Geography

What was the main reason Wegeners continental drift hypothesis was rejected? He could provide only illogical explanations for the movement of the continents. He was not well respected by other scientists. His evidence was incorrect. He could not provide a wholly acceptable explanation for the movement of the continents.
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Which are ways in which heat energy leaves the surface of land masses? Select the three correct answers.(2 points) evaporation glacial motion animal activity conduction to air, which then rises in convection plant growth radiation of infrared energy
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Density is a key component in the behavior of Earth materials and is especially important in understanding important aspects of the plate tectonics model. Describe three different ways that density and/or density differences play a role in plate tectonics.
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2. What challenges come along with economicgrowth in Mexico?
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The supply of freshwater and its distribution around the world is controlled by __________.A.the construction of damsB.the location of aquifersC.the water cycleD.human consumptionthe answer is C. water cycle
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Our Solar System _________.a. completes one rotation around the center of the Milky Way every 250 million years. b. is held together by the gravitational pulls of Jupiter and Saturn. c. currently consists of nine planets. d. is centrally positioned in the Milky Way Galaxy.
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Read the following excerpt from The Works of John Playfair (1822). What glacial landform is being described? "For the moving of large masses of rock, the most powerful engines without doubt that nature employs are the glaciers.[Rock] fragments they gradually transport to their utmost boundaries, where a formidable wall ascertains the magnitude, and attests the force, of the great engine by which it was erected." A) Arte B) Drumlin C) Horn D) Moraine
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As geographers use the term, scale tells usa.the weight of a given commodity.b.the intrinsic character of the object or area studied.c.the relationship between earth distance and map distance.d.the length of a degree of longitude along different parallels.
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Select all the correct answers.Which statements are true of a white dwarf?It has a red shell.It is the result of the core collapse of a low-mass star that sheds its outer layers.It emits massive amounts of light compared with other stars.It strongly attracts all matter or energy that comes near it.It cools down to become a black dwarf.
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why is it that the west coast of the United States never has problems with tropical cyclones, while tropical cyclones annually cause significant destruction along the east coast of the United States?
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Each cycle of spreading and intrusion of magma during seafloor spreading results in ____.magnetic reversals new ocean crust subductionplates colliding
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Sedimentary rock is formed ________.as sediment materials are pressed together and infiltrated by minerals by vaporization of organic material by magma by the heating of igneous rock by the heat of the core by the cooling of igneous rock from the melting of metamorphic rock
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Carlos is having a party in his backyard. He decides to put up a canopy from each corner of hisdeck in case it rains. The deck (and the canopy) is in the shape of a quadrilateral.1) Draw an x-axis and a y-axis on your graph paper. Label each axis. (5 pts)2) Plot the following points on the graph paper and label each point.A (-10, 3)B) (0, 9)C) (12,5)D (-4,-7).These are the corners of his deck. (20 pts)3) Connect these points with a ruler to make the quadrilateral that is his deck. (5 pts)After the canopy is up, Carlos' sister, Mireya, wants to hang some party lights underneath theCho will ice the midpoints of each side of the canopy. You must graph each midpoint
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Explain why the composition and liquid state of the outer core are necessary for creating Earths magnetic field?
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Have advances in agriculture improved the human condition, or have the benefits of the Green Revolution been limited to a few geographic regions?
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Why do areas of high altitude (e.g., on the Tibetan plateau) have greater than expected UV intensity and areas of constant cloud cover (e.g., Congo Basin) have less than expected?
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Which of the following is not an example of a study within human geography?Giving an address, such as 1000 Elysian Park Avenue, Los Angeles, CA, is an example of describing the __________ of a place.
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What is one form from which a rock can change and one form into which it can change?
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Which of the following is NOT a skill scientists use to learn about the world?a. PredictingC. Inferringb. Observingd. Scientists use all of the above skillsPlease select the best answer from the choices providedO Aooo
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Which of the following sites would have the most dangerous volcanoes? A is on an island arc, B is in the Andes, C is near Hawaii, D is along a mid-ocean ridge.
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From the standpoint of geography, your mental map is your:
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Which of the following igneous rock textures is most likely to have formed below Earth's surface?glassyaphaniticphaneritic
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A sound pulse released from an echo sounder returns to the ship in 6.8 seconds. Assuming the speed of sound in ocean water is 4800 ft/sec, how many feet deep is the ocean at this location?a.16,320b.There is not enough information to tell c.353d.706 e.32,640
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Which rocks would be likely to contain olivine. Select one or more: a. basalt b. andesite c. gabbro d. granite e. peridotite
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