What is a subsidy? Describe the role of subsidies in natural resource management
What will be an ideal response?
A subsidy is a government giveaway of publicly owned resources, or can consist of cash or a tax break. It is intended to encourage certain activities while discouraging others. Subsidies can be used to promote sustainable activities, although more often they have been used to prop up unsustainable ones. Subsidies for mining and coal industries, and the money spent to build roads so that logging companies can harvest timber in our national forests, are some examples.
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Our experience with herbicides and insecticides indicates that
A) both are capable of selecting for natural resistance by evolution. B) herbicides, but not insecticides, are capable of selecting for natural resistance by evolution. C) insecticides, but not herbicides, are capable of selecting for natural resistance by evolution. D) neither are capable of selecting for natural resistance by evolution.
Which of the following is not true about the Milky Way galaxy in which we live?
A) It is a spiral-shaped galaxy. B) It is one of millions of galaxies in the universe. C) It contains approximately 300 billion stars. D) It is the largest galaxy in the universe.
Which of the following facilitated the interchange of animals between the Nearctic and Palearctic regions?
A) The melting of ice at the end of the Ice age B) The Bering Land Bridge C) The ice of the Arctic Ocean D) The drifting of the continents E) The formation of the Rocky Mountains