What water policy, advocated by the World Bank and International Monetary Fund, has made it more difficult for some people to gain access to water?
A) government regulation
B) the Kyoto Protocol
C) irrigation
D) privatization
E) U.N. Convention on the Law of the Sea
D
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A) is usually warmer than tile. B) is a better insulator than tile. C) for the same mass has more thermal energy than tile. D) all of the above E) none of the above
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A) alterations to legislation must be done in a way that maximizes environmental protection at the urging of scientists without recourse from the voting public B) lack of full scientific certainty shall not be used to postpone measures to prevent major environmental degradation C) permit trading should be undertaken with caution D) caution should be used in handling hazardous wastes E) all alternative sources of energy should be evaluated by the scientific community before marketing
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A) a glacier B) a river delta C) organisms D) a volcanic eruption E) the wind
The most likely place for the basic building blocks for the development of life to interact and produce life is in Earth's ________
A) oceans B) mantle C) lithosphere D) atmosphere E) meteorites