Suppose you are surveying hillside property on which you plan to build a home. What types of evidence would indicate former mass wasting?


You should look for evidence of former landslides such as scarps, open fissures, displaced or tilted objects, and sudden changes in vegetation.

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Mutations in the V(J)D genes is called which of the following?

A) affinity maturation B) affinity mutation C) cancer D) none of these

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Which of the following locations would contain sand, rounded stones, and broken shells?



A) Location 1, along the margins of a glacier
B) Location 2, along a steep mountain front
C) Location 3, in sand dunes
D) Location 4, along a beach
E) Location 5, on relatively deep seafloor

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The main difference between weather and climate is that ________

A) weather is the daily variations that actually occur at a location and climate is the general pattern of weather over time B) climate is the regional pattern based on latitude and humidity while weather is the daily pattern based on season. C) climate is a political opinion while weather is reality. D) weather is the regional pattern based on latitude and humidity while climate is the daily pattern based on season. E) climate is the daily variations that actually occur at a location and weather is the general pattern of climate over time

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Both the Aborigines and the Maori had long periods of time to establish their _______________ in the region before the Europeans arrived.

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

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