Although the poor have limited access to resources, they still have an overall high environmental impact. Explain why this statement is true.

What will be an ideal response?


The large number of poor that are preoccupied with daily survival do not focus on long term environmental issues, which leads to environmental degradation. They often use more nonrenewable resources (as opposed to renewable).

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Provide an example of polygon features that can benefit from enforcing the topology rule of "must not overlap."

What will be an ideal response?

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What do Hawaii and Yellowstone have in common volcanically?

A. They erupt basaltic lava. B. They erupt felsic lava. C. They are the result of a mantle plume. D. They have large volcanoes. E. They are inactive.

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It is commonly assumed that the isotopic abundances of a particular element are independent of the source of the element. If isotopic abundance does vary with location what is the consequence of that observation?

A) Nothing, the observation is totally unimportant. B) The atomic weight determined for the element will depend on the source from which the element was obtained. C) The chemical behavior of the element will depend on the source from which the element was obtained. D) The atomic weight and the chemical behavior of the element will depend on the source from which the element was obtained.

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