What features do geologists use to correlate rock layers across great distances? Choose all that apply.

1. uncommon minerals within rock layers at different locations
2. index fossils within rock layers at different locations
3. the position of a distinctive layer within a sequence of strata
4. All of the above


Answer: 4. All of the above

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Examine Figure 2.8.  What does this tell you?

A. Most of the world's population growth is in less-developed counties B. Most of the world's population growth  is in more-developed counties C. Birth rates in less-developed counties are lower than death rates D. Birth rates in more-developed counties are higher than death rates

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OPEC countries recorded a meteoric rise in the value of their exports in the 1970s and again in the 2000s as the international demand for energy rose

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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