In 1998, mudslides in Italy killed more than 100 people and were later blamed on ________.
A. an earthquake
B. deforestation on the surround slopes
C. heavy irrigation on the surrounding slopes
D. a dam failure several miles upstream
Answer: B
You might also like to view...
Sequences of nucleotides that contain information about characteristics passed from parents to offspring are called _____________________.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
What research vessel carried out the first large-scale plankton study?
A) Meteor B) HMS Challenger C) HMS Beagle D) HMS Discovery
As recycling and composting efforts have grown, what has occurred with the annual amount of waste sent to landfills?
A. it has stayed the same B. it has proportionally increased C. it has proportionally decreased D. it has disproportionally increased
Chlorinated hydrocarbons are characterized by all of the following except
A. they degrade quickly in the environment. B. they are fast acting. C. they accumulate in fat tissue. D. they disrupt nervous system function.