As an example of how individuals matter in the efforts to save wild species, describe how poachers in Thailand became part of the ecotourism industry
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Pilai Poonswad, a native Thai, visited poachers in their villages and explained how the hornbill was worth more alive, as an ecotourist attraction, than dead as a poached animal. Today some of these ex-poachers are employed in the ecotourist industry and also help to protect the birds from other poachers.
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In the northern hemisphere, ocean currents generally move in a circular pattern. Which of the following describes the direction of this motion in the North Atlantic and in the North Pacific?
A. clockwise in the Atlantic and counterclockwise in the Pacific B. clockwise in the Atlantic and clockwise in the Pacific C. counterclockwise in the Atlantic and counterclockwise in the Pacific D. counterclockwise in the Atlantic and clockwise in the Pacific
What is the linear distance in feet between Mount Goethe and the south shoreline of Goethe Lake?
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Pelagic oozes are derived from the shells of microscopic marine organisms
a. True
b. FalseHow does the absorption of light provide heat energy in the ocean?
a. The addition of light increases the heat capacity of molecules. b. The light makes water molecules vibrate and then the electromagnetic energy is converted to heat energy. c. The light energy is absorbed by photosynthetic organisms which convert it to heat energy. d. Tiny suspended particles absorb heat and transfer it to the ocean.