What do hydrologists call the volume-rate of flow of a river through its channel?
a. flow through
b. overdraft
c. gaining rate
d. velocity
e. discharge
E
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A) fungi B) animals C) bacteria D) parasites E) plants
Which is NOT a characteristic of China as described in your text?
A) It has an enormous pool of workers. B) It has low wages. C) Over the last 20 years it has recorded annual growth of 8% to 14%. D) It has relatively low levels of worker productivity. E) By all measures it is still a poor country.
A geologist is looking at deposits along a river below a large volcano. She finds large boulders mixed with sand and mud, and all of the material is comprised of volcanic rocks, particularly the mud which is volcanic ash. She quickly realizes these deposits represent an ancient ________.
a. rock avalanche b. earthflow c. lahar d. slump