What is a region (or country) that processes and consumes strategic minerals, but is NOT a producer of them?
A) Australia
B) Canada and the United States
C) Russia
D) South Africa
E) Western Europe
E
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The three kinds of plate convergence are
A. oceanic-oceanic, continental-oceanic, and continental-continental. B. crashing, scraping, and splitting. C. transform, divergent, and convergent. D. subduction, volcanic arc-building, and trench building.
A beach in dynamic equilibrium
A. loses sand to the offshore area. B. gains sand. C. gains sand in the low tide terrace. D. gains and loses sand in equal quantities. E. builds sand spits and tombolos.
Choose the option that matches the pore particles with the cement it forms upon reaction with water
A) Feldspar grains become hematite; iron-silicate grains form quartz. B) Silicate grains become clay; iron-oxide grains form hematite. C) Pyroxene grains become clay; carboN-silicate grains form hematite. D) Feldspar grains become clay; iron-silicate grains form hematite.
Which of the following is NOT one of the seven major components of global circulation?
A) Trade winds B) Monsoon C) Intertropical convergence D) Westerlies E) Polar easterlies