The proposition "telecommunications means the end of geography" is false because
A) telecommunications are a poor substitute for face-to-face interaction.
B) administrative functions of businesses still continue to cluster in cities.
C) it has allowed the decentralization of routine functions.
D) all of the above
E) none of the above
D
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For his work on characterizing the state based on such factors as climate, terrain and the relationship between population and territory, ________ is often considered the first political geographer
A) Aristotle B) Friedrich Ratzel C) Halford Mackinder D) Louis Althussser E) Montesquieu
You are asked to pick a rock to make your great Aunt Petunia's headstone. You have been asked to pick the most durable headstone available and cost is no issue. What rock would most likely make the most durable and chemically resistant headstone in a humid environment?
A. a granite with a very high percentage of quartz and no fractures B. a limestone with many cracks filled with calcite C. a shale cemented with calcite and iron D. a marble with fine crystals of calcite E. a quartz sandstone cemented with calcite
Blight fungus kills U.S. chestnut trees because the trees ________
A) release the fungus in the leaves that fall to the ground and the fungus is absorbed in the soil B) release the fungus into the soil and it is drawn up in the roots C) are hosts to the vectors of the fungus D) have not matured long enough to survive E) have not coevolved with the fungus
Waves that travel through each other tend to cancel each other out and cease to exist on the far side of the passing zone.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)