Moving from an oceanic ridge to an oceanic trench, the thickness of the lithosphere ________
A) decreases in proportion to the distance
B) is unrelated to the distance from the ridge
C) increases in proportion to the distance
D) randomly varies
E) remains the same
C
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A) horizontal integration. B) diversification. C) economies of scale. D) diseconomies of scale. E) vertical integration.
Which extensive biome stretches from the east coast of Canada to the Canadian Rockies, as well as across the entire extent of Russia to the European Plain and at high elevations at lower latitudes?
A) Arctic and alpine tundra B) boreal and montane forest C) desert D) midlatitude broadleaf and mixed forest E) midlatitude grasslands
The rapid growth of large desert cities, such as those in the southwestern U.S., actually helps to reverse
desertification by bringing in water from wells and aqueducts Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
Earth's elliptical orbit around the sun (eccentricity) is mostly constant, only changing negligibly over a 100,000 year period
Indicate whether the statement is true or false