Why is rifting very prominent in East Africa?

What will be an ideal response?


Answer: There is a developing divergent plate boundary "unzipping" the continental surface. The result is a series of downfaulted grabens over immense areas.

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Given the set of schools shown below, Find the relative standard distance, assuming that the study area ranges from coordinates (0,0) in the southwest to (6,6) in the northeast. Repeat assuming the northeast is defined by the point (10,10).

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Greenwich, England is the historic reference point for the standardized measurement of

A) human geography. B) physical geography. C) remote sensing. D) GIS and GPS. E) time and space.

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In the United States, wetlands, formerly called swamps, used to be seen in negative terms as places with no positive values

Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

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Which African nation does the United States consider an economic powerhouse and critical to the stability of the continent?

a. Botswana b. Lesotho c. Swaziland d. South Africa e. Congo

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