What steps can an individual take in his or her community to encourage the sustainable use of mineral resources?
What will be an ideal response?
The answer should include some indication of the importance of recycling in terms of the lower environmental impact. It should indicate the possibility of encouraging industry to consider alternatives to the standard way of producing products. The answer might include education, government advocacy, participation in organizations that encourage recycling and reuse, energy use awareness, etc.
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A majority of undocumented migrants to the United States come from
A) China. B) Mexico. C) Canada. D) Europe. E) Africa.
A group that gives up its cultural traditions such as food and clothing preferences and adopts that of the dominant culture has undergone the process of cultural
A) agglomeration. B) assimilation. C) denial. D) shift. E) citizenship.
The main difference between languages in the same family, branch, or group is how
A) recently in time the languages were once the same. B) closely the speakers of each language live to one other. C) they correspond to the diffusion of free markets across much of the world. D) similar the cultures of the speakers of each language are. E) they all emerged at the same point in history, according to the Bible.
As planetesimals struck the growing Earth, their impact energy in combination with ________ melted the planet.
A. the greenhouse effect B. heat from the sun C. cosmic rays D. radioactivity E. energy left over from the Big Bang