Examine the legend in the Use by sector layer. In the western states, what
sector makes up the largest piece of each pie? What will be an ideal response?
Agriculture (green color in legend).
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- GDP does not include items bought and sold over the Internet. Critics say that this makes the GDP out-of-date and came up with the GPI to add these purchases into the calculations. - GPI reflects the total value of goods and services, while the GDP focuses only on the goods produced. - The GDP reflects only a single calendar year, while the GPI looks at historical trends and projects into the future. - The GPI takes into account externalities (both good and bad) and other nonmarket values, while the GDP does not.
We have not yet established the impact of solar variability on the Earth's climate system because:
A) satellites have not yet been around long enough to provide a data set of adequate length. B) most scientists now agree that solar output is constant and does not vary. C) it is not a legitimate enough theory to gain much attention from the scientific community. D) we have no way of measuring solar variability directly.
What properties that the zone of aeration have?
a. All of the open spaces in rock and sediment are completely water filled b. Includes capillary fringe and belt of soil moisture c. Area above water table d. Includes mostly air e. Both b, c, and d
Which of the following illustrate the liquidation of ecosystem capital in a developing country?
A) Increasing agricultural output to export wheat B) Allowing bridges and roads to degrade without repair C) Expanding logging of hardwood forests for export D) All of the above