A desert oasis occurs where the water table is at the surface. Indicate whether the statement is true or false
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Which of the following statements applies to an easterly wave?
A. It moves from west to east. B. It has converging winds on its eastern side. C. It indicates a region of higher than average pressure. D. It may have showers and thunderstorms on its western side.
Which of the following statements about the sea breeze circulation is NOT correct?
a. It blows from the sea toward the land. b. It requires warm sea waters. c. It is typically a daytime circulation. d. It forms due to a temperature contrast between land and water.
The benefits of hydraulic fracturing—"fracking"—include
A) opportunities for economic development and a sense of energy independence. B) the lack of environmentally problematic waste products. C) environmentally sustainable oil and gas extraction processes. D) a sustainable source of cheap energy. E) both that it is a sustainable source of cheap energy and it is environmentally sustainable oil and gas extraction process.
Assume that you are an elected official and a decision-maker in your local community. You are responsible for allocating funding among several groups requesting funds from one particular account that contains $10 million
The groups requesting this money are a local food bank that feeds homeless people, the local parks department that wishes to create a greenbelt along a river that runs through downtown, a conservation group that wishes to restore a section of the river, an elementary school that wishes to start installing computers in some of its classrooms, a low-cost health clinic that provides family planning information, and the local public works department wishing to establish a "tool library" for home mechanics. How will you allocate this $10 million, and in what way will your allocation plan help us to bring about a sustainability revolution? What will be an ideal response