Identify one negative consequence of transferring water from water-rich areas to water-poor areas?
What will be an ideal response?
It has impaired the ecosystems of the water-rich areas by degrading their wildlife habitats and natural services.
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Fires on the Cuyahoga River raised concerns that contributed to ________
A) the passage of the federal Water Pollution Control Act B) the formation of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration C) a regulatory taking of many of the industries along the river and its tributaries D) the passage of the Clean Water Act of 1972 E) laws requiring the separation of sewage and storm water in cities
________ is a term used to describe how the water table around a well becomes lower as water is taken from the subsurface
A) Depression B) Saturation C) Perching D) Drawdown
Which of the following is an example of an ecosystem?
A) a colony of leafcutter ants, the leaves they harvest, and the fungi that they cultivate and tend to B) a colony of leafcutter ants living in a forest C) a colony of leafcutter ants, the leaves they harvest, the fungi that they cultivate and tend to, and the soil nutrients and moisture needed for their garden D) a colony of leafcutter ants and the leaves they harvest for their fungal garden E) These are all examples of ecosystems.
Tropical rainforests only make up about __________ percent of the earth's surface but contain up to _____________ percent of the earth's biodiversity.
-5; 50 -2; 50 -4; 40 -2; 20 3; 30