Of the following, which would probably be the most useful source of data/information for evaluating the loss of farmland to urban growth around the edges of Chicago over a 20-year period?

A) geodemographic research
B) global positioning systems
C) remote sensing
D) mental maps
E) spatial diffusion


Answer: C

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When a developing world country carries "private debt," to whom is that money owed?

A) its own citizens B) transnational corporations who are not directly involved in banking C) private banks D) foreign governments E) No money is actually owed, as no one expects the loans to ever be repaid.

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The reaction that drives the release of energy in nuclear power plants is

a. nuclear fission. b. nuclear fusion. c. control rods. d. nuclear emergencies.

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One of the four major divisions of our Earth system, the one that can be described as a blanket of air that envelops Earth, is the ____________________

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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