Explain what our options are for dealing with the projected harmful effects of global warming
What will be an ideal response?
1. One is to drastically slow greenhouse gas emissions to slow down the rate of global temperature increase and to shift to a mix of noncarbon-based energy options in time to prevent major climate changes.
2. The other option is to recognize that some climate change is unavoidable and to devise strategies to reduce its harmful effects.
Most analysts believe we need to employ a mix of both of these options.
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Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
Through natural selection, different species of birds called honeycreepers have shared resources by evolving specialized beaks to take advantage of certain types of food such as insects, seeds, fruits, and nectar from certain flowers. This is called ____.
A. the competitive exclusion principle B. resource partitioning C. population distribution D. interspecific competition E. mimicry
Most dunes move only ________ per year.
A. 1 to 2 kilometer B. 30 to 100 meters C. 5 to 10 kilometers D. 10 to 100 kilometers E. 10 to 15 meters
By making loans unattainable to people in certain neighborhoods, the practice of ________ compounds the difficulty in achieving inner city improvements
A) microlending B) gentrification C) redlining D) postmodernism E) fiscal squeezing