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According to the graph, global temperatures have ___________ by approximately 1.0 degree Celsius from 1920 to 2020.  

When people feel closely tied to the area in which they live, they tend to value the area and seek to sustain its environment and its human community. This described the sustainable solution strategy of long-term perspective.

Animals that are harmed by human modification of the environment tend to have all of the following characteristics EXCEPT ________.

Strip mining pollutes waterways through __________, which is when sulfide minerals in newly exposed rock surfaces react with oxygen and rainwater t produce sulfuric acid.

Which of the following statements is TRUE regarding the future risks of decadal (11-year) and multidecadal (35-year) droughts in the southwestern U.S. and Great Plains?

Strategies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and thus decrease the severity of climate change are known as adaptation.

Which energy alternative has the side effect of depriving soil of the nutrients it would receive from the natural decomposition of plant matter, leading to a depletion of soil fertility?

Select all correct answers. Why have atmospheric carbon dioxide levels risen to levels that are far higher than it has been in more that 800,000 years.

Select all correct answers. Why have atmospheric carbon dioxide levels risen to levels that are far higher than it has been in more that 800,000 years.

One way to improve sustainability of plants and landscaping is to plant non-native species.