Which desert is the driest place on Earth?
a. The Sahara Desert
b. The Gobi Desert
c. The Atacama Desert
d. The Kalahari Desert
Ans: c. The Atacama Desert
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bottom of the ocean. a. True b. False
Stephen Jay Gould replicated the “craniometry” research of Samuel G. Morton and concluded that:
a. the smaller stature of females explained the difference in cranial size. b. cranial size does not indicate intelligence. c. feet size is a better predictor of intelligence. d. there is no significant difference between “races” in cranial size.
The proposition "telecommunications means the end of geography" is false because
A) telecommunications are a poor substitute for face-to-face interaction. B) administrative functions of businesses still continue to cluster in cities. C) it has allowed the decentralization of routine functions. D) all of the above E) none of the above
The term "orographic" refers to
A) air mass modification and the formation of secondary air masses. B) convection stimulated principally by local heating. C) lifting along the edges of conflicting air masses. D) forced uplift due to the presence of a physical barrier. E) vertical lifting due to converging air masses.