Which of the following is not a predicted consequence of global warming?
A) Droughts in prime agricultural areas
B) Increasing hurricane intensity
C) Melting of glacial ice
D) Shifts in the worldwide distribution of plant and animal communities
E) Droughts, hurricanes, melting of glacier ice and shifts of plants and animal communities are predicted consequences of global warming.
E
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A. has increased average freeway speed. B. has reduced time drivers spend in traffic jams. C. has worsened traffic congestion. D. More than one of these choices are correct
________ and ________ are the most common forms of lithification
A) Fossilization; fragmentation B) Partial melting; decompression melting C) Compaction; cementation D) Weathering; erosion
Which of the following statements is NOT true about the Florida Everglades?
A) The northern part of Lake Okeechobee was drained to provide farmland for sugar cane. B) Despite human actions much of the wetlands have been self-regenerating and self-restoring. C) The Everglades were once a shallow, 50-mile wide river. D) Canals and levees constructed in the 1950s allowed for urban expansion of Miami and Fort Lauderdale. E) The waterways are heavily contaminated with fertilizer runoff.
The maternal mortality ratio is higher in ________ than in other developed countries
A) Denmark B) Germany C) Japan D) Canada E) the United States