Differentiate between terrane and terrain

What will be an ideal response?


A terrane is an accreted crustal block. A terrain is a landscape.

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A) Eratosthenes B) Fredrick the Great C) Pliny the Elder D) Leonardo da Vinci E) none of the above

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The summer precipitation pattern displayed by the Seoul, Korea climograph can be best explained by.

A. moist dry air flowing toward Siberian high. B. dry air flowing from the Tibetan low. C. moist air flowing toward Tibetan low. D. dry air flowing from Siberian high.

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Glaciers move primarily by ____________________ flow. Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s)

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Which of the following correctly describes the relationship between the R,S system and the +/- system associated with optically active compounds?

A) All R enantiomers are (+). B) All S enantiomers are (+). C) No S enantiomers are (+), but some R enantiomers are (-). D) There is no general relationship between the R,S designations and the +/- designations.

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