The U.S. General Mining Act of 1872, although encouraging to the domestic mining industry, also ________
A) has allowed mining in urban centers with dense commercial development
B) gives away resources located on public land almost for free and is subject to fraudulent claims
C) makes mining unprofitable except for the largest corporations
D) has pollution and remediation clauses that are too strict
E) opens mining rights to foreign nations which stake claims on U.S. land
B
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A) the extent of known energy reserves B) quantities of fuel that can be recovered using current technology and prices C) reserves that will be exhausted due to overuse by humans D) measures of useful energy produced E) refined and captured but not able to be reused
Describe how both the Sahara desert at (30 degrees north latitude) and the Amazon rain forest (along the equator) are both products of the same process driven by Hadley cells.
What would be an ideal response?
All living things of the Earth system constitute:
a. atmosphere. b. lithosphere. c. hydrosphere. d. biosphere.
Which country gained independence after the Mau-Mau rebellion?
A) South Africa B) Kenya C) Central African Republic D) Ghana E) Mozambique