What Geographic Tools Have Been Used to Track the Shrinkage

question 161

Multiple Choice

What geographic tools have been used to track the shrinkage of the Aral Sea?

• A) geographic information systems (GIS)
• B) GIS, maps, and satellite imagery
• C) maps and satellite imagery
• D) maps
• E) satellite imagery

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Definitions:

Voting Paradox

A situation in social choice theory where collective preferences can be cyclic (i.e., not transitive), even if the preferences of individual voters are not, leading to a lack of consistent aggregation of individual preferences into a coherent group order.

Impossibility Theorem

A principle, also known as Arrow's impossibility theorem, stating that it is impossible to devise a social welfare function that fairly ranks societal preferences in the presence of three or more options.

Voting Scheme

A method or system used for casting votes and determining the outcome in an election or decision-making process.

Individual Preferences

The specific likes, dislikes, desires, and needs that dictate the choices made by an individual, often influencing economic decisions and behaviors.