The Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan of 2000 would
A. drain more water out of the system to control flooding.
B. be very inexpensive.
C. transport water to population centers in northern Florida.
D. store water and release it slowly into the system to allow recovery of native species.
Answer: D
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Which of the following is not a reason why the World Heritage List has been criticized?
A) It reflects a Eurocentric basis. B) Tourists often expect that World Heritage sites will be accessible to them, regardless of competing uses. C) It raises awareness of the global cultural resources and sometimes triggers the development of new tourist sites. D) World Heritage sites can be very expensive to maintain. E) Some speculate whether there really can be such a thing as global heritage.
For each of the following six locations, complete the climograph using the average monthly temperature (“Temp”) given in degrees Celsius and Fahrenheit, and the average monthly precipitation (“Precp”) given in centimeters and inches. The average annual temperature and precipitation are provided for you. After completing the climographs, answer the questions at the end of Part II. You may plot data on the climographs using either S.I. or English units (note that the English unit and S.I. unit scales on the climographs are not exactly equivalent). No “H” climates are given.
Caves usually form in
A. topsoil. B. underground regions that contain little groundwater. C. subsoil. D. the saturated zone beneath the water table.
Why does plutonium not occur in appreciable amounts in natural ore deposits?
A) Most naturally occurring plutonium deposits have already been depleted in the creation of nuclear weapons. B) Plutonium is strictly a human-made element. C) Any plutonium initially in the earth's crust has long since decayed. D) Plutonium loses electrons to form positively charged particles that have long since washed into the oceans.