List some of the major achievements of Captain James Cook
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Captain James Cook (1728-1779 ) was a British navigator and explorer who undertook three voyages of scientific discovery from 1768-1779. Cook explored the Southern Ocean around Antarctica in an attempt to find the continent. He also extensively explored the Pacific Ocean and mapped previously unknown island groups, including Hawaii. Cook initiated systematic sampling of subsurface water temperatures, measured winds and currents, and took soundings of bottom depths. Cook also used John Harrison's chronometer as a means of determining longitude at sea.
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A. cultural ecology. B. environmentalistic culturalism. C. natural culture. D. cultural landscaping.
The pH scale is the logarithmic measure of hydrogen ion concentrations
a. True b. False
Long, thin lava flows are typically produced by
A. low-viscosity lavas. B. high-viscosity lavas. C. volatile-rich eruptions. D. collapsing eruption columns.
What is a way that governments can encourage reuse and recycling?
A. Governments can set fair market prices for various products. B. Governments can force people to recycle with negative incentives. C. Governments could remove the harmful Superfund Act. D. Governments could encourage the use of POPs in controlling waste. E. Governments can increase subsidies and tax breaks for reusing and recycling