The goal of the world resource simulation center is best described as

The goal of the World Resource Simulation Center is best described as solving current problems regarding world resource use. They also have visual facilities that shows the trends of global and regional issues, the relevance of the issues, and the consequences of the different strategies.

(solving current problems regarding world resource use)

map scale refers to the relationship (or ratio) between distance on a map and the corresponding distance on the ground. for example, on a 1: 100000 scale map, 1cm on the map equals 1km on the ground.

written by alan ward and published in 2003. ward is a historian and was a professor at the university of connecticut.

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