What parts of Sub-Saharan Africa are most vulnerable to global climate change?
A) the tropical rainforests
B) the arid and semi-arid regions
C) highland regions
D) the cities
E) the temperate zones
B) the arid and semi-arid regions
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When calculating basic temperature data, the difference between the highest and lowest monthly means is called
A. the annual mean B. the monthly mean C. the annual temperature range D. the daily range
Fossil fuels represent ________
A) natural deposits of organic materials that formed long before life on Earth evolved B) plants and algae buried millions of years ago C) sustainable sources of energy that are underused today D) the remains of fossil animals that lived a few thousand years ago
Climatic zones are often based on different types of vegetation that result from the prevailing climatic conditions
Considering such zones, what are some of the potential problems when using fossil plant assemblages to interpret ancient climates? What are some of the factors (geological or otherwise) that would influence your conclusions?
All of the following is true about Canadian oil reserves, except:
A) second only to Saudi Arabia B) extracted from tar sands C) located in Alberta D) degraded 1 million acres of forest E) bitumen extraction is toxic