Humans and Their Environment

Question 1

Read the text, then use the drop-down menus to complete the statements.

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People have turned to gold mining because of a lack of opportunities.: employment; The is dangerous because it generates mercury .: mining process; The is dangerous because it generates mercury .: pollution

Question 2

Study the map, then select the best answers from the drop-down menus.

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✔ nine; People from different countries are directly affected by the Amazon environment.: nine; The majority of the Amazon Rainforest is in .: Brazil; has the smallest amount of area where people have to adapt to the environment of the Amazon.: Venezuela

Question 3

✔ BrazilEcuadorBolivia

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✔ Brazil

Question 4

BrazilPeru✔ Venezuela

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✔ Venezuela

Question 5

Study the pie chart, then select the best answers from the drop-down menus.

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✔ Cattle ranching; was the biggest cause of deforestation of the Brazilian Amazon between 2000 and 2005.: Cattle ranching; Compared to logging, small-scale agriculture accounted for percentage of deforestation.: a larger; According to the information in the chart, and were also causes of deforestation.: forest fires; According to the information in the chart, and were also causes of deforestation.: dams

Question 6

✔ a largera smallerthe same

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✔ a larger

Question 7

natural disastersclimate change✔ forest fires

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✔ forest fires

Question 8

diseasesdroughts✔ dams

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✔ dams

Question 9

How does a dam negatively affect animals that live downstream? Check all that apply.It decreases the water level.It changes the sediment and silt.It decreases the chance for flooding.It creates a natural barrier that hides prey.It stops some animals from being able to travel upstream.

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It decreases the water level.; It changes the sediment and silt.; It stops some animals from being able to travel upstream.

Question 10

Study the map, then select the best answers from the drop-down menus.

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✔ eastern; The part of the Amazon Rainforest is affected the most by deforestation.: eastern; The deforestation is mostly moving part of Amazonia.: north from the southern; Areas near non-forest vegetation experienced the most deforestation because humans .: can access those areas

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