Which of the following is a valid description of features within continental interiors?
A) The central region of a continent is called a shield and is a broad, basaltic volcano with gentle slopes.
B) The continental platform has nearly horizontal sedimentary rocks deposited on crystalline basement.
C) The oldest exposed rocks in a continent are usually along the coastline.
D) Broad domes and basins in continental interiors have nearly vertical beds around their flanks.
E) All of these are correct.
B) The continental platform has nearly horizontal sedimentary rocks deposited on crystalline basement.
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a) In the words of environmental sociologist David Pellow, that environmental inequality is a “sociohistorical process” rather than simply a “discrete event.” b) To raise the frequently posed question: did the plant target the area where the disadvantaged live, or did the disadvantaged move in after it was built? c) That corporate culpability is hard to trace. d) All of the above.
Maps are secondary data sources when
A. they express coordinates not only in latitude-longitude but also in at least one other survey system. B. they are available in both paper and online formats. C. they have undergone two or more revisions in order to enhance their accuracy. D. they are used to provide an interpretation for addressing some other question.
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- steady state economics - ecosystem services - greenwashing - external costs - free riders
What is the cause of a valley with a distinctive "U" shape?
B) wind erosion
C) dune movement
D) glacial erosion