Examining these features on the topo map and in the aerial imagery, can you describe any features that indicate differing rock resistances to weathering (slopes = less resistance; cliffs = more resistance)? Describe and explain.

What will be an ideal response?


Steep slopes and flat topped buttes and mesas.

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Which of the following is not a part of traditional African beliefs?

A. There is a close relationship between humans, nature, and spiritual forces. B. All humans are part of a continuing chain of life. C. Individual accomplishment is the most important aspect of life. D. Wisdom and strong leadership are respected.

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Neap tides occur when

A) the Moon's gravitational attraction is perpendicular to the Sun. B) Earth, the Moon, and the Sun are all aligned. C) the Moon and the Sun exert forces on Earth at a 45°angle. D) the Moon and the Sun exert forces on Earth at a 60° angle.

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The Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund provides money to

A) governments to purchase land that contains endangered species. B) non-governmental agencies to protect biodiversity hot spots. C) international organizations to kill organisms that carry human disease vectors. D) the Defenders of Wildlife to replant trees in large burned areas of the rain forest in order to increase biodiversity.

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