In your local setting, describe a climatic hazard that could have short- or long-term impacts on buildings or infrastructure in your area
What will be an ideal response?
Answer will vary by location. Flooding and drought are common responses and how students
perceive hazards and settings; for example flat terrain and rain that has nowhere to go.
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One of the laws of migration is
A) sometimes you do not have a choice. B) the more distant the destination, the fewer the benefits and the higher the cost. C) involuntary migrations are easier than voluntary migrations. D) most of the migrations are to distant locations rather than local areas.
The total global population is about ?.? billion
What percentage of the world’s population does not have access to a reliable source of fresh, clean water? What will be an ideal response?
Physical and cultural geographers see Iceland and Greenland as ________
A) Divided, because the geology of Iceland is the world youngest, and Greenland is the geologically oldest yet discovered B) Divided because the geology of Greenland is the world youngest, and Iceland is the geologically oldest yet discovered C) Undivided, because the geology of both Iceland and Greenland are some of the world's youngest D) Undivided, because the geology of both Iceland and Greenland are the geologically oldest yet discovered
Milankovitch cycles ________.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).