Which of the following is primarily for loss of tropical forests in Indonesia?

A. oil palm plantations
B. firewood
C. sugar cane plantations
D. cattle grazing


Answer: A

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Which of the following statements is true about an Ekman spiral?

A) The net flow of a wind-driven surface current in the Northern Hemisphere will flow at about a 50° angle to the wind. B) With increasing depth, each layer will move faster than the overlying layer of water. C) Because of Ekman transport, at some frictional depth, water will be moving in the opposite direction from the surface current. D) An Ekman spiral is not influenced by the Coriolis effect.

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________ is NOT a part of the technology of "clean coal."

A) Removing carbon content from coal before combustion B) Injecting captured carbon dioxide into rock formations deep underground C) Capturing and sequestering carbon emissions D) Removing sulfur oxides from the emissions E) Converting coal to syngas (natural gas)

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Which type of channel (bedrock or alluvial) will have meandering streams?

What will be an ideal response?

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