The boundary of the Pacific Plate and the Indo-Australian Plate forms a ________________ zone under the North Island.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).


subduction

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A) British B) French C) Dutch D) American

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Energy consumption can be reduced by all of the following except ________

A) purchasing only energy-efficient lighting B) purchasing energy-efficient light bulbs C) using your car instead of mass transit D) turning off unused lights E) buying a more energy-efficient furnace for your home

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Green consumerism is:

A. Purchasing more products from developed countries B. Consumption of scarce resources for the benefit of the environment and future generations C. Developing new agricultural products D. Development of sources of protein

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Countries whose population is not growing have an age structure diagram that ____.

A. forms an inverted pyramid B. forms a broad-based pyramid C. has little variation in prereproductive and reproductive age groups D. has a large pre-reproductive population E. has a large reproductive population

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