What are the Aichi Biodiversity Targets?
What will be an ideal response?
In 2010 an international committee met in Aichi Prefecture, Japan, to decide on important strategies for biodiversity in the next few years. Examples of targets listed in this chapter include:
- "At least halve and, where feasible, bring close to zero the rate of loss of natural habitats, including forests
- Establish a conservation target of 17% of terrestrial and inland water areas and 10% of marine and coastal areas
- Restore at least 15% of degraded areas through conservation and restoration activities
- Make special efforts to reduce the pressures faced by coral reefs"
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Relative age-dating methods
A. allow Earth scientists to determine exactly when rock layers were deposited. B. allow Earth Scientists to determine that rock deposited during the Cambrian period is 530 million years old. C. allow Earth Scientists to determine exactly how old the Earth actually is. D. allow Earth Scientists to determine if a specific rock layer is older or younger than rocks above or below it. E. allow Earth scientists to know that the Cretaceous-Tertiary Boundary occurred exactly 66 million years ago.
Which of the following is an example of a nonpoint source of pollution?
A) Water released from a paint manufacturer B) Fertilizer-enriched runoff C) An industrial facility D) Municipal sewage treatment plant
________ commonly trigger mass wasting events.
A. Earthquakes B. Hurricanes C. Humans D. Glaciers E. Wind
The open ocean, regardless of depth, where animals swim or float freely is called the abyssal zone
Indicate whether the statement is true or false