Briefly explain the trade-offs that accompany any flood control project. What will be an ideal response?
The obvious benefits of controlling flooding are offset by loss of sediment deposition area, loss of
wetland habitat, loss of the natural evolution of a drainage basin (natural changes in the stream channel
such as meandering), increased soil erosion, and decreased natural ability to moderate effects of
floods.
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Ocean trenches ____
A) have submerged erosional features B) are arc-shaped depressions in the oceanic crust that occur at subduction zones C) consist of glacial troughs dating back to the Ice Age D) are erosional canyons cut by turbidity currents
In the wet tropics:
A) the annual temperature range usually exceeds daily temperature ranges. B) daily and annual temperature ranges are nearly identical. C) daily temperature ranges usually exceed the annual temperature range. D) the warmest month is always June or July.
Papua New Guinea is the world's most linguistically diverse country, with approximately 850 languages spoken present on the island
a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Most of the world's mountains existing today are a result of ________.
A. intense deformation, isostasy, and weathering and erosion B. isostasy C. intense deformation D. intense deformation and isostasy E. weathering and erosion