Sediment transportation within the coastal zone is called ____________________

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word


littoral drifting

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A) 10 000 to 3 B) 3 to 10 C) 10 to 3 D) about 100 to 1

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There are often eight issues that can be debated when reflecting on environmental policy. They include:

1. government versus individual 2. competing public values 3. uncertainty and action 4. which level of government decides? 5. which government agency has jurisdiction? 6. protection against selfish actions 7. the best means to an end 8. political power relationships Discuss at least two of the above issues, describing the challenges that each brings to developing environmental policy.

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Describe and provide examples of each of the three kinds of regions that geographers identify?

What will be an ideal response?

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What is a main hazard of this type of volcano?

A. destruction by viscous lava flows that can flow far from the volcano B. hot fragments thrown a short distance from the volcano C. burning, building collapse, and suffocation from widely distributed pyroclastic material D. volcanic mudflows and landslides E. relatively small pyroclastic eruptions caused by localized explosions or collapse

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