One of the major problems associated with long-term, high-level nuclear waste storage is
A) selecting an environment that will remain stable for more than 10,000 years.
B) determining a cost-effective way to shoot waste into space.
C) figuring out how to contain the material so that it does not leak into the ocean.
D) creating a secure environment to protect the material from terrorists.
A
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In contrast to practitioners of agriculture, hunters and gatherers
A) travel frequently. B) domesticate animals. C) live in large groups. D) live near the center of world settlements. E) cultivate plants from a variety of hearths.
The naturalist and father of zoogeography Alfred Russel Wallace noted a distinct difference in the fauna between several islands in the Malay Archipelago (present-day Indonesia)
He used these differences to delineate the boundary between the Australian and Oriental biogeographic realms. Which of the following best describes the reason for these differences? A) The environments of Australia and Asia are completely different, despite their relative close proximity. B) Asia and European traders interacted for centuries prior to Wallace's discovery. Among the results of this interaction was an exchange of European (Palearctic) fauna and Oriental fauna. C) Aboriginal tribes in Australia have greatly altered the fauna of Australia relative to the Oriental realm. D) A deep ocean barrier inhibited dispersal between the two realms.
The Alps is an example of the second order of relief
Indicate whether the statement is true or false