What landforms in the Great Lakes–Corn Belt region provide evidence of the major impacts of glaciation in this part of North America?
What will be an ideal response?
The low topography and rich soils of the region, especially when compared to the higher hills and poorer soils of the Driftless Area of southwestern Wisconsin, are the result of the pressure of millions of years of periodic glaciers.
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A Richter magnitude 6 earthquake has about double the ground motion compared to a Richter magnitude 5 earthquake.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
A human-based study that compares a group of smokers to non-smokers to determine the effects of smoking is
a. an epidemiological study. b. a case study. c. not likely to be funded. d. not going to tell about future risks.
The problem of solid waste disposal
A. cannot be reduced because of continuing population growth and the need for replacement of aging buildings. B. has been eliminated as of 2016, due to EPA programs and policies. C. has been reduced by increasing recovery, recycling and reusing (such as composting, waste exchange programs and reuse of scrap materials). D. None of the choices are true.
Passive margins are ________. They are called passive margins because they are associated with ________
a. continental margins facing the edges of diverging plates; much earthquake and volcanic activity b. found at plate boundaries; much earthquake and volcanic activity c. found at plate boundaries; almost no earthquake and volcanic activity d. continental margins facing the edges of diverging plates; almost no earthquake and volcanic activity