If sea level rose ?? m, would a major city within your state be flooded?
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Even if you do not live in a city that would be flooded, how could flooding
in other major cities affect you? What will be an ideal response?
Answers will vary. Effects may be direct, such as flooded property and transportation
routes; or indirect , such as interrupted communication systems and deliveries of goods
and services.
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A. one one-hundredth B. one tenth C. the same as D. twice E. None of these is correct; there is no relationship.
What is the significance of stromatolites?
a) They are composed of benthic patches of bacteria found at hydrothermal vents. b) Cyanobacteria produce carbonate structures in warm shallow seas that can date back to 3 billion years ago. c) They are composed of siliceous deposits of diatoms and dinoflagellates. d) They are composed of biogenous deposits of foraminiferans and coccolithophores.
Which of the following best matches the description?Area of grasses and reeds that is either flooded permanently or for most of the year.
A. littoral zone B. tundra C. boreal forest D. periphyton E. pelagic F. desert G. biochemical oxygen demand H. pioneer community I. deciduous forest J. benthic K. euphotic L. phytoplankton M. savanna N. marsh O. grassland
Which of these is an accurate definition of the continental shelf?
A. the extended, submerged perimeter around each continent B. the boundary between the Bathyl and Abyssal Zone C. part of the open ocean D. comprises the part of the coastal zone that is not submerged