The modern climate epoch, which is characterized by relatively stable, warm temperatures compared to most of the last 2.6 million years, is known as the ____

a. Altithermal
b. Little Warm Age
c. Holocene
d. Pleistocene
e. Cretaceous


c

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A. one-fourth. B. one-half. C. one-third. D. the same.

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What type of deformation is shown in this photograph?



A) Displacement
B) Rotation
C) Internal strain of the rock
D) Columnar joints

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What kind of unconformity is visible in this figure? The unconformity in the question is indicated by the Arrow B

A) Disconformity B) Nonconformity C) Angular unconformity

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In the IPAT model, which factor can be added to the equation to denote the vulnerability of a given environment to human pressures?

a. Sensitivity b. Affluence c. Technology d. Population

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