Describe the movement of water through the hydrologic cycle
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Water evaporates from the oceans and land surfaces, or is emitted to the atmosphere through transpiration from plants. Vapor condenses into clouds and returns to the surface through precipitation. Precipitation that falls on land eventually works its way back to the ocean through runoff or infiltration.
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A) expanding the amount of land devoted to agriculture B) improving the number of people engaged in agriculture C) increasing the amount of money invested in agriculture D) seizing more land from poor people E) none of the answer choices are correct.
India implemented a self-sufficiency model after they gained independence from the UK. In the 1990s they switched to an International trade model that resulting in
A) a remarkably unresponsive economy. B) an improved competitiveness and quality of Indian products. C) higher tariffs on imported products. D) a lowering of the GDP per capita. E) a proliferation of monopolies.
The Don River lies in the European part of the Northern Eurasian region, and therefore:
A) is largely untouched by human development B) suffers from diverse and numerous sources of pollution C) empties into the Pacific Ocean D) is free from cold winter conditions
A ________ climate is semiarid, but not as dry as a desert—moist enough to sustain grasses and shrubs
A) humid continental B) steppe C) tropical rainy D) marine west coast