1. Write TRUE or FALSE for the following statements. Rewrite the false statements in the correct forms. a. Natural resources can be depleted, but not destroyed. b. Soil pollution and land degradation have no relationship. c. Increase in the Earth’s temperature may result in desertification in some areas. d. Since coal is not used by animals as a source of energy, excessive mining of coals will have no effect on their lives at all. e. The increasing extraction is decreasing the regeneration ability of natural resources. 2. Fill in the blanks with the correct form of word(s). a. Environmental degradation is a result of resource degradation. b. Floods are responsible for formations of sedimentary rock,,valleys and enrichment of soil through silt deposit. c. Degradation of natural habitat may lead to loss of d. Biological materials of living organisms is called……………….. e. Earthquake is caused by……………………….. movement. 3. Each question in this part is followed by four possible choices of answers. Choose the correct answer. a. One of the leading anthropogenic causes of pressures on natural resources is A. floods due to excessive rainfall. B. increase in animal population. C. increase in human population. D. rise in sea level. b. If intensive logging is evident in a place, the effect would be A. increase in biodiversity. B. loss of biodiversity. C. increase in water sources. D. reduction in human settlements.​