Question

directions: match the habitat loss with its definition.

1. ____ deforestation

a. the change in the worlds climate, particularly the warming of the average climate and the loss of land area due to the rising sea levels.

1. ____ climate change

b. clearing of land for timber, farming, ranching, or industrial development

1. ____ pollution

c. oil, gas, hydropower, wind farms, and solar farms all have a footprint which degrades or causes habitat loss

1. ____ energy development

d. the introduction of harmful substances or energy into the environment at a rate that is faster than it can be safely dispersed, diluted, or decomposed from urban and industrial areas.

directions: match the scenarios below with the type of habitat loss.

1. ____ a new toll road is built connecting lakeland to miami.
2. ____ a new retirement community with golf course is built in town.
3. ____ an oil tanker run aground and spills over a million gallons of crude oil into the gulf.
4. ____ houses along the coast of california are falling into the pacific ocean because of the rising ocean levels.
5. ____ a wind farm is erected off the coast of jacksonville florida.
6. ____ the city of tampa has had rapid expansion to the point that there is no more office space available downtown and there is an extremely low inventory of single - family homes. public transportation is minimal and unreliable, so a car is needed for even small trips.
7. ____ a one - thousand - acre forest is clear - cut and converted into an amazon industrial park.

a. habitat degradation
b. habitat destruction
c. habitat fragmentation
d. urban sprawl
e. deforestation
f. climate change
g. energy development

Explanation:

1. Deforestation is the clearing of land for various purposes like timber - related activities etc. So it matches with b.
2. Climate change is about the change in the world's climate including warming and land - loss due to sea - level rise. So it matches with a.
3. Pollution is the introduction of harmful substances into the environment. So it matches with d.
4. Energy development like oil, gas etc. can cause habitat loss. So it matches with c.
5. Building a toll road fragments the habitat. So it is C. Habitat fragmentation.
6. Building a retirement community with a golf course is habitat destruction. So it is B. Habitat destruction.
7. An oil spill is habitat degradation. So it is A. Habitat degradation.
8. Coastal houses falling due to rising sea - levels is because of climate change. So it is F. Climate change.
9. Erecting a wind farm is energy development. So it is G. Energy development.
10. Rapid expansion of a city like Tampa is urban sprawl. So it is D. Urban Sprawl.
11. Clear - cutting a forest for industrial use is deforestation. So it is E. Deforestation.

Answer:

1. b
2. a
3. d
4. c
5. C. Habitat fragmentation
6. B. Habitat destruction
7. A. Habitat degradation
8. F. Climate change
9. G. Energy development
10. D. Urban Sprawl
11. E. Deforestation