Some computer scenarios show a collapse of industrial production and agricultural production in the
wake of the depletion of critical resources, such as fossil fuels. Paradoxically, in these scenarios, birth
rates dramatically increase while population simultaneously drops. How can you explain this? What will be an ideal response?
The death rate increases far faster than the birth rate. The high birth rates are the result of the absence
of modern medical resources
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An ice mass of compacted and recrystallized snow that flows under its own weight on land is called
a(n) ____________________. Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
A sulfide mineral that commonly forms cube-shaped crystals is
A. hematite. B. gypsum. C. halite. D. pyrite. E. dolomite.
The area of the ocean that produces the largest standing stock of commercial fish is in the ________
A) coastal areas B) bathypelagic zone C) mesopelagic zone D) tropical areas E) upwelling areas
What event is credited with leading to the passage of the Clean Water Act?
a. the Chicago River being reversed (to flow into the Illinois River rather than into Lake Michigan) to move pollution away from Chicago b. sewage collecting on beaches in San Diego c. Lake Erie being declared "dead" d. the Cuyahoga River catching fire