As human population and demands for resources have changed, our definition of sustainability has also changed. One hundred and fifty years ago, human resource use was largely determined by ________

A) consideration of human justice
B) human needs or desires
C) the need for balancing multiuses/demands for a resource
D) the necessity to avoid human conflict
E) the understanding of resource supply


B

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The crossopterygians were well-adapted to move onto the land because they had ____

A)lungs, but not necessarily a means for locomotion B)a means for locomotion, but not necessarily lungs C)cartilaginous skeletons D)lungs and a means of locomotion E)webbed feet

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Salt wedging is of slight consequence in ________

A) regions above the treeline B) humid regions C) marshes D) arid regions E) volcanic regions

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Which of the following is/are a setting(s) where surface water becomes groundwater?

A) A spring B) A river that is higher than the water table C) Where an impermeable unit lies at the surface D) All of these are correct. E) None of these are correct.

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What are fossil fuels, and why are they given this name?

What will be an ideal response?

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