Desertification is ____.?
a. ?strongly linked to human activity
b. ?only a problem in areas near existing deserts
c. ?occurring mostly in regions near the equator
d. ?not a significant problem in the United States
e. ?a slow natural process that does not cause large economic losses
ANSWER: a
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The Keystone XL pipeline ________
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