What was first created in an effort to claim the resources of the continental shelf as belonging to the nation to which it
was attached?
a. The Marine Mammal Protection Act
b. The Law of the Sea
c. The International Whaling Commission
d. The National Marine Fisheries Service
e. U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone
b
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a. Charles Wilkes b. Matthew Maury c. James Cook d. Charles Darwin e. John Murray
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A tributary that is physically unable to join the main channel on a floodplain due to natural levees is called a
A) alluvial stream. B) meandering tributary. C) levee tributary. D) yazoo tributary.
Which of the following correctly illustrate the two ways that economic growth can occur?
a. decreased inputs and pollution b. increased inputs to the economy and improvements in efficiency through technology c. pollution and increased inputs to the economy d. decreased inputs and improvements in technology