During the 19th Century, most of the Far North was controlled by the ________
A) The Northwest Company
B) The Baffin Bay Company
C) Couriers du bois
D) The Hudson Bay Company
D
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The Millennium Development Goals are being assessed on the basis of
A) the separate continents of the world, with each continent coordinating the efforts of its countries. B) international efforts to increase the economic development of the most impoverished countries. C) matters of health, reducing the spread of disease, and promoting diet and nutrition. D) ending extreme poverty and hunger all over the world.
Poverty and the exploitation of natural resources usually results in __________ unless proper measures are taken to prevent it.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Some regions of Iceland once were covered with forests. However, centuries ago humans logged the trees and grazed sheep on the logged regions, preventing natural regeneration. This situation, in which one ecosystem has now been converted to another, represents
A) a tipping point for this ecosystem with fewer ecosystem services than before. B) the power of natural resilience mechanisms. C) reverse ecological succession. D) a sustainable approach to ecosystem management with a positive feedback loop.