For the Week ending 06/09/06
Directions: Choose the word that matches with the definition and appropriately fits into the blank space in the sentence.
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Emissions of greenhouse gasses resulting from human activities.
_______ from energy activities in China have increased tremendously in the last decade. |
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The variety of organisms found within a specified geographic region.
New Caledonia, a group of islands in the South Pacific, has an incredible number of living species, representing a hotspot of _______. |
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Processes that remove more carbon dioxide from the atmosphere than they release. Both the terrestrial biosphere and oceans can act as these.
One concept of _______ is based on the natural ability of trees, other plants and the soil to soak up carbon dioxide and temporarily store the carbon in wood, roots, leaves and the soil. |
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A community of organisms and its physical environment.
The Everglades in Florida is a very robust, yet very fragile _______ that serves the entire state well. |
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Sensors carried aboard weather balloons that have been in continuous use since 1979 for the monitoring of tropospheric temperatures.
All worldwide agencies launch their _______ at approximately the same time, and over 1500 such observations are taken daily. |