Three patterns of environmental indicators are associated with differences in the level of development of a nation. What problems decline, what problems increase and then decline, and what problems increase with the level of development?
What will be an ideal response?
The proportion of the population without safe water or adequate sanitation declines as per capita income increases. The quantity of municipal wastes and carbon dioxide emissions increases as the per capita income increases. As the per capita income increases, the concentration of particulate matter and sulfur dioxide increases and then decreases.
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A) arithmetic B) physiological C) mathematic D) geometric E) agricultural
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from those of surrounding rocks Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
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A. More erosion due to smaller beach B. Less erosion due to smaller beach C. Less erosion due to larger beach D. More erosion due to larger beach
Which of the following is the correct order of the layers of the atmosphere from the ground up?
A. troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere B. stratosphere, troposphere, mesosphere, thermosphere C. stratosphere, mesosphere, troposphere, thermosphere D. thermosphere, troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere