The environmental justice movement started because __________.
a. people realized that environmental damage is not equally distributed among all classes and racial groups; minority and low-income communities tend to contain a much larger share of the environmental damage (such as landfills, incinerators, toxic waste sites, etc.)
b. corporate polluters were not serving jail time for breaking environmental laws
c. Aldo Leopold published The Land Ethic.
d. the Environmental Protection Agency was not doing its job
Answer: a. people realized that environmental damage is not equally distributed among all classes and racial groups; minority and low-income communities tend to contain a much larger share of the environmental damage (such as landfills, incinerators, toxic waste sites, etc.)
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A) The Earth is so large and dense that it absorbs all of this heat.
B) The Earth is overheating regionally, melting rocks into the lava of volcanoes.
C) The Earth maintains a balance by radiating this heat back into space.
D) The atmosphere of the Earth prevents the solar radiation from reaching the Earth's surface.
Which statement about braided streams is true?
a. They form because of an excess of sediment supply. b. They consist of multiple channel segments that divide and recombine around channel bars. c. They have wide shallow channels d. all of the above
The heterosphere:
A) lies below the homosphere. B) contains primarily heavy gases. C) is populated primarily by variable gases. D) is named for its chemical homogeneity.
In a subduction zone, the descending oceanic plate may deform the continental plate, creating a(n) _______________. (two words)
Fill in the blank with correct word.