A meander cutoff filled with water forms a(n) ____________________

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word


oxbow lake

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The Paleozoic–Mesozoic boundary is a major break in the geologic time scale because

a. it is marked by a mass extinction event. b. it is marked by an explosion in the quantity and diversity of life. c. it is when reptiles first appeared. d. it is when mammals first appeared. e. it is a time of great volcanic activity.

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Which one of the following best illustrates a type of adaptation strategy in response to climate change?

A) Increasing the use of public transportation systems in cities B) Using solar and nuclear power to generate electricity instead of burning coal C) Widening the Panama Canal to allow larger ships to move from China to Europe D) Building taller levees along ocean coastlines to hold back rising sea levels and storm surges

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Diffusion was originally a person-to-person activity and was relatively place-based. The invention of the ________ allowed information to travel far past its place of origin

A) printing press B) computer C) car D) Internet

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In the United States, air quality has ________ in the past 40 years. In China, air quality has ________ over the same time period

A) gotten worse; also gotten worse B) improved; gotten worse C) improved; improved even more D) gotten worse; improved

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