Define sustainable development and state it’s importance.

Answer:

Sustainable development refers to development that meets the needs of the present generation without compromising the needs of the future generations.

Explanation:

This definition of sustainable development was first introduced after the Brundtland Commission Report. It explains that humans social, economic, and environmental activities should be done in balance. Also, the Report further noted the driving force behind humans activities is "needs"; and as such this "needs" should be kept in balance.

Which factor had the greatest impact on starting the Industrial Revolution in England?

The ____________ was the warm period about 7,000 years ago in the Mid-Holocene that had grasslands in the Sahara and severe droughts in the Great Plains.

discuss three uses of igneous rocks.
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1 mile south 1 mile west 1 mile north where are you.

Compare beaches, spits, and tombolos.

What are de three major rock types that make up the Earth's crust

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A resource is something that we use. Material found in nature becomes a resource when it is

Question 1 options:

Beneficial to plant and animal life


Used to make a profit


Developed for sale as a product


Deemed valuable to humans

Question 2 (1 point)
Which of the following is a true statement about the economic development of nations?

Question 2 options:

All but a few countries are developed nations today

Resources and technology influence the economic development and quality of life of nations

Although important, the economic development of nations has little effect on the quality of life of its people.

Modern technology is so widespread today that most people around the world have an acceptable quality of life.

Question 3 (1 point)

Because the Earth’s resources are not evenly distributed across its surface

Question 3 options:

global economic interdependence is declining.

most countries have the resources they need to survive and grow.

countries must engage in trade to get the goods they need to survive.

most people in the world are engaged in tertiary economic activities.

Question 4 (1 point)
Countries engage in trade to ________ goods and services they need, and to ________ goods and services that they can market for profit.

Question 4 options:

import, export

export, import

export, sell

exchange, export

Question 5 (1 point)
Advance in technology have caused man to progress from the use of _______ for energy.

Question 5 options:

coal to wood

nuclear energy to petroleum

petroleum to water

wood to petroleum

Question 6 (1 point)
Competition for resources—

Question 6 options:

always leads to conflict

has little effect on the economic strength of nations

mainly has a positive effect on the economy of a nation

may lead to cooperative efforts or to conflict

Question 7 (1 point)
All of the following are examples of economic unions except:

Question 7 options:

OPEC

NATO

NAFTA

EU

Question 8 (1 point)
If Country A produces goods more efficiently than Country B, both countries are more productive when Country A specializes in the task in which it has the greatest relative advantage. This is known as the …

Question 8 options:

Law of Comparative Advantage

Law of Economics

Law of Global Interdependence

Law of International Trade

Question 9 (1 point)
Modern ________ networks allow rapid and efficient exchange of goods and materials.

Question 9 options:

Ecological

Telecommunication

Transportation

Industrial

Question 10 (1 point)
Which of the following factors has directly contributed to globalization?

Question 10 options:

Agriculture technology

Communication technology

Commercial technology

Industrial technology

When are tornadoes most likely to occur in the southeast.

When residents of several Southern California cities were asked to draw maps of their residential areas, ______ individuals included more details and area, while ______ individuals included fewer details and area.

Use the earthquake distribution map and what you know about boundaries to answer the question. a map showing the tectonic plates of the world. a key shows depth from 0 to 700 by color. 0 is red and 700 is teal. studies have shown that there is a relationship between the type and location of boundaries and the distribution and depth of earthquakes along or near these boundaries. many earthquakes, shown in the map as wide bands, occur along convergent areas. these areas experience varying depths of earthquakes. where would oceanic-oceanic convergence most likely occur? nazca plate converging with the south america plate, forming the andes mountains philippine plate converging with the pacific plate, forming mariana islands in the pacific ocean juan de fuca converging with the north american plate, forming the cascade mountains north america plate converging with the eurasian plate, forming a mid-ocean ridge

By the year 2000, approximately what percentage of the world's population was engaged in full-time farming

Question 6 (1 point)
Which Southeast Asia country is oil-rich
Cambodia
Brunei
Laos
Singapore

The point within the Earth where an earthquake originates is termed the a. Eye of the fault. B. Epicenter. C. Hypocenter (focus). D. Vertex

Which of the following is NOT a European Peninsula?

Question 4 options:

Yucatan


Jutland


Scandinavian


Italian

and
The two most important questions geographers ask are
A. where?... why there?
B. who?... what?
C. when?... how?
D. how long?... how often?
Please select the best answer from the choices provided.
A
B.
С
D

What are the five special features earth has that allows life to exist?.

Ice Choose one: A. is denser than water. B. has a low albedo, which explains why it floats. C. is transparent if pure, but milky white if it's cracked or contains air bubbles. D. is no longer slippery at extremely cold temperatures.

Sand is mined from beaches and valleys because it is an important ingredient for ______, which is used to build dams, homes, roads, and office buildings

simplify each the following fractions

25
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In the United States, the _____ is the agency that performs the job of analyzing weather data, running models, preparing weather maps and charts, and predicting the weather on a global and national basis

What is the geological event will likely occur where plates are sliding against each other?.

What is the hardest natural substance ​

I thinks there are 207 or 208 countries in the world

Which of the following is the most likely reason the weather is very dry in the
area east of Seattle?
O A. The mountains to the west create a rain barrier.
O B. The Columbia River carries the water away.
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O C. The winds over the ocean blow from east to west.
O D. Cold dry air moves south into the state from Canada.

Passive continental margins: Group of answer choices tend to be volcanically active are characterized by broad continental shelves are characterized by the presence of a deep-sea trench tend to be seismically active

How is arctic sea ice different from glaciers and icebergs?.

How will weathering and erosion most likely affect the Grand Tetons over the next 9 million years?

Which of the following terms help provide some historical context to the current situation in Eastern Europe?

a. Soviet Union
b. NATO
c. Iron Curtain
d. All of the above

The movement of wind, water, or ice may have the effect of leaving a solid material behind. Which of the following descriptions is an example of such
a deposition? 

how many years could a rock cycle have taken to complete?​