What circumstances might prompt a community or country to switch to renewable energy?

All of the following statements about the biosphere are true except: a. light and heat from the sun do not affect the biosphere. b. the biosphere gets resources from earth's crust, hydrosphere and atmosphere. c. like "biology", the name for the biosphere comes from the greek word for life. d. the biosphere includes all living organisms on earth's surface.

Data courtesy of the un development programme 2006-2008 and world bank 2009 the chart above compares measures of development using the hdi and gdp. why might turkey rank lower in the hdi indicator even though it has a high gdp? a. turkey has a lower gdp than comparable countries in the hdi ranking. b. turkey must increase its hdi to have a higher gdp ranking. c. turkey is only compared to other european countries in gdp, not to the world, as it is in the hdi. d. turkey may struggle to provide adequate education or health care, or it may have a lower life expectancy.

Which ecosystem best fits the characteristics listed below? which ecosystem best fits the characteristics listed below? ii. seasonal migrations of millions of wildebeests, zebras, and elephants iii. large numbers of predators, such as lions iv. acacia trees and grasses a. the congo rainforest b. the african mangroves c. the serengeti grasslands d. the sahel