Who is considered to be the "father of physical oceanography" because of publication of information from ship's logs in the book "The Physical Geography of the Seas"?
a. Benjamin Franklin
b. Prince Henry the Navigator
c. Matthew Maury
d. Charles Darwin
c
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A) more frequently. B) with about the same frequency and intensity. C) much less frequently. D) with about the same frequency, but with much less intensity.
What contributed to the forced migration of 17 million people in South Asia in the late 1940s?
What will be an ideal response?
Hell's Canyon, a narrow, steep-sided valley, on the Idaho- Oregon border is an example of a valley formed by what?
A) Tectonic activity B) Glaciation C) Flowing water D) Volcanic activity
One of the most important rivers in Russia is the Volga, which carries freight, provides, irrigation, and supplies hydroelectric power
a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false