"Tidal waves" are:
a. rogue waves caused by storms at sea
b. relatively harmless waves associated with the tides.
c. large waves caused by the approach of a tropical cyclone toward land.
d. enormous waves caused by earthquakes.
b
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A) Europe. B) North America. C) the Middle East. D) China.
If NASA sends a space probe into orbit around Mars, and that probe transmits images of the Martian surface back to Earth, we could say that
A) the space probe is gathering surface data, but it cannot be described as engaging in remote sensing because this is an operation that, by definition, can only be accomplished from Earth orbit. B) the space probe is generating data for GPS. C) the space probe is engaging in remote sensing, although it is gathering data from a planet other than Earth. D) the probe is engaging in aerial photography, although it is taking its "pictures" from outer space. E) the USGS has programmed the space probe to mimic the work of Earth satellites.
Geographers use ________ to represent market areas because of their geometric properties, compared with those of circles and squares
A) octagons B) hexagons C) pentagons D) triangles E) heptagons
Communities are dependent on the availability of substrate
Indicate whether the statement is true or false