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7.18 Environment and Society Worksheet

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This Grade 7 Social Studies worksheet provides structured practice on 7.18 Environment and Society. Students are guided through targeted exercises that build foundational understanding, computational accuracy, and critical thinking skills.

Environment and Society - Which choice best demonstrates this skill — Environment and Society — by asking students to analyze reciprocal influences between human and physical systems, including resource use, hazards, and sustainability trade-offs.? (National Geography Standards 14–16; C3 D2.Geo.4.6-8, D2.Geo.5.6-8)

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Social Studies

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Problem 1Difficulty: Mastery

A region's water plan proposes expanding irrigated acreage by 15% while also promising to increase river flows for habitat by 10%. Current allocations already use 95% of average annual flow, and climate projections suggest average flow may decrease by 8%.

Which statement best diagnoses the plan's feasibility problem?

AHabitat flows can increase automatically when irrigation expands.

BThe plan increases commitments while expected supply shrinks, making both expansion and higher environmental flows unlikely without major efficiency gains or demand reductions.

CClimate projections mean average flow will increase by 8%.

DUsing 95% of flow means plenty of unused water remains for all goals.

Solution & Explanation:When allocations already nearly match supply, adding demand and environmental commitments creates over-allocation. If supply falls, the gap widens. Feasibility requires reducing withdrawals, improving efficiency, or changing crops/land use.

Problem 2Difficulty: Mastery

A city considers expanding air conditioning access to reduce heat-related illness. Electricity is generated mainly from gas. Peak demand occurs during heat waves, when gas "peaker" plants run and have higher emissions per kWh.

Which policy bundle best reduces heat risk without greatly increasing emissions?

AOnly plant trees and ignore indoor heat vulnerability.

BProvide unlimited free AC for all homes with no efficiency upgrades and no grid changes.

CBan AC completely and provide no other heat protections.

DCombine targeted cooling centers and building retrofits (insulation, shading) with grid clean-up or demand response, reducing heat exposure and peak electricity demand.

Solution & Explanation:Heat-health protection can increase energy demand. Efficiency, cooling centers, and demand response reduce peak loads, and cleaner power reduces emissions-addressing both human health and environmental impacts.

Problem 3Difficulty: Mastery

A city faces frequent flash floods in a small, steep watershed. Engineers propose a single large detention dam at the outlet. Geographers propose many small check dams and reforestation in headwaters.

Which option is more likely to reduce sediment and flood peaks simultaneously, and why?

ANeither, because flash floods are caused only by ocean tides.

BEither option, because vegetation does not affect runoff.

CA single outlet dam, because sediment cannot move through reservoirs.

DDistributed headwater measures, because they slow runoff and trap sediment closer to where it is produced, reducing peak flow and downstream sediment load.

Solution & Explanation:Headwater interventions reduce runoff generation and stabilize soils, lowering sediment and smoothing hydrographs. An outlet dam can help peak flow but often fills with sediment and doesn't address upstream erosion sources.

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This worksheet is designed specifically for Grade 7 Social Studies students. It aligns with educational standard GEO.7.18 (Grade 7 social studies practice focused on environment and society.).