Because ____ can slow storm-driven waves, protection and restoration of these areas are important strategies for reducing the impacts of rising sea levels and storm surges.
A. coral reefs
B. mangrove forests
C. estuaries
D. tidal basins
E. algal blooms
Answer: B
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A) humid continental B) steppe C) tropical rainy D) marine west coast
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A) when the decay is instigated by a collision with a proton B) as a beta particle is released, a neutron transforms into a proton C) This only occurs during nuclear fusion. D) It is not possible. Radioactive decay always results in an isotope with the same or lower atomic number.
You are attempting to build a house in a valley bottom, but before you break ground on your new project, you want to make sure that the area is not in danger of experiencing a debris flow. What sort of evidence would you look for to ensure that you would be safe building in that location?
What will be an ideal response?
The physical geography of China
A) is bounded by the Himalayas along its eastern frontier B) is dominated by the Yellow and Yangtze rivers, which flow from Manchuria in a southerly direction into Tibet C) roughly encompasses the same latitude as the continental USA, with warm, humid summers in the south, and bitterly cold winters in the north D) becomes more mountainous and more arid as you travel from west to east E) is closely related to the physical geography of neighboring Japan