The recent experience of the Chechens and Kurds is similar in that both
A) recently received independence after a long and bloody struggle.
B) have struggled unsuccessfully for independence.
C) have occupied Palestine for centuries before being driven out by Zionists.
D) are the newest members of the European Union.
E) are oil-rich members of the Commonwealth of Independent States.
Answer: B
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Gerrymandering
A) is only done by Democrats to ensure control of the House. B) is only done by Republicans to ensure Congress is ineffective. C) is a Republican process to ensure control by the wealthy elite. D) is the redrawing of legislative boundaries by both parties. E) is the redrawing of legislative boundaries to ensure federal funds are distributed to those who need them the most.
Which of the following statements best characterizes the geology of western North America, starting in California and extending through British Columbia and up into Alaska?
A) Divergent rifting creating deep, wide valleys with grabens B) Collision of a massive subcontinent of old igneous and metamorphic rocks, resulting in fold-and-thrust mountains that are still growing C) Geologically distinct, microcontinent-sized fragments and terraces accreted to the continent D) Metamorphosed accretionary wedges
Hurricanes are least likely to form
a. ?along the ITCZ. b. ?along the equator. c. ?with an easterly wave. d. ?when the trade wind inversion is weak. e. ?when the surface water temperature exceeds 25°C.
In a dry climate, ____
a. there are no plants b. potential evaporation and transpiration exceed precipitation c. there is no precipitation d. precipitation exceeds potential evaporation and transpiration e. winters are short, but cold