What makes the current concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere so significant and alarming? correct answers The timing of the increase coupled with the rate and magnitude`=
Like the glass of a greenhouse, gases such as water vapor and carbon dioxide contain: correct answers longwave ra...
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What makes the current concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere so significant and
alarming? correct answers The timing of the increase coupled with the rate and magnitude`=
Like the glass of a greenhouse, gases such as water vapor and carbon dioxide contain: correct
answers longwave radiation from the Earth
Which of the following statements about carbon dioxide and carbon dioxide emissions is
FALSE? correct answers it is the most powerful of the greenhouse gases in terms of trapping
heat and warming the planet
Which of these agricultural activities has the potential to have the most powerful impact on
global climate change, given the type of greenhouse gas associated with its production? correct
answers intensive cattle feeding operation
Carbon dioxide: correct answers helps regulate Earth's temperature by absorbing long wave
radiation
A desire to live near a volcanic arc, such as the Cascades along the United States West Coast, for
skiing and hiking opportunities is an example of a: correct answers reason why a person would
live in a disaster prone area
While the terms natural disaster and natural hazard may seem synonymous, the main element
that distinguishes them is: correct answers human
According to your lesson, the catastrophic famine related to an ongoing and severe drought in the
horn of Africa (east coast) is most likely to be the result of which of the following? correct
answers inadequate social and economic development
Farmer Bob lives within a quarter of a mile of the North Platte River in Nebraska, and has been
pumping groundwater from a well on his property for years. In the spring, he receives a call from
the Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality to talk about his well and its effect on the
river. This common problem is otherwise known as: correct answers induced recharge
When it is hot out or while engaging in physical activity, most people sweat. The water that is
secreted onto skin while perspiring helps to remove heat and cool the body. What hydrologic
phenomenon is this an example of? correct answers evaporation
Which of the following statements about the relationship between agriculture and floodplains is
CORRECT? correct answers flooding can devastate crops growing near a river
Which of the following statements about the relationship between agriculture and floodplains is
FALSE? correct answers in areas prone to flooding, agriculture is rarely found
, The case of managed pine plantations in the United States south was used in your lesson as an
example of how: correct answers replanting trees to replace old growth is not without problems
Eucalyptus plantations are commonly threatened by a pest known as the eucalyptus gall wasp,
which can invade and devastate an entire population of eucalyptus trees. With respect to global
forest biomes, this provides an example of how: correct answers forest communities that have
low biodiversity are less resilient when threatened by adverse conditions
The mountain bongo is a rare, and massive, forest antelope endemic to Kenya, in the area around
Mount Kenya. This is an example of which of the following values of trees? correct answers
biodiversity
Agriculture expansion, including crops and livestock ranching, is taking place rapidly in the
tropics. How does logging contribute to the expansion of agriculture? correct answers logging is
considered a gateway activity for agriculture
Which of the following presents the best opportunity for cities to reduce the amount of energy
used by the largest consumer of energy in cities? correct answers using passive solar design to
make new buildings more energy efficient
The development of the world's earliest cities followed the: correct answers Agricultural
revolution
True or False? By the middle of the twentieth century, most of the world's population was living
in urban areas. correct answers false
The last, and slowest, populations to urbanize are located in the: correct answers least developed
regions
Which of the following describes the shift that has taken place in the production of beef? correct
answers grain is now transported to the cattle for finishing
True or false? Buying red grapes in a Michigan grocery store in February exemplifies one of the
main reasons that the distance food travels from the point of harvest to the point of consumption
has increased. correct answers true
Which of the following was a major step in the shift towards CAFOs for beef production in the
United States? correct answers ranches both raising and finishing cattle
Which of the following descriptions of the Agricultural Revolution is correct? correct answers
because of the agricultural revolution, larger amounts of food could be produced in one location
In the Lesson on the Lithosphere, you were introduced to a case study in which birth defects,
genetic mutations, kidney and liver problems, and cancers were attributed to chemical exposure
from: correct answers the soil of Love Canal, New York
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