Question

Pollutants concentrated in the northern part of the Gulf of Mexico often create a dead zone. A dead zone is an area of an aquatic ecosystem that does not have enough oxygen to support sea life. Some of the chemicals that cause the Gulf dead zone come from as far away as Montana. Use this information and what you know of United States geography to select the statement that BEST explains how pollutants from Montana have an impact in the Gulf of Mexico.

Answer 1

Answer and Explanation:

Hello. You did not present the answer options, but we can say that Montana pollutants have an impact on the Gulf of Mexico, due to the Mississippi River. That's because Montana and the Mississippi River are in the same hydrographic basin, which causes Montana pollutants to reach the Mississippi River, which takes these pollutants to the Gulf of Mexico, as the Mississippi River flows into the Gulf of Mexico.

Therefore, we can say that Montana pollutants are easily taken to the Gulf of Mexico and this impacts marine life in an influential way.