Developers decide to build an outdoor shopping complex and two future housing developments by cutting down acres of local woods. Which type(s) of human activity is taking place in this example?
Which of the following statements about topsoil is false?
Foreign logging companies have increased operations in eastern Russia because they are able to use cheaper labor and reduce costs. Several animals’ habitats are threatened by this activity. Which of the following is a negative result of this deforestation?
Which of the following statements best describes what is occurring in the land surrounding the Sahara Desert?
Analyze the image below and answer the question that follows. The arrows in the image above show cause and effect. Which of the models depicts an accurate cause-and-effect relationship?

Analyze the map below and answer the question that follows. Image courtesy of the USDA Part of China is circled in black on the map above. Based on the map key, why is southeastern China not at risk of desertification?

Which of the following is negatively affected by both damming and deforestation?
Most of the eastern United States is humid. How does the humidity on the East Coast prevent desertification?
One of the results of the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill is the threat to various species in the gulf’s ecosystem; it disturbed and, in some cases, forever altered the __________ of the Gulf Coast.
High erosion rates in Madagascar are caused primarily by __________.
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