Why is Japan so much more heavily forested than China?
What will be an ideal response?
In part, Japan is so heavily forested because it has enacted numerous restrictions on deforestation. It has been able to do so through the importing of its lumber products from other regions, notably Southeast Asia. China is also more heavily deforested because of (1) its long history of settlement and clearing of lands, and (2) its increased consumption of forest products accompanying its industrial growth
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We know from the second law of thermodynamics that some of the high-quality energy in each step of processing is
A. wasted and degraded to lower-quality energy. B. upgraded to higher-efficiency energy. C. maintained at the same level of quality. D. destroyed completely. E. converted into renewable energy.
Perched aquifer or perched water table can form when:
a. the water table of an aquifer rises b. the vadose zone is filled with water c. an aquitard creates localized zone of saturation d. both b and c
A dam is constructed on the Crymea River. Explain how this will affect the river and the work that the river performs both upstream as well as downstream
What will be an ideal response?
Since 1960, the human population has increased by more than
A) two times. B) twenty times. C) ten times. D) six times.