Which type of scale would most likely be utilized to draw a map of the United States?
a. large-scale
b. medium-scale
c. small-scale
d. localized reference
e. generalized reference
c
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A considerable variation in seismic wave velocity in the crust occurs because
A) there are different types of rocks in the crust. B) waves move slower the deeper they travel. C) waves move faster the deeper they travel. D) oceans, caves, karst regions, and underground waterways inhibit wave movement.
What is a probable reason why land species represent 86% of the world's species, whereas marine species only represent 14%?
a) There is more land on Earth than there is ocean. b) Water slows down the evolutionary process. c) The more variable the environment, the more chances there will be for new species to form, and the ocean is more stable than the land environment. d) An underwater cataclysmic event during the Pleistocene killed many marine species, which reduced the previously abundant marine species count to less than the number of land species.
The concentration of which of the following nutrients limits productivity in the waters near Antarctica and the Galapagos Islands?
A) Iron B) Nitrogen C) Phosphorus D) Silica E) Sodium
Mormonism is most concentrated in the counties surrounding Salt Lake City, Utah, and the population of Mormons as a percentage of total county population begins to decline the further away from Salt Lake City. This is an example of
A) assimilation. B) acculturation. C) syncretism. D) distance decay. E) time space compression.