming or not having enough plants.
d. urbanization:
e. changing the flow of water:
f. deforestation:

1. urbanization:

a. a city expands into nearby wetlands, replacing natural areas with roads and buildings.
b. a forest is cleared to make space for farmland.
c. a hillside loses all its trees due to logging. heavy rains wash away the soil, and nearby rivers become muddy.
d. a region that once had healthy grasslands now has bare soil and dust storms due to years of overgrazing.

1. changing the flow of water:

a. building dams and changing rivers paths. it can make people and animals sick, and harm plants and fish in rivers and oceans.
b. making the air and water dirty with things like smoke from factories and chemicals (e.g., pesticides) from farms.
c. when soil gets washed or blown away because of things like farming or not having enough plants.
d. turning fertile land into dry, barren desert.

1. deforestation:

a. a forest is cleared to make space for farmland.
b. a city expands into nearby wetlands, replacing natural areas with roads and buildings.
c. a hillside loses all its trees due to logging. heavy rains wash away the soil, and nearby rivers become muddy.
d. a region that once had healthy grasslands now has bare soil and dust storms due to years of overgrazing.

1. erosion:

a. a dry area is farmed without rotating crops or adding nutrients. over time, the land becomes desert - like.
b. a neighborhood is built with no green spaces or trees. rainwater runs off quickly, causing flooding and erosion.
c. a new shopping center is built where a forest used to be. animals lose their habitat and traffic increases.
d. a tropical forest is cut down to build roads and houses. the temperature in the area rises and wildlife disappears.

1. desertification:

a. a farming community experiences drought and poor soil care. the land turns to sand and plants stop growing.
b. a neighborhood is built with no green spaces or trees. rainwater runs off quickly, causing flooding and erosion.
c. a new shopping center is built where a forest used to be. animals lose their habitat and traffic increases.
d. a tropical forest is cut down to build roads and houses. the temperature in the area rises and wildlife disappears.
identity the human impact: directions: read each scenario. decide which type of human impact is being described. choose from deforestation, urbanization, desertification, erosion, air and water pollution, changing the flow of water.

Explanation:

1. Air and Water Pollution: La eliminación de bosques para la agricultura, la construcción y la producción puede hacer que el clima sea más cálido y dañe a los animales que viven en el bosque, causando que el suelo se erosionen y empeore la calidad del aire y del agua.
2. Urbanización: La construcción de ciudades y carreteras donde antes había naturaleza puede dificultar que los animales encuentren hogares y agua limpia.
3. Changing the Flow of Water: La construcción de represas y la alteración de los caminos de los ríos pueden causar inundaciones o sequías y perjudicar a los peces y otros animales, así como a las plantas y los ecosistemas acuáticos.
4. Desertificación: Cuando el suelo se erosiona o se sopla por causas como la agricultura o la ausencia de suficiente vegetación, el suelo fértil puede convertirse en un desierto seco y baldío, lo que dificulta que los animales encuentren alimento y puede causar grandes tormentas de polvo.
5. Deforestation: La tala de bosques para la agricultura, la construcción de carreteras y casas reduce la vegetación. Esto hace que la temperatura aumente, la vida silvestre desaparezca y la lluvia se escapen rápidamente, causando inundaciones y erosión.
6. Erosion: La tala excesiva de árboles en una ladera puede hacer que la lluvia disipe el suelo, especialmente si se combinan con actividades como la tala y la sobreexplotación del pastoreo, lo que puede causar la pérdida de suelos fértiles y la expansión de suelos baldíos y polvorientos.

Answer:

1. A. Air and Water Pollution
2. C. Urbanización
3. E. Changing the Flow of Water
4. B. Desertificación
5. A. Deforestation
6. F. Erosion