List some of the advantages and disadvantages of relying on private firms to combat desertification

What will be an ideal response?


There might be a role for private companies, but since this is a very long-term project, government investment will most likely be needed. The instance of Elion Resources showed that entrepreneur activities can be successful; they were originally trying to insure their mining activities and innovated ways to do that and sell the licorice root for profit.

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The site on the figure below that would mostly likely form a rock that is fine grained (has small crystals but is not glassy) is



A) A.
B) B.
C) C.
D) D.
E) E.

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This cobble shows prominent scratches because ________

A) it was tumbled in a stream B) it was scraped against other rocks in a glacier C) it was blasted by wind D) this was its shape when it was mechanically weathered from its source rock

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When hydrogen is burned as a fuel, the primary waste product produced is ________

A) carbon monoxide B) H2O C) hydrocarbons and CO2 D) CO2 and H2O E) CO2

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________, a coarse-grained rock composed of pyroxene and olivine, is the most abundant ultramafic rock.

A. Granite B. Diorite C. Hematite D. Peridotite E. Gabbro

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