Rachel Carson's book Silent Spring primarily focuses on the environmental problems associated with ________
A) overpopulation
B) deforestation
C) aquifer depletion
D) loss of biodiversity
E) pesticide toxicity
E
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Which of the following is not true of basaltic lava flows?
A) They flow downhill from the vent area. B) They pile up in steep, cone-shaped hills. C) They form from nonexplosive eruptions. D) They can issue from the bases of cinder cones.
Compared to a nuclear plant, a coal-fired plant
A) emits much less carbon dioxide. B) requires much less mining and results in fewer mining deaths. C) contributes to acid rain, and a nuclear plant does not. D) releases more than 100 times more radioactivity because of radioactive elements in coal.
Which of the following is an endogenic process?
A) weathering B) stream deposition C) volcanism D) glacial erosion
What was the initial motivation for European involvement in commerce with Africa?
a. African cotton b. large number of African purchasers for European products c. slavery d. abundant African mineral resources e. access to African timber