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Environment Issues

In KS2, one aspect of geography that is taught is environmental issues, such as global warming or the depletion of the ozone layer, and the problems they are causing to life on Earth.

Environmental issues are the negative aspects of human activity which are causing major problems on Earth, such as the destruction of the rainforests which is causing the atmosphere to warm up. Did you know that many environmental risk factors have been associated with asthma in children? But what can be done to deal with these issues? How can we solve the problems?

This quiz will test how much you know about the damage we are doing to the Earth and how we are trying to put it right.

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Which of these effects does burning fossil fuels have on the environment?

It pollutes rivers

It fills up landfills

It causes drought

It causes hurricanes

Fossil fuels cause acid rain and this rain gets into rivers

What have most governments agreed to do to help stop global warming?

Chop the rainforests down

Reduce the amount of fossil fuels burned

Send a rocket to mend the ozone layer

Stop using electricity

There are other ways to create electricity, like nuclear power, wind power or hydroelectric power

What type of harmful gases surround the Earth?

Solar gases

Natural gases

Greenhouse gases

Shed gases

Greenhouse gases are warming the planet up

Which of these is NOT due to global warming?

The earth may warm up

The ice caps may melt

We will run out of fossil fuels

The sea level may rise

The Earth will run out of fossil fuels one day but this is because we burn them which causes global warming

What is the power produced by the sun called?

Nuclear power

Hydropower

Solar power

Gas power

Solar panels generate electricity from the sun's rays

How is hydroelectricity produced?

With water

With the sun

With wind

By burning fossil fuels

Water can make turbines go round and these turbines can power generators

Why are the rainforests being chopped down?

There are too many trees

It will reduce global warming

To clear land for farming

To use the wood for fuel

There are many people on Earth and they all need to be fed, so farmers chop down trees to make suitable farmland

Which of these human activities is NOT causing global warming?

Burning fossil fuels

Cutting down rainforests

Using aerosols

Recycling glass

Recycling things, like glass, metal or paper, is good for the environment

Which of these is NOT an environmentally-friendly method of producing electricity?

Burning coal

Solar

Wind

Water power

Coal is a fossil fuel

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What is the ozone layer?

A protective layer around the earth

The centre of the earth

A paintballing centre

Part of the North Pole

The ozone layer protects the Earth from too much UV from the sun

Author: Amanda Swift

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