The Public Land Survey System (PLSS) is not employed in states where
A) large rivers or lakes interrupt the rectangular pattern of townships.
B) settlement by the French resulted in different survey systems that predated the PLSS.
C) mountains and other rugged terrain made it too difficult to survey the land.
D) there is little publicly owned land.
D) there is little publicly owned land.
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A. blowouts (oil escapes under high pressure from a borehole on the ocean floor ) B. tanker accidents C. fisheries D. runoff from land E. cruise ships
If a geologist creates a geologic map of an area and then draws a cross-section of that area, what type of scientific process is shown?
A) interpretation B) observation C) conclusion D) experimentation
An example of a positive feedback loop ________
A) is melting arctic snow exposing dark surfaces that heat up and cause further melting B) are predators eating most of their prey and then declining in numbers C) is a pond becoming more acidic as a result of pollution D) are birds migrating south in response to colder temperatures E) is a thermostat turning on the furnace as the temperature drops
________ elements make up 98% of the Earth's crust.
A. Twenty B. Eight C. Ninety-two D. Fourteen E. Two