4.7.3 Biodiversity and the effect of human interaction on ecosystems (might come up) P2

Question 1

Why have humans’ consumption of resources and waste production increased

Answer 1

Rapid rise in human population

Increase in standard of living

Question 2

Where does pollution occur

Answer 2

Air
Land
Water

Question 3

State an example of water pollutants

Answer 3

Sewage
Fertiliser
Chemicals

Question 4

Example of air pollutants

Answer 4

Smoke

Acidic gases

Question 5

State an example of land pollutants

Answer 5

Landfill waste

Chemicals

Question 6

Which human activities reduce the land available for animals and plants

Answer 6

Building
Farming
Quarrying
Disposing of waste

Question 7

Why have peat bogs been destroyed

Answer 7

To produce compost to increase food production

Question 8

Why does the destruction of peat bogs greatly contribute to the greenhouse effect

Answer 8

Peat bogs are stores of carbon and burning them releases a large volume of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere

Question 9

What is causing global warming

Answer 9

The increase in levels of greenhouse gases eg carbon dioxide and methane, causing the temperature on earth to increase

Question 10

Consequences of global warming

Answer 10

Rising sea levels
Melting polar ice caps
Changing weather patterns
Extinction of species
Tropical diseases becoming more common