Describe the high environmental costs of industrialization within the Russian domain, and cite a recent example of efforts to address some of these problems
What will be an ideal response?
Decades of unregulated industrialization has led to extensive deforestation (especially in the
boreal forests of European Russia), considerable pollution of the region's waterways and lakes;
and substantial air pollution in many locations. Lake Baikal cleanup
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What was the most important factor in predicting how the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill would travel?
A) Density of the oil B) Patterns of oceanic and atmospheric circulation C) Thickness of the spill D) Ocean floor bathymetry
Endemic species are
A) well-established and show the least risk of extinction. B) limited to just one location, such as an island. C) widely distributed, found especially on large continents. D) usually the dominant species within an ecosystem.
Which of the following personal actions could have the greatest impact in reducing greenhouse gas emissions?
A) driving a hybrid car using ethanol B) recycling aluminum to the nearest industry C) eating organically D) switching to all compact fluorescent bulbs for lighting E) increasing home insulation
Predation influences evolution when
A. Predators kill off all of their prey B. A population of predators develop defensive characteristics C. An individual predator adapts and becomes more efficient in catching its prey D. Prey species change their reproductive rate to match predation in the local ecosystem E. Prey species develop defensive characteristics over generations