List three (3) actions that governments can use to encourage the shift to more sustainable sources of energy.
What will be an ideal response?
1. provide tax breaks, rebates, subsides and/or loans to encourage development and utilizing of technologies that rely on renewable energy sources.2. eliminate tax breaks and subsides for nonrenewable energy sources.3. provide education to consumers about the advantages, disadvantages and hidden environmental costs of the products they use.
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In general, what form of transportation was least expensive in the early days of transportation?
A) motor vehicles B) railroads C) water D) air travel E) horse-drawn cart
Why is using the geographic perspective an effective way to analyze the processes that have shaped each of the North American regions discussed in this book, particularly the Great Lakes and Corn Belt?
What will be an ideal response?
The area most closely associated with D climates is ________
A) Central America B) Australia C) Canada D) Southern Africa E) the Amazon basin
Once sound building codes are developed for a given area with earthquake hazards, older structures are routinely rebuilt for greater safety.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)