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

PRAXIS 5001 EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ALL CORRECT To reduce a fraction - Answer-divide both the numerator and denominator by any number which they are both evenly divisible To convert a fraction to a decimal - Answer-Divide numerator by denominator Convert decimal to fraction - Answer-set the decimal over 1. Then move the decimal over as many places as it takes until it is immediately to the right of the units digit. Reduce Percentage to fraction - Answer-place the # over 100 Co...

apes unit 4 exam packet questions and answers rated A+ 2024/2025(pg. 11) soil layers (top to bottom) - correct answer o horizon (humus) a horizon (topsoil) e horizon (eluviation layer) b horizon (subsoil) c horizon (regolith) r horizon (bedrock) (pg. 11) biome differences: - correct answer 1. forests- warm climate, rich soil, alternating rainfall seasons 2. grassland- soil rich in organic materials, alternating rain seasons 3. rainforest- hot/humid climate, thin soil, heavy rainfall ...

When considering the risks the environment presents to human health, when does exposure to illness occur? correct answersWhen people come into contact with an environmental contaminant Which science focuses on the association between the environment and human health? correct answersPublic health science Which aspect of industrialization has had the greatest impact on the general health of humanity? correct answersAir and water quality What populations are disproportionately affected by ...

Complete each sentence using the drop-down menus. Desertification mainly impacts (air,water,land) resources. Point and nonpoint sources refer to types of (air,water,land) pollution. The process of people moving to cities, called (deforestation,urbanization,desertification), greatly impacts land, air, and water resources. The burning of fossil fuels can cause (smog and acid rain,smog and runoff,acid rain and runoff.) - Answer 1.️Land 2.️Water 3.️Urbanization 4.️Smog and a...

Rachel Carson correct answers published Silent Spring in 1962; documented the environmental damage done by DDT and other pesticides. This book heightened public awareness at the start of the modern environmental movement. Paul Ehrlich correct answers a biologist who published The Population Bomb in 1968; discussed overpopulation and food production issues for future generations. Garrett Hardin correct answers published "Tragedy of the Commons" in 1968; argued that rational people will ex...

What is urbanisation? correct answers The growth of a country's population living In an urban area What percentage of the world are urbanised? correct answers More than 50% (3.9 billion) of the world live in urban areas Why does urbanisation vary around the world? correct answers It varies between HIC which are more economically developed and LIC which are less economically developed. HIC have been industrialised so people already live in city's. What causes urbanisation? correct answ...

How do subsidies for the fishing industry contribute to environmental destruction? - Answer Trawler fishing is heavily subsidized and the method itself strips the seafloor of anything in the path of the trawler nets. Which of the following global environmental concerns is most directly linked to poverty? - Answer Desertification

Where are the areas at risk of desertification Somalia, Ethiopia, Djibouti and Kenya Natural Causes of desertification Drought, wind-soil erosion, soil erosion - during heavy rainfall, climatic variation and natral disasters Human causes (degradation) of desertification Human activities that contribute to desertification include the expansion and intensive use of agricultural lands, poor irrigation practices, deforestation, and overgrazing. how does desertification change the shearch for ...

What is urbanisation? correct answers The growth of a country's population living In an urban area What percentage of the world are urbanised? correct answers More than 50% (3.9 billion) of the world live in urban areas Why does urbanisation vary around the world? correct answers It varies between HIC which are more economically developed and LIC which are less economically developed. HIC have been industrialised so people already live in city's. What causes urbanisation? correct answ...

The two components of a climate graph are A. the amount of rainfall and temperature of an area. B. temperature highs and lows for a specific time of year. C. the amount of rain expected in the tourist seasons D. future rainfall and temperature changes caused by global warming. - Answer-A. the amount of rainfall and temperature of an area Which of the following regions is most threatened by desertification? A. South America B. Australia C. Europe D. Africa - Answer-B. Australia A marke...