Negative Human Impact What are some
Possible
Solutions to these Negative Human Problems?
1. Large sections of rain forest are burned to remove trees and create
farmland
2. The building of a new subdivision forces native animal species out of their
habitat.
3. A massive oil spill destroys marine habitat and significantly lowers marine
populations
4. A hydroelectric power plant requires a dam that floods a nearby forest.

15. which of the following is not human-caused groundwater pollution? a. water in an aquifer dissolves elements such as arsenic and mercury from surrounding rock. b. water in an aquifer is contaminated by leachate that seeps into the ground from a landfill. c. water in an aquifer becomes polluted with chemicals used in hydraulic fracturing, or fracking. d. water in an aquifer absorbs harmful bacteria from the drainage field of a septic tank.