Developing central Asian agriculture required significant diversions of water. Which body of water has lost 90% of its surface area and 80% of its volume since 1950?

a. the Black Sea
b. the Baltic Sea
c. Lake Baikal
d. the Dead Sea
e. the Aral Sea


e

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A) potassium ion, hydroxyl ion, silicic acid, kaolinite B) kaolinite ion, hydronic ion, salicic acid, caolinite C) potassium feldspar, water D) potassium feldspar, basic ion, silicate, kaolinite

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Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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Index minerals are:

a. Minerals that serve as good indicator of metamorphic grade b. Minerals that can be easily identified c. Minerals that occur only in specific zones d. None of the above

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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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