Before conservation efforts facilitated their comeback, the American alligator population was nearly completely wiped out primarily because of ____.
A. parasites
B. diseases
C. hunters
D. land developers
E. pollution
Answer: C
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Which of the following statements concerning unconfined aquifers on barrier islands and atolls is correct?
A) Any salty water in the aquifer will rise if the water table is lowered by pumping. B) The water table must be 40 feet above sea level to keep the salty water in the aquifer below sea level. C) Wells drilled below sea level will produce only saline water. D) Pumping freshwater from one, large capacity well is much less likely to cause salty water to rise in the aquifer than pumping from several, widely spaced, smaller capacity wells.
The stormy winter weather associated with an invasion of mP air from the Atlantic into an area east of the Appalachians and north of Cape Hatteras is known as a nor'easter
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Western economies rely on which of the following?
A. natural gas B. petroleum C. coal D. uranium E. metals F. All of these choices are correct.
Redwood forests exist in ____
a. taiga b. humid subtropical climates c. humid continental, hot summer climates d. Mediterranean climates e. polar climate regions