Discuss the recent proposal by Paul Crutzen and Eugene Stoermer for the addition of the
Anthropocene Epoch to the Geologic Time Scale. What evidence supports this inclusion? What
doesn’t? What will be an ideal response?
The student should discuss how the rise of human influence on the Earth’s system and
subsystems has profoundly changed the character of the planet. Many species have been
influenced by this change and global geologic processes are not immune to human effects.
Examples include species that have become extinct due to hunting or habitat destruction.
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Which of the following terms refers to an intense storm of tropical origin that forms over the Pacific Ocean adjacent to the west coast of Mexico?
A. typhoon B. hurricane C. cyclone D. willy willy
Europe is known for its particularly harsh and extreme climate, especially during the winter, and this is expected given its high latitudes
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Temperate grasslands are
A. characterized by very rich soils. B. generally a mixture of grasses and forbs. C. characterized by very rich soils and often converted to farmland. D. characterized by very rich soils, often converted to farmland, and generally a mixture of grasses and forbs. E. often converted to farmland.
Which process does not deepen and age soils?
A) Translocation B) Addition of materials C) Transformation D) Loss of materials E) Taxonomy