The 2014 Ebola outbreak in Africa caused problems with food security because
A) the virus is transmitted by contaminated vegetables.
B) the virus is transmitted from poultry and livestock to humans.
C) the quarantine of infected areas brought farm labor shortages, food hoarding, and high prices.
D) the parasites causing the disease are transmitted by mosquitoes commonly found in rural farming areas.
C
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A) The Copenhagen Conference of 2010 rescinded the Kyoto agreements B) they found a way to rapidly detoxify nuclear wastes C) renewable energy was taking longer to develop than expected D) the pollution from wind and hydroelectric generators had contaminated groundwater E) there was a strong public demand to return to fossil fuels
The Earth's climate system is the result of interaction of temperature, atmospheric pressure, atmospheric moisture, and wind and ocean currents
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Which of the following rely on the fact that gases of the atmosphere obey a number of known physical principles to predict the future state of the atmosphere?
A) persistence forecasting B) statistical methods C) trend forecasting D) numerical weather prediction
Which of the following types of orbitals come in sets of seven?
A) s B) p C) d D) f