Using the hydrologic equation, what would you do to a river if you wanted to prevent flooding?

What will be an ideal response?


Answer: Widen, clear, deepen, straighten the channel, or increase the bank by building levees or floodwalls.

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Air flowing from different directions to an area of low pressure, coming together, and being displaced upward is an example of ________ lifting

A) convergent B) convectional C) orographic D) frontal

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What naturally-occurring material is composed of a mixture of rock particles, decaying plant and animal matter, water, air and microscopic organisms?

What will be an ideal response?

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Which of the following best represents a loss of biological wealth?

A) People fishing for catfish in a lake B) Mining coal from deep underground mines C) The extinction of several beetle species D) A naturally occurring fire in a forest

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Emissions trading is a way of reducing emissions of GHGs by actually allowing some

Indicate whether this statement is true or false.

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