The land from which surface water drains into a particular lake, river, or other body of water is known as ____.
A. the zone of saturation
B. watershed
C. an aquifer
D. surface water
E. the bedrock
Answer: B
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The transition between the shelf and the deep seafloor is the ____
A) littoral zone B) continental slope and rise C) abyssal plain D) mid-ocean ridge
Which of the following environmental problems is NOT a major issue in Australia and Oceania?
A) Major mining operations have threatened the environment. B) Global warming threatens to drown islands of the region as sea levels rise. C) Wide-scale burning of forests after they have been cleared is creating smoke pollution. D) Exotic plants and animals are leading to the extinction of indigenous species. E) Woodlands have been destroyed to produce pastures.
Under wet and humid tropical conditions the least soluble material is the aluminum oxide called ________.
A. bauxite B. chert C. limonite D. peat E. humus
Along a coast, a body of water receiving input of both fresh and salt water is
A. a long shore current. B. an estuary. C. a berm. D. a breakwater.