An agreement among Canadian timber companies, environmentalists, native peoples, and the provincial government of British Columbia (Canada) to protect a vast area of the Great Bear Rainforest from destructive logging was forged by which NGO?
A. Audubon Society
B. World Wildlife Fund
C. Natural Resources Defense Council
D. Greenpeace
E. Friends of the Earth
Answer: C
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a. Stratosphere b. Biosphere c. Geosphere d. Hydrosphere e. Atmosphere
Certain forms of the element mercury move up through the food chain and into humans. What is primary problem that mercury is known to cause in people?
A. higher incidences of kidney cancer B. increased failure of metallic joint replacements C. severe hearing loss D. higher incidences of brain cancer E. birth defects and loss of cognitive ability in children
Four of the five statements about nonnative species are true. Select the exception.
A. The spread of nonnative species is the second largest threat to animal and plant ecosystems. B. Nonnative species provide no benefits tin their new habitats. C. Introduced species do not have natural predators in their new ecosystem. D. Nonnative trees are grown in 85% of the world's tree plantations. E. Invasive species rarely cause global extinctions of other species.
How do we know that Earth's magnetic field originates deep within Earth?
What will be an ideal response?