1Which of the following is NOT a consequence of global climate change? coral bleaching more ice at the North and South Poles increases in diseases such as malaria and dengue fever rising sea levels   2How do scientists determine the atmospheric levels of carbon dioxide that existed on Earth hundreds or thousands of years ago? They deduce it from the carbon dioxide content of fossil fuels. They measure it from bubbles of gas trapped in Antarctic ice cores.

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1Which of the following is NOT a consequence of global climate change?
coral bleaching
more ice at the North and South Poles
increases in diseases such as malaria and dengue fever
rising sea levels
 
2How do scientists determine the atmospheric levels of carbon dioxide that existed on Earth hundreds or thousands of years ago?

They deduce it from the carbon dioxide content of fossil fuels.
They measure it from bubbles of gas trapped in Antarctic ice cores.
They estimate it from the numbers of carbon-based life forms that existed over time.
They calculate carbon dioxide levels from the temperature records.
Scientists do not know the atmospheric levels of carbon dioxide thousands of years ago.
 
 
3The two factors that are responsible for the climate of an area are:

the number and size of different kinds of species
the position of the area in relation to island chains
the elevation of the area, and its tree cover
the amount of rainfall and temperature.
the number of days of shade and sun.
 
4Which of the following aims to protects an entire ecosystem from human influences?

Core reserves (e.g. U.S. National Parks)
Habitat restoration
Biogeography
Renewable resources
 
 
 
 
 
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