In the context of North Africa, what do female genital mutilation and polygamy have in common?
A. Both practices were introduced as Islam expanded into the region.
B. They were introduced to the region by early Christian missionaries.
C. They are practices that existed locally before the arrival of Islam.
D. They only appear in matrilineal societies.
C. They are practices that existed locally before the arrival of Islam.
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A) tropical rainforest (Af) B) tropical monsoon (Am) C) semi-arid (BS) D) tropical wet-and-dry (Aw)
Despite fierce battles and substantial damage to manufacturing, urban areas, and infrastructure during World War II, Russia did not have a large number of casualties from the war
a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false
This map shows contours of the water table, the location of four factories (labeled A, B, C, and D), and contaminated and uncontaminated wells. Which way will the contamination flow?
A) Northeast, up the contours
B) Southwest, down the contours
C) Northwest and southeast, parallel to the contours
D) Impossible to tell because the movement of contamination is independent of groundwater
An earthquake generated on this type of fault would most likely be associated with a
A) subduction zone.
B) divergent plate boundary.
C) rift.
D) caldera.
E) transform boundary.