Desertification - Guides d'étude, Notes de cours & Résumés

Africa's Environmental Issues Test Questions and Answers Why is slash and burn agriculture harmful to Africa's soil? - Answer-• It causes deforestation in the rainforest • People cut down and burn the trees as fertilizer, use up the nutrients of the soil after several years of farming the land, then move to a new part of the rainforest where they start the slash and burn cycle all over again What are 4 causes of desertification in Africa? - Answer-1. Deforestation -cutting down trees...

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Which of the following best describes a pioneer species? - The first species to colonize an area in primary succession Which of the following best describes respiration? - Intake of oxygen to convert glucose to energy Which of the following does NOT conduct nitrogen fixation? - Humans Where is the phosphorus cycle primarily conducted? - In soil and plants Which of the following is NOT a category of wetland biome? - Tropical In what year was the Clean Water and Air Act created? - 1...

In what year was the Clean Water and Air Act created? - Answer- 1948 According to the presentation, ecosystem management was broadened by the establishment of which of the following in 1978? - Answer- Conservation Biology Which of the following is known to cause primary succession? - Answer- Glacier movement Samantha is developing a management plan for an area suffering a significant reduction of grasses and plants which directly affects the viability of an endangered species. Her plan ...

Nutrient flow is the natural process which provides for the cycling of chemicals between biotic and abiotic factors including water, oxygen, carbon, nitrogen and phosphorus. - Answer-True A volcano has erupted and has now cooled off to leave bare rock. Over time, lichens have colonized on the rock, breaking it down and creating soil. Soil allowed grasses and flowering plants to grow. In this example, which of these was most likely the pioneer species? - Answer-Lichens Samantha is developin...

APES Unit 4 Study Guide verified already passed 2024/2025 Irrigation - correct answer A way of supplying water to an area of land permeability - correct answer Ability of rock or soil to allow water to flow through it porosity - correct answer The percentage of the total volume of a rock or sediment that consists of open spaces. Watterlogging - correct answer when soil remains under water for prolonged periods, impairs root root growth b/c roots can't get oxygen polyculture - ...

The year 1492 was considered a turning point because -:- The Spanish established an exchange between Europe and the Americas. AIDS Epidemic -:- This factor has affected economic development in southern African nations in the 21st century Desertification -:- The condition with drought that has most directly forced the migration of people out of the southern regions bordering the Sahara. Why did large numbers of Hindus and Muslims migrate immediately after India gained its independe...

PRAXIS 5004 TEST QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) A GRADE Which of the following countries have territorial claims in Kashmir? - Answer-The countries of India, Pakistan, and China are in a triangular conflict in Kashmir because all three countries make territorial claims in Kashmir. Which of the following best explains how intensive agriculture, poor irrigation practices, and overgrazing have affected the environment? - Answer-They have contributed to the desertification of areas ...

sustainable development correct answers Development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. environmental sustainability correct answers maintenance of important environmental functions, hence the maintenance of the capacity of nature to provide these functions. ecosystem services correct answers Services necessary to support life that humans rely on. Example: provisioning, regulating, cultural and supporting. e...

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