Working in a small group, describe what you see as the three principal social and economic challenges facing a Pacific island of your choice. Discuss how the country's physical and human geography may affect its future prospects
What will be an ideal response?
Students should, however, identify the threat of global warming as a
contributing factor to any discussion of social and economic challenges; the legacy of
colonialism; and the limited size and resource base of most islands. Particular challenges will
include agricultural activities (e.g., type of farming, whether plantation or subsistence); the
impact of extractive industries (e.g., mining and logging); and the potential decline of fishing.
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Explain how linear measures are stored in a route feature class of a geodatabase.
What will be an ideal response?
Discuss methods of absolute dating that may provide insight into relatively recent climate
change. How are these methods employed? What will be an ideal response?
What causes a water molecule to be polar?
A. The magnetic properties of hydrogen. B. The magnetic properties of oxygen. C. The position of the hydrogen atoms on one side of the molecule. D. The abundance of ice in the north and south polar regions.
What does the term "loose nukes" refer to?
a. the attitude of Russia about using nuclear weapons b. selling of nuclear information to foreign sources by Russian scientists c. the smuggled radioactive material stolen from Russian nuclear facilities d. the brain drain of nuclear scientists after ether fall of communism e. terrorist organizations with nuclear capabilities