Worksheet 9

Evaluation:

Circle the correct answer.

1. Which of the following human activities and their effects are not correctly matched?

	Effects	Human activities
A.	Air pollution	Motor vehicles
B.	Landside	Uncontrolled logging
C.	Soil erosion	Excessive development
D.	Flash flood	Excessive use of fertilisers

2. Which of the following activities can cause an imbalance in nature?

I. Excessive logging

II. Hunting animals for their furs

III. Uncontrolled use of pesticides

IV. Replanting trees that have been cut down

A. I and II B. II and III

C. I, II and III D. I, II and IV

3. Which of the following statements is not true about environmental destruction?

A. Plants can prevent soil erosion.

B. Clearing of forest can cause floods.

C. Landslides are caused by air pollution.

D. Land development endangers the life of certain animals.

Choose True or False for the statements below.

1. Improper management and excessive logging can lead to environmental destruction.

True

False

2. Landslide, flash floods and soil erosion are the results of excessive logging.

True

False

3. Air pollution is caused by human activities such as open burning.

True

False

4. Soil and landslides are caused by deforestation.

True

False

5. Pollution of the environment does not cause damages to our lives.

True

False