Where does the greatest rate of species loss occur today?

What will be an ideal response?


The greatest species loss rate today is occurring in tropical forests.

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A region with high relief (the distance between high and low points in an area) has a ________ rate of debris flow.

A. lower B. higher C. Relief has nothing to do with slope stability.

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If all of the following rocks were to completely melt and reach the same final temperature, which would produce magma with highest viscosity?

A. gabbro B. andesite C. rhyolite D. basalt E. diorite

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A country's ecological footprint is larger than its biological capacity to replenish its renewable resources and absorb the resulting waste and pollution. What can be said about this country?

A. It has an ecological deficit. B. It must not have any natural capital. C. It is a sustainable society. D. It is most likely a developing country. E. It can be described as preservationist.

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