Explain why the rate of lithosphere production is roughly equal to the rate of lithosphere destruction
What will be an ideal response?
Tectonic plate motion equals out in all directions—while some crust is being formed at divergent margins, crust elsewhere is also being destroyed by subduction at convergent margins.
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An individual carbon-oxygen bond is polar. Yet carbon dioxide, CO2, which has two carbon-oxygen bonds, is nonpolar because
A) the molecule has an even number of electrons. B) it has a greater symmetry. C) the electron-pulls of the two oxygen atoms are equal and opposite. D) Two of the above are reasonable.
One major human activity that has contributed to flooding is ____.
A. constructing dams B. directing stream flow C. destroying vegetation D. irrigation E. urbanization
Which of the following statements is FALSE?
A. When governments set commodity prices to make urban life easier, rural populations often suffer, leading to further migration to cities B. Even crowded, squalid living conditions in expanding Third World cities are sometimes better than what people have in the countryside C. Agricultural mechanization is a major pull factor in urbanization of developing countries D. Political instability can play a major role in urban growth E. All of these are true
Assess which colonial legacy has the most positive effect on economic development today
What will be an ideal response?