List three advantages GIS can provide for emergency responders and preparedness officials


Possible answers include, but are not limited to, Disperse emergency response teams during floods and hurricanes to save lives and property. GIS provides tools to help locate shelters, distribute food and medicine, and evacuate those in need.

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A) chlorine atoms B) fluorine atoms C) carbon atoms D) molecular fragments of carbon and fluorine E) all of the above

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Write an essay discussing wildlife conservation efforts in Sub-Saharan Africa. Where has the decline of wildlife in this region been especially problematic? What are some of the initiatives that have been undertaken to conserve this resource?

What will be an ideal response?

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Which of the following is most likely a functional region?

A) an area where new ideas seem to be circulating the fastest B) the area of dominance of a particular church or sect C) the area that a person regards as a hometown D) the area of dominance of a television station E) area where people tend to be fans of a particular professional football team

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What occurs when an interaction benefits one species but has little, if any, effect on the other?

A. interspecific competition B. predation C. parasitism D. mutualism E. commensalism

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