What is a subsidy? Describe the role of subsidies in present-day natural resource management
What will be an ideal response?
A subsidy is a government giveaway of money or resources, including tax breaks. It is intended to encourage certain desired activities while discouraging others. Subsidies can be used to promote sustainable activities, although more often they have been directed toward industries involved in unsustainable natural resource management. Subsidies for mining and coal industries, and the money spent to build roads so that logging companies can harvest timber in our national forests, are some examples.
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An ion that is an essential nutrient for plant growth, and which was studied by Bormann and Likens, is the ____________________ ion
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What has been the trend in human evolution since the appearance of the Cro-Magnons?
a. Several small subspecies have appeared, acclimated to mini-environments. b. Evolution has proceeded slower than usual. c. Peripheral speciation has resulted in the emergence of the Neanderthals. d. Evolution has become cultural rather than biological. e. Size of organisms has steadily decreased
From a long-term perspective, warm periods in Earth's climate are associated most with increased atmospheric concentrations of ____________________
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The DOT defines a _____ material as one the causes destruction or irreversible damage to living tissue at the site of contact.
a. Toxic b. Harmful c. Reactive d. Corrosive