In California, Oregon, and Washington, development of hydropower is limited by potential impacts of facilities on ________

A) already existing fossil fuel plants in the area
B) endangered fish
C) lack of water sources
D) timber harvesting facilities
E) agriculture demand for the land


Answer: B

Environmental & Atmospheric Sciences

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The major problem encountered in making a world map is that:

a. it is tedious and time consuming. b. there's a lack of international standardization. c. it is impossible to show true size and true shape on the same map. d. There are no major problems.

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Water politics, also called hydropolitics, is politics affected by the availability of water and water resources. In southwest Asia, this is particularly crucial in the relations between which set of countries?

A. Turkey, Syria and Iraq B. Turkey Lebanon and Israel C. Egypt, Libya and Sudan D. Iraq, Saudi Arabia and Iran

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Compare and contrast the reasons for formation and the precipitation and temperature characteristics of subtropical deserts and mid-latitude deserts

What will be an ideal response?

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The study of historical changes of continental shapes and positions is called ________

A) paleomagnetism B) paleoclimatology C) sedimentology D) paleogeography

Environmental & Atmospheric Sciences