The World Bank measures of GDP did not initially include the economic value of
A) ecosystem services such as the breakdown of wastes, climate regulation, and oxygen production.
B) the regeneration of many natural resources by sustainable processes in which natural resources are renewed.
C) the migration of many animal species from one region to another, replenishing the harvest of these natural resources.
D) increases in the prices paid for natural products such as fish, wood, and fossil fuels.
Question 2
Which of the following best describes the energy supply in the United States in 2015?
A) Coal is still the dominant fuel.
B) Coal has largely been replaced by natural gas for energy supplies.
C) Natural gas remains the dominant fuel in the United States.
D) Coal and oil are the primary energy supply in the United States.
Total fertility rates (TFRs) among major regions of the world.
Organisms exhibit a diversity of behaviours, which include (clockwise from upper left), foraging and
Old World Swallowtail of the endemic Great Britain subspecies britannicus
Emphysema. (a) Illustration comparing normal lungs and emphysemic lungs. The inserts illustrate how
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