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Practice 1

True/False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
 

 1. 

Modern machines allow one person to do things that armies of workers could not do in ancient times.
 

 2. 

A natural resource is any form of energy that humans can use.
 

 3. 

Many things we consider as resources today were not considered natural resources.
 

 4. 

Natural resources are objects, materials, creatures, or energy found in nature that humans can use.
 

 5. 

We consider fish and wildlife to be nonrenewable.
 

Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
 

 1. 

Natural resources have not been created by human and can perform any ____ function.
A.
useful
B.
profitable
 

 2. 

____ is the uppermost layer of soil that we get all our food and natural fibers from.
A.
Subsoil
B.
Topsoil
 

 3. 

____ percent of our land is covered by cities, factories, homes, highways, and other artificial structures.
A.
Two
C.
Six
B.
Four
D.
Eight
 

 4. 

Soil’s major enemy has been ____.
A.
erosion
C.
disease
B.
insects
D.
sun
 

 5. 

Every day, Americans use ____ billion gallons of water.
A.
600
B.
300
 

Matching
 
 
Match the question with the correct response
A.
70
F.
renewable
B.
mature
G.
nonhunting public
C.
sun
H.
738 million
D.
1673
I.
2.7 billion
E.
threatened
J.
distribution
 

 1. 

Percent of Earth’s surface covered by water
 

 2. 

Satisfying their demands in a new aspect of fish and wildlife
 

 3. 

Species that appear to be declining
 

 4. 

Where most of our energy directly or indirectly comes from
 

 5. 

Coal first discovered in America
 



 
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