Author Question: Over the past two decades, the harvesting of fuelwood has A) increased and is causing a worsening ... (Read 103 times)

nmorano1 · **on:** Jul 16, 2018

Over the past two decades, the harvesting of fuelwood has

A) increased and is causing a worsening problem of deforestation and erosion.
B) declined, as developing nations use charcoal and fossil fuels and has become less of a threat to ecosystem sustainability.
C) become a major industry in the United States, especially in urban areas, replacing fossil fuels in many regions.
D) shifted from productive to consumptive use.

Question 2

In 2010, Iceland's Eyjafjallajokull volcano erupted. One of the results was that

A) devastating erosion sculpted the land into large ravines.
B) most cattle and horses were killed by toxic gases.
C) grasses were covered by ash and were unfit for livestock to eat.
D) parasitic diseases spread quickly through livestock populations.