Environmental public policy is intended to
A) promote the harvesting of natural resources.
B) improve human welfare and protect the natural world.
C) ensure access to natural resources for industry.
D) measure the impact of industrial wastes on the environment.
B
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A) Pacific Northwest B) Southern California C) Bluffs along rivers in the central United States D) Florida E) Appalachian Mountains
This figure shows plate boundaries south of Alaska. Which location is on a transform boundary?
A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 D. 4 E. 2 and 3
With the threat of flooding, many villages are situated on natural ___________ (raised riverbanks built up by deposition of sediments during floods) dikes, or raised mounds
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
In the Atlantic, North Atlantic Deep Water (NADW) sinks near Greenland and heads south along the ocean bottom. Antarctic Bottom Water (ABW) sinks off Antarctica and moves north along the ocean bottom. What happens when they meet?
a) NADW stays on the bottom and ABW overrides it. b) ABW stays on the bottom and NADW overrides it. c) ABW and NADW mix to form ocean common water (OCW). d) The two water masses collide, causing them to turn upward and rise to the surface. e) Because of the Coriolis Effect, one goes left and the other goes right, so they never meet.