Why does data from the ocean sediments show evidence for 20 or more glacial periods during the
Pleistocene but the continental record only shows evidence for four? What will be an ideal response?
The data from ocean sediments is complete, but the data from the continents is incomplete because
evidence of glaciations on land is easily destroyed by later ice advances.
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What is the name for a country whose collapse would cause international migration, war, pollution, disease epidemics, or other international security problems?
a. tertiary countries b. manifold countries c. hot spot countries d. domino countries e. pivotal countries
Nearly half of the world's population currently lives in cities.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
Which of the following would NOT be considered a major manufacturing center of North America?
A) Megalopolis (Baltimore -Philadelphia-New York-Boston) B) the Rocky Mountain western interior C) southern California D) the Piedmont (including Birmingham, Atlanta and Charlotte) E) the Great Lakes region (including Cleveland, Detroit and Chicago)
Hurricane Katrina's landfall on the United States is an interesting geographic case study because
A) its effects are an intersection of human and physical geography. B) its winds reached incredible speeds near the eye of the hurricane. C) the damage was largely a result of flooding from rivers and a storm surge, not the winds. D) the federal government was poorly prepared for the storm and its aftermath. E) people of all ethnic and racial groups were equally devastated by the storm.