What is the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation? How does it work? What are the impacts of the El Nino / La Nina Southern Oscillation (ENSO)?
What will be an ideal response?
The AMOC acts like "a giant conveyor belt, moving water masses from the surface to deep oceans and back again. A key is the high-latitude North Atlantic, where salty water from the Gulf Stream moves northward on the surface and is cooled by Arctic air currents." The ENSO has led to powerful changes in weather patterns, causing large amounts of damage and death.
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What is sustained yield forestry?
What will be an ideal response?
What, according to your text, is the most erosive force on the planet?
a) Wind and rain b) Toxic chemicals c) Animal grazing d) Human development
Brandon noticed that next to a construction site of a new shopping mall there was a new man-made pond. This artificial wetland/pond was constructed to ________.
A. to make the shopping area look more visually appealing B. flood control and nothing else C. to make a habitat for Canadian geese D. collect polluted storm water run-off from the parking lot in order to prevent it from getting into the natural streams and rivers.
Karst refers to landforms and landscapes dominated by _____
a. flowing ice b. volcanic eruptions c. steep slopes d. oxidation e. solution