The main factor responsible for desertification is ________
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
overgrazing
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Most wildlife experts believe that the United States needs a new law that
A. is designed to protect particular species. B. is designed to protect and sustain biodiversity and ecosystem function. C. is weaker than the Endangered Species Act D. emphasizes the use of seed banks and captive breeding over habitat protection. E. bans egg pulling
Overnutrition and undernutrition are both key factors in which of the following health problems?
A. higher rates of anemia B. higher rates of goiters C. higher rates of type 2 diabetes D. lower life expectancy E. chronic lack of iodine
Astrology is the folklore that arose from watching alignments in the night sky and the belief that these "celestial events" controlled human events
A 1960's folk song, "The Age of Aquarius" has numerous astrology references that relate to the positions of objects in the sky. The song has a line: "When the moon is in the 7th house, and Jupiter aligns with Mars, then peace will guide the planet..." From your knowledge of the stellar constellations and the celestial coordinate system, what does this line mean? A) When the moon crosses the zodiac in the 7th month of the year, and Jupiter and Mars align with the moon, then peace… B) When Jupiter and Mars align with the sun, and it is the 7th full moon of the year, then peace… C) When Jupiter and Mars align in the sky, and the moon is in the 7th constellation of the zodiac, then D) It is just a nonsense line with no meaning.
The amount of ground water is ________ that of all rivers and lakes combined.
A. very minor when compared to B. equal to C. many times D. of uncertain amount compared to E. a little less than