What are the four categories of human environmental hazards? Give examples of each
What will be an ideal response?
Cultural hazards—smoking, obesity, alcohol and drug use, risky sexual practices, too little exercise, hazardous occupations, sunbathing, driving too fast. Biological hazards—diseases caused by bacteria, viruses, protozoans, fungi, worms, etc. Physical hazards—hurricanes, tornadoes, floods, forest fires, earthquakes, landslides, volcanic eruptions, climate change. Chemical hazards—chemicals that cause acute, subacute, chronic, or delayed responses in humans, carcinogens, teratogens, immunotoxins, hormonally active agents.
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What indicates that the lava flows associated with Crater Mountain (and the other Mono Craters) were viscous?
Look at the following volcanoes (note that the maps are of several different scales): • Mount Vsevidof (53°07'35"N, 168°41'16"W), a composite volcano in Alaska (shown on Map T-2, Map T-21b, and Figure 34-2) • Crater Mountain (37°52'42"N, 119°00'25"W), the highest peak of the Mono Craters, a chain of rhyolitic plug dome volcanoes in California (shown on Maps T-23a and T-23c) • SP Mountain (35°34'56"N, 111°37'55"W), a basaltic cinder cone in Arizona (shown on Maps T-22a and T-22b and Figure 34-3) • Mauna Loa (19°28'17"N, 155°35'41"W), a large shield volcano on the Big Island of Hawai‘i (shown on Maps T-1 and T-21a) What will be an ideal response?
Define the term prevailing wind. Give an example of how they can affect a region's climate. How can prevailing winds influence city planning and residential construction?
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false
What are the pieces of unsorted, angular rock that are part of rockfall mass wasting?
A. tumble B. talus C. bedrock D. conglomerate E. fragment