1. WHICH ONE OF THESE IS FALSE For, the future, many scholars predict that \"FRE
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1. WHICH ONE OF THESE IS FALSE For, the future, many scholars predict that "FRESH WATER a. may be the cause of many wars b. will be a limiting factor for population growth will be considered an economic commodity d. c. will be in plentiful supply because we can easily tap the glaciers 2. Ladder like structures were placed along side of Dams! They were placed there to? a. look pretty and allow the water to splash more so it would pick up more oxygen b. help fish and other aquatic animals swim upstream C. allow tourist to walk the entire perimeter of the dam from top to bottom d. speed up the water and divert it to the hit the turbine blades to generate" more electricity 3. The place in the world is presently experiencing "toxic dust clouds" and causing cancers and more is ? a. the area around Mono Lake b. the area around Dead Sea with an enormous salt deposit which is mineral rich the area around the Aral Sea d. the south - western portion of the U.S with "Dust Bowl type environments due to excessive farming. c. 4. a b c d. Mono Lake (US) and the Aral Sea (Russia) were drying up because of pollution and population problems around both bodies of water, making it unusable the diversion of water from the rivers that feed into the lakes excessive evaporation from the lakes due to global warming the path of the water from the lakes to the ocean was widened and too much water es 5. Ais an legal and moral obligation, where a State has to protect a natural ecosystems and native organisms that live there. A decision of Supreme Court in California on Mono Lake. a Legal Trust Doctrine b Moral Decision Doctrine c Public Trust Doctrine d Environmental Judgment Doctrine e a Money Fund Judgment ($ held by the Federal Gov't for the cleaning of endangered waters) 6. Water problems around the Aral Sea (a lake) caused what changes in that area a. the salinity of the lake increased b. ecological consequences such as loss of various fish and bird species occurred c. the Aral Sea started to shrink in size d. the productivity of lake decreased e. all of the above 7. Tufa" are strange looking precipitated mounds of calcium carbonate that can be found in e. Dead Sea c.Aral Sea d. Mono Lake a. Colorado River b. Hudson River 8. Specific Heat is a term that means a. The "exact" boiling point of an substance b. The freezing pt of a substance C. The rate at which a substance loses or retains heat to a liquid when heat sources are removed ( cooled down)Explanation / Answer
1.(c) As fresh water is natural resource, so it can be the cause of war. Many countries fight for water for its population, or agricultural purposes. Fresh water is one of the limiting factor for population growth. As major amount of fresh water is present as glacier or ice caps. But, fresh water is not an economic commodity because fresh water is gifted by God. So, human has a right to access fresh water. Option (a), (b), (d) are correct. option (c) is wrong.
Thus, answer is- the option (c).
2.(b) Ladder like structure were placed along side of dams to help fish and other aquatic animals swim upstream.
4. (b) Mono Lake and Aral Sea were drying up because of- diversion of the water from the rivers that fed into the lakes. This is done for irrigation purposes.
5.(c) Public Trust Doctrine
6.(e) All of the above. Due to water problems in Aral Sea -salinity of lake increased, loss of various fishes and birds occured, Aral Sea started to shrink in size and the productivity of lake is decreased.
7.(d) Tufa is found in Mono Lake, California.
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