Acid Rain Is Probably Not a Major Environmental Problem in Regions

question 46

Multiple Choice

Acid rain is probably not a major environmental problem in regions underlain by:

• A) limestone, as in much of the Mid- western United States.
• B) granite, as in much of New England.
• C) gneiss, as in much of the Carolinas.
• D) basalt, as in much of the Northwestern United States.

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Definitions:

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