What types of plate boundaries are on the Pacific and Atlantic shores of South America?
There’s a convergent plate boundary along the Pacific coast, and no plate boundary along the Atlantic coast.
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Tsunamis and earthquakes have killed millions of people during human history. What branch of the Earth sciences is the main group that studies these phenomena?
A) Meteorology
B) Geology
C) Oceanography
D) Astronomy
In response to environmental problems, the Chinese government has
A) increasingly relied upon local, non-governmental groups to monitor and respond. B) simply agreed that these are the costs associated with economic prosperity. C) insisted on centralized government control and removed power from local governments. D) refused to recognize any long-term problems associated with air and water pollution.
Which of the following best describes the Distillation Method for desalination?
A) A current is run through positive and negative electrodes in freshwater separated by semipermeable membranes from seawater. B) Large icebergs are brought to coastal waters off countries that need freshwater where they are melted. C) Saltwater is boiled and the water vapor is passed through a cooling condenser, where it condenses as freshwater. D) Seawater is frozen and thawed multiple times, with the salts washed from the ice between each thawing. E) Water on the salty side of a semipermeable membrane is pushed under high pressure through the membrane to the freshwater side.
The ________ promotes free trade by reducing obstacles to international commerce and enforcing fairness among nations in trading practices
A) World Bank B) UN C) CITES D) WTO E) CERCLA