The rate of deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon has increased since 2000. Why?
A) Because of growth of corporate farms and development of new roads and dams
B) Because of growth in corporate farms
C) From the development of new roads and dams
D) From increased global demand for tropical wood
E) From the clearing of land for farming by local villagers
A
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What is the Green Revolution?
A) the increase in yields of beans and peppers in world diets B) farmer rebellions against dictatorships C) an environmental movement in the 3rd World D) an approach to increase agricultural yields E) a series of legal advances in the developing world to protect their farmers from foreign competition
In Latin America from 1600 to 1900 the vast majority of families lived on farms, people were very poor, and many were malnourished. The next stage of demographic transition should be followed by a period where ________
A) population growth rates declined as people lived longer and were more wealthy, well-nourished and educated B) improved economic conditions relieve food shortages, health care and the death rate declines C) clean water, less disease, and higher literacy contributed to lower birth rates D) yellow fever and malaria are widespread and the survival ages is less than 30 years old E) the population stabilizes and the movement toward zero population growth continues
The temperature data application that could help you to predict when your corn crop will be ready to harvest is:
A) the monthly mean temperature during the growing season. B) the growing degree day. C) the heating degree day. D) the average harvest temperature.
Frontal uplift involves ____
a. the rising of air at a frontal surface b. the falling of air at a frontal surface c. frontal precipitation d. the steepness of a frontal surface