Why has South Asia experienced so many insurgencies since the end of British rule in 1947?
What will be an ideal response?
A major reason lies in the tremendous ethnic, religious, and linguistic diversity of the region; different groups may often aspire to establish their own autonomous region—if not independent state. Also, rampant poverty has fueled ongoing Maoist insurgencies.
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column is called:a. thermocline. b. wave base. c. fetch. d. wave depth. e. the ocean floor
The conceptual basis of geographic questions involves the notion that
A. the location of an object is affected by other features in the natural environment but not the human environment. B. the location of an object is unique and largely unaffected by other features in both the natural and human environment. C. the location of an object affects other features in the natural environment but not the human environment. D. the location of an object affects, and is affected by, other features in both the natural and human environment.
In what plate tectonic setting are magmas generated predominantly by fluids fluxing the melting process by decreasing melting temperature?
A) transform faults B) spreading ridges C) hot spots D) convergent plate margins
There appears to be a _______ of photosynthesis and respiration currently, so the remarkable atmosphere is best understood as a result of the long term _______ of organisms in the ocean and on land.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).