The study of the spatial distribution of physical components and natural processes of the Earth is known as:

a. physical geography
b. human geograhy
c. natural geography
d. empirical geography


a. physical geography

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The transition zone from the upper mantle to the crust is known as the ________ discontinuity

A) Gutenberg B) Mohorovi?i? C) Asthensosphere D) Lithosphere

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A compound used in the treatment of manic depression has the formula Li2CO3. Which of the following is the correct name for this compound?

A) dilithium carbonate B) lithium carbon trioxide C) lithium carbonate D) lithium carboxide

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Explain how rivers construct deltas. Then, speculate as to why the mighty St. Lawrence River—draining the Great Lakes—does not have a delta

What will be an ideal response?

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Most lava temperatures are taken at volcanoes that show little or no explosive activity because ____

A)their mafic flows give more accurate average temperatures B)these volcanoes are extremely rare and, therefore, more interesting C)explosive volcanoes cannot be approached safely D)their felsic flows give more accurate average temperatures E)these volcanoes are extremely common and, therefore, measured more frequently

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