Short Answer Practice

Before you begin your answer Example: 1. Humans are currently destroying 80,000 acres of rainforest each day. Identify and explain two of the main human impacts on the environment.

Before you begin your answer Cross out any information that is not important 1. Humans are currently destroying 80,000 acres of rainforest each day. Identify and explain two of the main human impacts on the environment.

Before you begin your answer Underline what the question is actually asking 1. Humans are currently destroying 80,000 acres of rainforest each day. Identify and explain two of the main human impacts on the environment.

Before you begin your answer Circle any key terms for what the question is actually asking you to do For example: Identify, discuss, determine, explain 1. Humans are currently destroying 80,000 acres of rainforest each day. Identify and explain two of the main human impacts on the environment.

Before beginning your answer Box any specific number of things the question would like for you to do. 1. Humans are currently destroying 80,000 acres of rainforest each day. Identify and explain two of the main human impacts on the environment.

Starting your answer The most direct way to begin your answer is start by rephrasing the question 1.Humans are currently destroying 80,000 acres of rainforest each day. Identify and explain two of the main human impacts on the environment. Two main human impacts on the environment are….

After you answer your question Read over the question and then your answer. Did I answer all the parts of my question from the annotations I made? Did I answer in complete sentences?

Practice and Pair Share Write your own answer to the question. Share your response with your partner

Practice Two of the main human impacts on the environment are overexploitation and invasive species. Overexploitation is when resources are taken from the environment faster than they can be returned. Invasive species are species from a different habitat that are introduced, and damage their new environment.

It is always useful to add examples Two of the main human impacts on the environment are overexploitation and invasive species. Overexploitation is when resources are taken from the environment faster than they can be returned. Invasive species are species from a different habitat that are introduced, and damage their new environment. An example of over exploitation is over hunting of animals. An example of an invasive species in the lionfish in the Caribbean.