What has been the response to climate change in Oceania and Australia and why is it an especially important issue for the region?
What will be an ideal response?
Climate change directly threatens many of the island nations of the region with rising sea level. Australia faces prolonged drought and water management issues. All countries have pledged themselves to the Kyoto Accord. Australia recently approved a carbon tax. New Zealand has pursued a cap-and-trade program and is considering a flatulence tax for the methane produced by its cattle production. Many small Pacific nations have been outspoken about the need for international solutions to climate, demanding the action of many developed countries such as
Japan and the United States. They face the dire threat of becoming non-existent should sea levels continue to rise.
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a. 1.5 million years old b. 700,000 years old c. 10,000 years old d. 7 million years old e. 4 million years old
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A) CO32- B) OH- C) SO42- D) none of these
The east and west coasts of the North America have very different temperatures at the same latitude primarily because of ocean currents
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
If a stream originates in a humid region, but subsequently flows through an arid region, discharge is likely highest
A) when it reaches ultimate base level. B) downstream. C) upstream. D) midstream. E) at an estuary or confluence with another stream.