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- 3. When there is not enough, we call it water ____________.
- 4. The abnormal lack of rain, also known as __________ periods, could be one consequence of manmade climate change.
- 6. An example of external forcings on the atmospheric system.
- 7. Poor ____________ in some areas leads to the contamination of water sources with human or domestic waste.
- 8. The prime example of a biodiversity hotspot.
- 10. The change in climate caused by man is called ____________.
- 12. The term used to describe variety in species and population numbers in an area.
- 14. An example of an external forcing on the atmospheric system related to colour.
- 15. This is a greenhouse gas resulting from rotting aquatic vegetation and cattle emissions.
- 16. Water supply is lower than demand. You have ___________ water scarcity.
- 18. This year the sea North of Russia was completely navigable. A problem of global warming is the ________ of polar ice sheets.
- 19. Climate __________ has always been present on Earth, causing Ice ages and warm periods.
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- 1. ____________ Natural species __________ have occurred before, and over geological history, on five occasions they were massive
- 2. The name given to the Oklahoma panhandle during the 1930s.
- 4. A consequence of deforestation, poor soil management, and climate change.
- 5. Carbon __________ is a greenhouse gas.
- 9. This type of radiation is visible to the naked eye.
- 11. You might have the water but not the capital to develop it. Your problem is __________ water scarcity.
- 13. Soil _______ is the loss of soil to wind or rain.
- 17. This type of radiation is emitted by the earth when it is warmed up.