SSC
WORLD GEOGRAPHY
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Question
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Which example best describes how human activity can directly impact the biosphere?
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Poor farming practices can degrade the soil and cause erosion.
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Dumping waste from a factory into a river can pollute the water supply.
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Construction activities can release harmful dust and chemicals into the air.
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Removing too many fish from the ocean can cause a fish species to go extinct.
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Anthropogenic activities such as “ deforestation, ‘’ “filling and construction of canals, ‘’ “dams, ‘’ “roads and bridges, ‘’ “agricultural, ‘’ and “industrial and domestic activities” result in contamination of aquatic environments.
Detailed explanation-2: -Many factors contribute to ocean pollution. Humans produce many different kinds of waste, such as agricultural runoff, industrial waste, fertilizers, manufactured chemicals, pharmaceutical chemicals, pesticides, petroleum, plastics, sewage, toxic metals, and urban waste, a large portion of which end up in our oceans.
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