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The dead sea is shrinking, and as it recedes, the fresh water aquifers along the perimeter of the lake are receding along with it. As this fresh water diffuses into salt deposits beneath the surface of the shoreline, the water slowly dissolves the deposits until the earth above collapses without warning.
Match the following:
a. mangrove 3. a small tropical tree that grows in wetlands near salt water
b. land degradation 2. reduced ability of the soil to support life
c. hectare 1. (ha) a unit of measure equal to roughly 2.5 acres or exactly 10,000 square meters
d. salinization 4. the development of higher than normal salt content in the soil
The atmosphere and Earth's interior are layered by density. Gravity pulls more strongly on denser materials so denser materials are at the center of things. Earth's core, at its center, is denser than its crust.
Before we carved pumpkins, the Irish chiseled creepy faces onto turnips. Pumpkins with ghoulish faces and illuminated by candles are a sure sign of the Halloween season. The practice of decorating jack-o'-lanterns originated in Ireland, where large turnips and potatoes served as early canvasses.