Which of the following does NOT demonstrate the use of renewable resources?
A. using wind to power windmills to produce electricity
B. using corn or switchgrass to produce fuel ethanol to power our vehicles
C. using underground coal deposits to produce heat and electricity
D. using water from a lake to turn turbines in a hydroelectric dam to produce electricity
Answer: C
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Which of the following help us believe that Earth's mass is distributed spherically and uniformly around Earth's center?
A. Earth's spherical shape and lack of rotational wobble B. Lack of roughness of Earth's surface, Earth's spherical shape, and lack of rotational wobble C. Lack of roughness of Earth's surface D. Earth's spherical shape E. Lack of rotational wobble
North Atlantic deep water ________.
A. is formed off Labrador B. flows to the south C. rises toward the surface in the Southern Ocean D. All of these are correct. E. None of these is correct.
The South American continent falls within the zoogeographic ________ region
A) Nearctic B) Palearctic C) Ethiopian D) Neotropical E) Phreatic
Using a globe and your atlas or other world map, locate three cities that are located at approximately the 23rd parallel in the Northern Hemisphere; note their location in degrees (and minutes, if your map is detailed enough to estimate minutes). Use the globe first, then refer to the atlas maps to better determine specific latitudes. Be sure and list their country names as well.
- City and Country Name
- Longitude (degrees and minutes, if possible)