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State two reasons humans have a strong impact on ecosystems.
Answer
Human population growth and high resource consumption, combined with technology and global trade, allow rapid and large-scale environmental change.
💡 Hint
Population + technology/trade
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State the key idea linking human activity and biodiversity.
Answer
Human activities often change ecosystems rapidly and commonly reduce biodiversity.
💡 Hint
Rapid change reduces biodiversity
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Explain why human impacts are often described as fast, widespread and long-lasting.
Answer
Humans can change environments over years using machinery and infrastructure, act across regions via global supply chains, and cause damage that takes decades or centuries to recover.
💡 Hint
Speed + scale + persistence
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