Volcanic islands such as the Hawaiian islands form as a result of ________
A) subduction
B) rifting
C) mantle plumes
D) batholith emplacement
Answer: C
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A) growth rate, populated, South Asia B) doubling time, populated, Asia C) natural increase rate, industrial, Asia D) natural increase rate, developing, Africa E) doubling time, developing, Africa
Even using the best methods for sustainable agriculture, Green Revolution grain crops in developed nations are ultimately limited by which factor that is beyond the grower's control?
A) Weather B) Pests C) Soil degradation D) Problems with transportation and storage
List and discuss some of the atmospheric conditions that are needed for a thunderstorm to develop.?
What will be the ideal response?
Floodplains have rich soil for farming because
A) small sediments settle out of slow-moving water at floodplains. B) large sediments settle out of slow-moving water at floodplains. C) there is no deposition of sediment at floodplains. D) they are located near the mouth of a river.