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DDT uses in the United States (3 specific sectoral uses) -
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correct answer 1. to combat malaria, typhus, and the other insect-
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borne human diseases in the military
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2. insect control in crop and livestock production, institutions, ho
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mes, and gardens.
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3. mosquito prevention
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Where you find DDT in the United States today -
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correct answer DDT can be found in the soil and in animals that
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would eat the plant which could be found in humans from eating t
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he animal
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Where and for what DDT is used today -
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correct answer DDT is found in Africa,Asia, latin america and is
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used for controlling malaria-carrying mosquitoes
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Biological accumulation/magnification - ./ ./
correct answer the accumulation of elements and compounds of
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harmful substances in the tissues of living organisms/is the increa
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sing concentration of a substance, such as a toxic chemical, in the
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,tissues of tolerant organisms at successively higher levels in a foo
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Two animals in the US that almost went extinct because of DDT -
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correct answer Brown pelican and bald eagle
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Two species studied in this class that were saved by listing under
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Endangered Species Act - ./ ./ ./
correct answer The Bald Eagle and Gray Wolf
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Peak oil and what it means that fossil fuels (petroleum, natural ga
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s and coal) are non-renewable -
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correct answer Peak oil: point where the maximum amount of oil
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has been extracted and production begins to decline. It means tha
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t fossil fuel are burning and will take million years to develop the
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correct answer The total amount of greenhouse gases produced b
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y a given individuals.
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Global warming, greenhouse effect, its importance (positive role)
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and two main gases involved, why greenhouse effect is of concer
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, n today -
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correct answer Global warming: scientists mean a tendency for t
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he globe to warm over a given period. The majority of scientists a
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gree that global temp is increasing. The TWO main gases are carb
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on dioxide and methane.
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The cause of sea rise flooding in parts of Miami (two causes) lear
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ned from the Global Warming video below. -
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correct answer Melting ice glaciers due to global warming
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correct answer A tendency for the globe to warm over a given per
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iod.
How is the current climate change different from those the earth h
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as experienced before, e.g. Ice Age, or weather change that killed
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dinosaurs? - ./
correct answer Because the the climate change now is caused by
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Effect of global warming in different ecosystems and climatic zo
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nes e.g. coastal areas, dry areas, island nations, etc. -
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