How and when did the region come to be known as the Middle East?
The term Middle East came into popular use just prior to World War 1 and refers to a Eurocentric vernacular region with Europe at the center, the Far East of China and Japan, the Near East of the Ottoman Empire.
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Pollution from human activities primarily affects human health; its effect on the environment is small
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Use of microbes and other life forms to remove toxic contaminants from soil and ground water
A. offers considerable promise for cleaning up contaminated material. B. is the only fully risk-free method of decontamination devised so far. C. works but is less cost-effective than other approaches. D. does not seem able to fulfill its early promise.
How are oxygen isotopes used to determine ancient climate? What will be an ideal response?
The biome that has warm temperatures year-round and widely spaced clumps of trees is the ____.
A. savanna B. boreal forest C. temperate grassland D. temperate rain forest E. prairie