Which type of drainage pattern is shown in Figure 24.7? Briefly describe the structural conditions that have created this pattern.
What will be an ideal response?
Dendritic drainage is found in regions with peaks and valleys with a general pattern of high to low ground.
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A clastic sedimentary rock composed of sand-size grains (10% feldspar, 65% quartz and 25% rock fragments) would be called a
A) mixed sandstone. B) lithic sandstone. C) rock fragment sandstone. D) low quartz sandstone.
Large-scale subsidence of a volcano into its magma chamber produces a:
a. crater b. vent c. caldera d. pyroclastic flow
When a firm controls the production and marketing of diverse products, this is known as
A) horizontal integration. B) diversification. C) economies of scale. D) diseconomies of scale. E) vertical integration.
In recent decades the importance of mining to the economy of the Intermontane has ________
A) Increased B) Decreased C) Stayed about the same D) There is no longer mining in the region.