Quiz & Worksheet - Land Degradation & Habitat Fragmentation

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What percentage of the earth's surface is used for agriculture?

38% 50%

18% 29%

Worksheet

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1. What is the appropriate definition of land degradation?

When human use causes a loss of overall quality of the land.
When the overall quality of the land changes over time.
When land changes over time, resulting in an altered or different landscape.
When land changes due to human use, resulting in an reduction in the total amount of arable land.

2. What is the relationship between industrialized agriculture and land degradation?

Industrialized agriculture allows for many crops to be grown on the same field.
Industrialized agriculture allows for a large number of plants to decompose on the fields, fertilizing the soil.
Industrialized agriculture allows for too many heads of livestock to graze on the land, leading to loss of vegetation and compacting of the soil.
Industrialized agriculture helps to prevent the land from degrading through soil erosion.

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About This Quiz & Worksheet

This quiz focuses on habitat fragmentation and land degradation. You'll have to know about industrialized agriculture and why land degradation occurs.

Quiz & Worksheet Goals

In particular, you'll answer questions about:

Definition of land degradation
How industrialized agriculture degrades land
Habitat fragmentation's influence on animal species
Amount of agricultural land on the earth's surface

Skills Practiced

Interpreting information - verify that you can read information regarding converting parts of forests to agricultural land and interpret it correctly
Information recall - access the knowledge you have gained regarding the percentage of the earth's surface that is used for agriculture
Knowledge application - use acquired knowledge to determine how habitat fragmentation affects the forest

Additional Learning

If you would like to know more, pull up the accompanying lesson called Land Degradation and Habitat Fragmentation: The Environmental Impacts of Industrialized Agriculture. This lesson will help you:

Understand why industrial agriculture was created
Define habitat fragmentation
Explain the consequences of habitat fragmentation

Land Degradation and Habitat Fragmentation: The Environmental Impacts of Industrialized Agriculture