What is the significance of the National Environmental Policy Act?
What will be an ideal response?
NEPA created an agency called the Council on Environmental Quality and required that an environmental impact statement (EIS) be prepared for any major federal action. The EIS process forces government agencies, and any businesses that contract with them, to slow down and evaluate impacts on the environment before proceeding with a new dam, highway, or building project. It serves as a powerful disincentive for environmentally damaging work.
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The type of plate boundary that runs through California is called ____________________, and the name of this plate boundary is ____________________.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
A line of thunderstorms that forms ahead of an advancing cold front is called a ____
A) squall line B) wall cloud C) gust front D) dry line
French Polynesia is an example of a(n):
A) "Trabi" B) euroskepticism C) extraterritorial possession D) reserve currency
In the topographic map below, the place with the greatest relief among the four choices is at
A. A. B. B. C. C. D. D.