Briefly explain why desert ecosystems are particularly fragile.
What will be an ideal response?
Deserts are characterized by lack of water, slow nutrient cycling, slow plant growth, and relatively low species diversity, which makes deserts slow to recover from large disturbances - on the order of decades or hundreds of years.
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Although most settlements in North America were not planned for religious purposes,
A) most saw the emergence of religion over profit. B) most colonists were widely dispersed to ensure conversion of indigenous populations. C) most were built with a church at the center of the settlement. D) most, as a result, saw the church built on the margins of the community. E) most saw religion as the main focus after Christianity became the state religion.
When air of a given temperature holds all the water vapor that it possibly can, it is said to be in a state of _______________
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
The family of languages known as the Indo-European family contains languages spoken by approximately ________ of the world population
A) 25% B) 30% C) 50% D) 70%
How are humans agents of weathering and erosion?
What will be an ideal response?