What are the advantages and disadvantages of a high throughput economy?
What will be an ideal response?
In a high throughput economy, people increase economic output by increasing the amount of natural matter and energy resources used in order to produce greater quantities of goods and services. Although this type of system is effective in producing goods and services, it tends to lead to large quantities of wastes and pollution.
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Describe the seafloor spreading hypothesis.
What will be an ideal response?
Two revolutions, discussed in cultural geography, that change the Earth are
a. American and French. b. Mexican and Russian. c. Agricultural and Industrial. d. American and Mexican.
What happens when a rainforest tree dies?
a. Light reaches the forest floor, triggering the start of a change in the structure of the forest. b. Rainfall reaches the forest floor in that spot, eroding soil and preventing new growth. c. The new opening in the canopy allows light through, allowing a new tree to grow in its place. d. No new tree can take its place, and the forest gradually transitions into a savanna. e. Bright sun reaching the forest floor damages the surrounding trees.
The primary goal of Earth Science is ________
A) to protect the environment B) to identify the patterns in nature and use that information to predict the future C) to locate resources D) to develop things that will benefit mankind