Due to the actions of growth-oriented, unbending bureaucrats, who extracted large amounts of water for cotton irrigation, the sea is now less than half its previous size

a. caspian
b. baltic
c. aral
d. black

You are a scientist who has been sent on a special mission to study plants and animals in south asia! your destination is an important forest in eastern india. you need to travel to 17°n latitude and 83°e longitude.

Many rivers in central asia come from

Based on what you know about the location of the earth in relation to the sun, why is this called the goldilocks zone in other galaxies? a. it's a region that exhibits a weak gravitational pull, thus maintaining a safe distance from the sun. b. it's an area that doesn't experience any major weather events that could cause mass extinctions. c. it's an area that's an optimal distance from the sun for potentially supporting life. d. it's a region that's unaffected by asteroid or meteor impacts.