Name: __________________________

1. 50
   75
   100


2. none
   some
   all


3. does
   does not


4. totally eliminated
   greatly reduced
   brought to a steady rate
   allowed to increase at a modest rate proportional to economic growth
   
   
5. more extreme weather events
   more wildfires
   decreased air quality
   more diseases transmitted by insects, food, and water
   all of these


6. buildings
   ports
   industrial facilities
   transportation


7. northern
   western
   eastern
   southern


8. northern
   western
   eastern
   southern
   all of these


9. Oklahoma
   Washington
   Florida
   Alaska


10. range shifts
    species extinctions
    droughts
    pest outbreaks
    floods
    wildfires
    all of these
    
    
11. basic
    acidic


12. public health
    economic development
    ecosystem protection
    quality of life
    all of these


13. 36%
    121%
    142%
    253%


14. the lowering of greenhouse gas concentrations from what they would have been with no ocean absorption
    an increase in the acidity of the ocean
    both of these

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