Which of the following statements best describes North America's population settlement pattern?
A) Settlement is strongly centered on large cities with more thinly settled areas in between.
B) Settlement is heavier in the western half of the region.
C) Settlement is heavier in the southern half of the United States and Canada than in the
north.
D) Settlement is evenly distributed across the region.
E) Settlement is strongly focused on rural regions with very few cities
A) Settlement is strongly centered on large cities with more thinly settled areas in between.
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
Sustainable agriculture has many goals. One of the primary goals is best described as ________
A) converting desert land into productive cropland because of the growth in desalinization technology B) converting forestland into productive cropland C) encouraging the growth of large-scale agribusiness because it is the most economically viable form of agriculture D) increasing the use of chemical fertilizers and pesticides E) making an effort to maintain productive topsoil
In the graph of precipitation and temperature, desert biomes would fall in the area marked by the letter:
A. A B. B C. C D. D E. E
The areas in South Asia that are likely to be most adversely affected by global climate change and rising sea levels are
A. the coastal port cities. B. any city on water body. C. Maldives and the Delta of the Ganges-Brahmaputra Delta. D. all areas with coral reefs.