In 1802, the French naturalist ____________________ proposed the first system for classifying clouds
Fill in the blank with correct word.
ANSWER: Jean-Baptiste Lamarck
Lamarck?
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Use the list of three sustainability principles below to categorize actions taken by the city of Curitiba, Brazil, (or any city) in an effort to become more sustainable
a. reliance on solar energy c. chemical cycling b. Biodiversity 9. Flood-prone areas along the river banks have been converted to parks. 10. Volunteers have planted more than 1.5 million trees throughout the city. 11. Tax credits are available for installing solar panels on private homes. 12. 60% of metal, glass, and plastic is recycled. 13. Poor people who live in areas without garbage pick-up can exchange filled garbage bags for surplus food and school supplies. 14. City government buildings have solar panels to help heat the buildings. 15. 70% of the paper used in the city is recycled. 16. For every tree that is cut down in the city, two have to be planted to replace it.
For b–d below, write the letter on Figure 19.1 at the appropriate location. The first location (a), has been marked as an example for you. You will need to use Figure 19.1 and the maps of world climates and biomes (found inside the back cover and outside the back cover of this manual) to find and mark:
a) a location that was a desert (under the subtropical high) but is now a rain forest (tropical). Done for you. b) a location that would have been glaciated (Arctic or Antarctic) but is now tropical c) a location that was tropical but is now in the midlatitudes d) a location that was a rain forest (tropical) but is now a desert (under the subtropical high)
Does ground water flow at a uniform velocity through an aquifer? If not, why not?
What will be an ideal response?
Outline the conditions necessary for a planet to maintain an ocean of liquid water permanently. What will be an ideal response?