Permanently frozen subsoil characterizes
A) coniferous forests.
B) tundra.
C) temperate grasslands.
D) chaparral.
B
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Businesses and marketers use Geographic Information Systems to
A) match demographic data with specific locations. B) coordinate the shipment of goods around the world. C) calculate exchange rates of currencies around the world. D) forecast national population growth rates. E) explain migration patterns.
The largest reservoir of water on, below or above Earth's surface is/are
A) lakes and rivers. B) the oceans. C) the atmosphere. D) water-bearing rocks.
Humans are exempt from population overshoot and dieback.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
Refer to the scenario above. How does this gradient compare to the average geothermal gradient?
Scenario: In the pursuit of scientific knowledge, you decide to bore a hole into the crust to see how the temperature changes. You start your borehole in Davenport, Iowa, where the geothermal gradient is 20°C/km. What will be an ideal response?