Hurricanes are a coastal hazard for all of the following reasons except
A. excessive beach development.
B. heavy rainfall and flooding.
C. strong dangerous winds.
D. storm surge increases flooding and wave erosion.
Answer: A
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What will be an ideal response?
The Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA)
A. places limits on the amount of hazardous waste a company can produce. B. has resulted in about a 90 percent reduction in the amount of hazardous waste produced. C. requires those who transport hazardous waste to document their shipments. D. All of these statements are correct. E. None of these statements is correct.
The Appalachian Mountains of eastern North America were formed by continent-continent collision. Today, these mountains are still being uplifted by the same type of collision:
A. The Rocky Mountains of North America. B. The Andes Mountains of South America. C. The Cascade Mountains of North America. D. The Himalaya Mountains of Asia.
Unification has produced economic problems between the wealthy industrialized countries and the poorer regions of northern Europe.
a. true b. false