Earth Environmental Final Exam

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What is the impact of developing more farms along river basins?

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It most likely results in an increase in water pollution.

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What weather conditions would air mass 1 most likely bring?

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Cool and dry conditions.

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What climate change phenomenon could cause low land areas to be submerged in the next 200 years?

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Global warming.

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What is the movement of the North Atlantic gyre?

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Clockwise movement.

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What natural material should be used to line a koi fish pond to prevent water leakage?

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Clay.

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Define water pollution.

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Contamination of water bodies due to harmful substances.

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What is global warming?

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The long-term increase in Earth's average surface temperature due to human activities.

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Explain the Coriolis effect.

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The deflection of moving objects caused by the rotation of the Earth.

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What is a gyre in oceanography?

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A large system of circulating ocean currents.

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What are air masses?

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Large bodies of air with uniform temperature and humidity.