Geography

Atmospheric deposition is receiving increased attention in the scientific community, and has become the subject of a specific research area in the environmental sciences. Acid rain is detrimental to our ecosystems and can be measured in several ways. Which of the following methods would best identify changes from acid deposition in an area over time?a. Calculating the change in sulfur dioxide emissions from coal-burning power plants over timeb. Mapping out coal-burning power plant locations over the past 50 yearsc. Measuring the pH of rainwater and surface water in affected areasd. Monitoring the long-term chemical and biological parameters of an ecosystem
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why do you think most tree-ring sites are located in the middle and high latitudes and not in the tropics?
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what is carbon dioxide and what causes it to be released into the atmosphere, contributing to global warming?
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if a rock is buried and subjected to high heat and pressure, then uplifted, exposed, eroded away, and deposited, what rock types were involved in the sequence? group of answer choices igneous and sedimentary igneous and metamorphic metamorphic and sedimentary
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which drainage patterns only forms on massive igneous rocks
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on the 21st of december which hemisphere has no sunrise between 66.5 degrees of latitude and the pole?
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why do geologists classify rocks?group of answer choicesto determine the chemical makeup of the earthrocks are the key to understanding how the earth formedbecause it makes it easier to tell them apartto determine their age
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what the meaning of Troposphere?
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Fill in the table with the terms that best describe these landforms plains and Plateaus
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When did Asians first begin migrating to the Guianas in large numbers?after slavery was abolishedafter the colonial system was endedafter bauxite deposits were discoveredafter independence was won
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copernicus found that a heliocentric model did a better job than a geocentric model in explaining _____
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a metamorphic rock with minerals aligned in a preferred orientation or has alternating dark-colored and light-colored layers is said to have
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Are you closer to the equator in northern Argentina or southern Spain?a.Northern Argentinab. Southern Spain
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precession of the rotation axis of earth is caused by
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Which life-form existed on Earth for the shortest period of time? 1. dinosaurs 2. trilobites 3. ammonoids 4. placoderm fish a 1 b 2 OO 3 d 4
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Numeric dating is accomplished by assigning ages in years to rocks using _____ dating methods. A. Analytical B. Commonsense C. Relative.
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in 2000, a population of a city is 1,000,000 people. If it has a doubling time of 25 years, when will its population reach 2,000,000
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what is the deepest inland body of water in the world?
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Which is not a type of stress seen in rocks? shear stress transitional stress compressional stress tensional stress
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Are there any mammals living in the Amazonka river?
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Identify and give an example of 5 factors that would explain the developmental disparity between the countries North of the Brandt line and the countries South of the Brandt line
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Continuous areas of the earth's surface that are connected through spatial interactiona) Functional Regionsb) Territoryc) Formal Regionsd) State
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what is type of rock that forms from an existing rock that is changed by heat, pressure, or chemical reactions?
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Which of the following best explains how a wheat farmer in the Northern Plains region of the United States is able to maximize profits?Grain farmers can quickly purchase multiple small dispersed plots of land away from an urban area when demand for wheat increases thus maximizing profits on inexpensive land.Grain farming is an intensive farming practice that can yield profits by cultivating large areas of land close to an urban area for marketability of the product.Grain farmers can diversify production by planting different cereal crops on small plots of land close to markets that enables rapid shipping of the product before the price drops.Grain farming is an extensive farming practice that can maximize profits in part by lower land costs, lower transportation costs, and imperishability of the product.
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