The UAE marked the 21st National Environment Day with various activities to raise awareness on the importance of protecting and preserving the environment.
The country marked the occasion under the theme “Sustainable Production and Consumption” for the second consecutive year to continue efforts to stimulate the move towards sustainable production and consumption patterns in the UAE.
Dr. Thani Bin Ahmad Al Zeyoudi, UAE Minister of Climate Change and Environment, thanked the UAE leadership for their continued support in the country’s efforts to preserve the environment.
He said that the 21st National Environment Day recognizes and upholds the UAE Founding Father Shaikh Zayed's legacy of environmental stewardship.
"Shaikh Zayed was the driving force behind many environmental projects here and around the world, and his contribution to the environment will be celebrated, marking the Year of Zayed," he told Gulf News.
Held for the second year under the theme ‘Sustainable Production and Consumption’, the 21st National Environment Day sheds light on production and consumption patterns, which have been gaining massive importance on the national and global levels.
Answer: The Great Barrier Reef is located in Australia
Answer:
1. Complex fault interaction, 2. Atlantic ocean, 3. divergent plate boundaries and mid oceanic ridges, 4. Rate of movment is 1 cm per year due to rapid spreading of lavas. 5. Upwelling of magma, 6. faults, folds and volcanism.
Explanation:
- The location of South America influences the development of earthquakes. Having s narrow continental shelf the plates of pacific and south America collide with each other.
- The mid oceanic ridge marks the new oceanic crust that is continuously being created as plate expand and the lithosphere becomes cooler.
- The presence of the divergent plate boundaries leads to their creation. The rate of movment of the plate is about 1 cm per year.
<span>The answer is D. The sediments like rocks, sand, and silt eroded by a river is known as a "load". As the river flows, these material goes with the river. Large particles are washed along the river bed while the finer particles float in the river.</span>
The correct option is that:
C A forest is an open system in terms of energy.
D.A forest is an open system.
<h3>What is a forest?</h3>
It should be noted that the forest simply means the large area of land that's covered with trees and undergrowth.
In this case, it should be noted that a forest is an open system in terms of energy and that a forest is an open system.
Therefore, the correct options are C and D.
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