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Serggg [28]
3 years ago
15

NEED HELP ASAP WILL GIVE BRAINLIST

Biology
1 answer:
vaieri [72.5K]3 years ago
3 0

Answer:

The answer could be climate

Explanation:

It could be climate because it is describing what the desert is like and the seems to be the word that best fits the sentence.

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Answer:  The use of rock, mining and energy production contaminates the environment by affecting the abiotic land mass. And therefore, by contaminating the habitat, the living beings that live there are harmed.

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<u>Mineral and rock extraction, transport and processing comprise actions that produce environmental impacts because it produces a certain disturbance to the surface and underlying strata, as well as to aquifers</u>. These impacts can be short-lived, lasting as long as the mine is operational, or they can persist after mine development has been completed.

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