True or False: The lithospheric plates are rigid and strong, in contrast to the underlying weaker asthenosphere
Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
Answer: TRUE
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A. the north central region northwest of the capital Astana B. along the margins of the Caspian Sea C. along the border with the Caucasus countries D. the region around the old capital of Almaty
A high birth rate coupled with a declining death rate resulting from increased food production and improved medical care is characteristic of the ________ stage of the demographic transition model
A) transitional B) revolutionary C) postindustrial D) stabilization E) preindustrial
Continental tropical (cT) air masses are associated with summer drought conditions in the southern Great Plains
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Which of the following will be recognized as foreign by the activating receptors of macrophages?
A) lipopolysaccharides of gram-negative bacteria B) peptidoglycans of gram-positive bacteria C) both a and b D) neither a nor b