Middle School: 6th, 7th and 8th Grade - Geography - Changes To The Environment 1 Solution - MCQGeeks.com

Q.1.

What is the name of the place where rocks are extracted from the ground?

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A quarry
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A query
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A mine
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A factory

Q.2.

What are the negative impacts caused by quarrying?

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More jobs are created
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Plant and animal habitats are destroyed
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Rivers are polluted
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Droughts are caused

Q.3.

Which of these is a good consequence of quarrying?

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More jobs are created
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Plant and animal habitats are destroyed
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Rivers are polluted
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Droughts are caused

Q.4.

When harmful substances are put into rivers this causes what?

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Solution
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Drought
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Flood
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Pollution

Q.5.

What can be the consequences of polluting rivers?

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Flooding when the river overflows
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Plants and animals that use the river are killed
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The river dries up
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The pollution creates more erosion

Q.6.

Land can also be polluted with harmful substances. What would be the consequences of this?

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No houses can be built because of dangerous gasses escaping
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Animals are unable to live on the land
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Plants do not grow on the land
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All of these

Q.7.

Which of these consequences can occur on landfill sites?

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Plants are unable to grow on the land for many years
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Methane gas is released into the air
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Chemicals can pollute land and rivers
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All of these

Q.8.

When we have very little rain causing a water shortage what is this called?

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Flood
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Drought
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Pollution
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Contamination

Q.9.

What positive effects can occur when lots of tourists start to visit an area?

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More money is spent in the shops
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The roads become very busy
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More rubbish accumulates
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The paths are worn out more quickly

Q.10.

What negative effects can occur when lots of tourists start to visit an area?

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More money is spent in the shops
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More jobs are created
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More facilities are built
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The place becomes noisy and congested