What do the terms microclimate, mesoclimate, and macroclimate mean?
Microclimate refers to the climate very near the ground in a small zone where the surface properties are consistent. Mesoclimate is the climate of a small area, which includes conditions across regions such as forests, valleys, beaches, and towns. Macroclimate is the climate of a bigger area, such as a large state or small nation.
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A) plants. B) fungi. C) cnidarians. D) sponges.
The oxidation of iron to rust is a problem structural engineers need to be concerned about, but the oxidation of aluminum to aluminum oxide is not. Why?
A) Since aluminum is so light and inexpensive, it is easily replaced when corroded. B) Aluminum oxide is insoluble in water and thus forms a protective coating that prevents continued oxidation of the aluminum. C) Aluminum oxide is even stronger than aluminum. D) The oxidation of aluminum is a very slow reaction, taking hundreds of years before any structural changes are noticed.
The __________, initiated in northern England in the late 1700s, introduced a period that changed how humans produced products.
a. agricultural shift b. Green Revolution c. Industrial Revolution d. agrarian revolution e. all of these are correct
Which of the following statements about U.S. land-use policy is true?
A. Under current law, all federal lands are protected from development. B. Each area is assigned one land use deemed best for that area. C. Federal policies are of little importance overall because the area covered by national parks is relatively small. D. The emphasis was on resource exploitation until the mid-twentieth century.