A Bill That Made It Illegal to Catch Fish Under

question 94

True/False

A bill that made it illegal to catch fish under a certain size would be an example of an earmark.

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Equator

An imaginary line around the middle of the Earth, equidistant from the North and South Poles, dividing the Earth into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres.

Carbon Dioxide

A colorless, odorless gas produced by burning carbon and organic compounds and by respiration. It is naturally present in the air and absorbed by plants in photosynthesis.

Climate Change

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Intertropical Convergence Zone

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