The major cause of population concentrations is
A. industrial development
B. water availability
C. oil wells
D. tourism development
B. water availability
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What will be an ideal response?
The location of an earthquake within Earth is called the
A) focus. B) epicenter. C) seismic center. D) tsunami.
What is one reason diatomaceous earth is economically valued?
A) It can be used as a fossil fuel alternative. B) It can be used for various filtration systems. C) It can be broken up for gravel and used as building materials. D) It demonstrates the presence of "marine snow."
The removal of a great weight of rock above a batholith by erosion allows the granite to expand forming ________.
A. thermal cracks B. weathering rinds C. cooling fractures D. sheet dikes E. sheet joints