One way to decrease the size of our ecological footprint is to
A. Reduce the size of a biologically productive area in the region
B. Increase the development in the region
C. Decrease consumption rates
D. Increase consumption rates
E. None of these; it is not possible to change the size of an ecological footprint
Answer: C
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a. Human ingenuity can fix any problems we face. b. Earth has limited resources. c. We are part of, and totally dependent on, nature. d. Our success depends on learning how nature sustains itself. e. None of these answers.
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A) faster rate of soil formation and less soil. B) slower rate of soil formation and less soil. C) faster rate of soil formation and more soil. D) slower rate of soil formation and more soil.
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A. administration B. mitigation C. elimination D. adaptation E. equivocation
Which of the following is a rotating, low-pressure weather system with a warm core that generally forms over warm seawater between 5° and 20° latitude and then travels off to deliver its heat to higher latitudes?
A. typhoons B. southern Hemisphere cyclones C. hurricanes D. All of these choices are correct.