Environmental Impact of Resource Extraction Quiz

Test your knowledge on the environmental consequences of resource extraction with these quiz questions. Learn about pollution, habitat fragmentation, and mitigation methods.

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Which of the following is a major environmental impact of resource extraction?

Increase in biodiversity

Decrease in water pollution

Deforestation and habitat destruction

Increase in soil fertility

What is the term for the process of removing trees from an area for resource extraction?

Reforestation

Afforestation

Deforestation

Reclamation

What is the term for the process of extracting minerals from the Earth's crust?

Resource exploitation

Mineral extraction

Resource extraction

Mining

Which resource extraction method is most likely to result in water pollution?

Open-pit mining

Underground mining

Placer mining

In-situ leaching

What is the term for the process of restoring land that has been mined to a natural or economically usable state?

Resource reclamation

Ecological revitalization

Land restoration

Environmental remediation

Which of the following is not a consequence of resource extraction?

Soil erosion

Air pollution

Groundwater recharge

Loss of biodiversity

Which of the following is a potential long-term effect of resource extraction on local communities?

Increased employment opportunities

Economic diversification

Population growth

Social disruption

What is the term for the process by which toxic substances are released from mining waste and enter the environment?

Leaching

Degradation

Contamination

Pollution

Which of the following is a method to reduce the environmental impact of resource extraction?

Increasing extraction rates

Implementing reclamation plans

Using outdated technology

Ignoring environmental regulations

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Which type of resource extraction is most likely to cause habitat fragmentation?

Oil drilling

Logging

Coal mining

Quarrying

#11

What is the term for the unintended release of methane during coal mining?

Coal seam fire

Methane eruption

Coal mine explosion

Coal mine drainage

#12

Which of the following is a way in which resource extraction can contribute to climate change?

By reducing greenhouse gas emissions

By promoting renewable energy sources

By releasing carbon stored in vegetation and soils

By increasing biodiversity

#13

What is the term for the process of extracting minerals from seawater?

Marine mining

Seawater desalination

Deep-sea mining

Seafloor spreading