Explain the “structural adjustment trap” cited in the text. What conditions lead to the trap, and what consequences does it have on developing countries?
What will be an ideal response?
Structural adjustment referred to a comprehensive program of radical ‘free
market’ changes, such as reducing public services, liberalizing trade, emphasizing export
crops, eliminating subsidies, and curbing inflation through high interest rates and
reduced wages. This result in a short of shock therapy that has devastated the marginal
people of nearly every country that has been forced to adhere to structural adjustments.
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Explain the formation of Drakes Estero. Does it appear to be the feature of a shoreline of emergence or submergence?
The question is based on Map T-15, the “Point Reyes, California” quadrangle (scale 1:62,500; contour interval 80 feet) showing Point Reyes and Drakes Bay in Point Reyes National Seashore (38°01'38"N, 122°57'51"W). What will be an ideal response?
The mountain building event associated with intracratonic uplift in western North America during the Late Paleozoic
produced the ____________________. Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Sulfur dioxide emissions have been reduced primarily by scrubbing of gases in smokestacks
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
At the surface of the Earth, ultramafic rocks in kimberlite pipes weather away leaving behind concentrations of ________.
A. diamonds B. pearls C. emeralds D. topaz E. olivine