Which one of the following is correct?
A. the east/northeast facing slopes of mountains on islands in the Caribbean are rain shadow environments
B. the Atacama Desert is in the rain shadow of the Andes Mountains
C. the Inter Tropical Convergence Zone is a belt of high pressure that forms each winter in the tropical regions of Latin America
D. orographic lift is only a precipitation mechanism in the tropics - it doesn't exist in the mid/temperate latitudes
B. the Atacama Desert is in the rain shadow of the Andes Mountains
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A) interruption of the normal seasonal variation in flows of water. B) increased amount of sediment carried downstream of the dam. C) disruption of natural ecosystems. D) protecting towns from flooding.
APHIS oversees both
A) organic and USDA Organic certifications. B) agricultural bioterrorism and safety of GM organisms. C) regulation of pesticides and herbicides. D) the U.S. Departments of Agriculture and Food Security.
When water is pumped from a well the water table is typically drawn down into a zone of depression.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
A pumped-storage system is where water is pumped up into an elevated reservoir, and then allowed to fall to produce electricity. What is the basic reason this system is economical?
A. the electricity is being generated with a renewable energy resource. B. it is more efficient to generate electricity when it is generated with gravity. C. more electricity is generated than is used in pumping water into the reservoir. D. surplus electricity at night is being used to pump water into reservoir. E. the electricity is being generated with a non-carbon based energy source.