Mountain Top removal occurs in which states of the Appalachian
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s? - correct answer Midwestern
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Clearing is the process of removing all? -
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correct answer Topsoil and Vegetation
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Blasting clears up to _______ Feet of soil for surface coal mining
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? - correct answer 600
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Coal companies use machines like? - correct answer Draglines
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By 2002 the Bush administration changed the law of filling mater
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ial in clean water to legally dump toxic mining debris. These were
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known as what's called ______ - correct answer Valley Fills
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Processing creates stuff called? - correct answer Coal Slurry
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It takes ____ Years for a forrest to re-establish on a mine site -
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correct answer 100
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,What is the website about mountain conservation? -
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correct answer ilovemountains.org
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Atlanta's coal factories receive its coal from what state? -
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correct answer West Virginia
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The alternatives to mountaintop removal and surface coal mining
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are ______ and _________ power - correct answer Wind; Solar
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What is the title of George Inness' painting -
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correct answer Lackawanna Valley
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Why did Church use such big canvases for his art? -
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correct answer To create a panoramic effect
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What water feature is in "Heart of Andes?" -
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correct answer Waterfall
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How many biodiversity hotspots are there? - correct answer 35
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,Why are biodiversity hotspots important? -
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correct answer Significant portions of the human population dep
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end on these areas in order to survive
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What fraction of the world's plant life belongs to the Tropical An
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des? - correct answer 1/6
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What is the endemic amphibian that lives in the Tropical Andes r
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egion? - correct answer Poison Dart frog
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What is one threat that the Andean Condor faces today? -
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correct answer Lead ammunition ingestion
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What type of fish is the Astroblepus Cyclopus? -
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correct answer Catfish
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How many species of mammals live in the Tropical Andes region
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? - correct answer 570
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What is NOT a main driving force behind deforestation in the Tro
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pical Andes? - correct answer Cultivation of natural resources
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, Where is the Manu National Park? - correct answer Peru
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What is a key strategy in preventing further destruction of the Tro
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pical Andes? - correct answer Infrastructure improvements
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What endemic species from Madagascar only has 40 breeding pai
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rs left? - correct answer Lemur
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What tree is called the "tree of life"? -
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correct answer The Za Baobab Tree
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What endemic species in Madagascar are considered "critically e
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ndangered" but should not be? - ./ ./ ./ ./ ./
correct answer The Williams Bright-Eyed Frog
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What flower is responsible for rising survival rate in children's le
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ukemia? - correct answer The Periwinkle Flower
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Maximum speed of a Hurricane? - correct answer 160mph
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