Which of the following is NOT a volcanic hazard made worse by being located along a river valley directly downhill from a volcano?
A. mudflows
B. small pyroclastic flows
C. burial by falling ash
D. lava flows
Answer: C
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a. True b. False
Despite the risks to the environment, the U.S. Gulf Coast has become an important industrial area because of
A) shrimp trawling and seafood processing. B) just-in-time inventory management. C) proximity to markets in Southwest Asia. D) access to oil imports from Mexico and Venezuela. E) access to oil and natural gas fields.
According to your text, warming of the tundra regions could ____ global warming
a. decelerate b. accelerate c. stop d. have no effect on
Which of the following coastline effects is best matched with a cause?
A) Sand transport : Longshore currents B) Significant erosion : Tides C) Beach sand : Ocean bottom erosion D) Cliffs : Shorelines of submergence E) Barrier islands : Rising sea level