Why is uniformitarianism instead of catastrophism the standard scientific viewpoint in studying Earth history?
1) FOR ESSAY or SHORT ANSWER
What will be an ideal response?
Answer: Uniformitarianism is based on observable processes thus giving the user more insights into the past. Moreover, uniformitarianism can more readily explain more of Earth's surficial landforms than catastrophism.
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A. They came for the mining, left when the mines were no longer viable, returned as service industries developed. B. They came for low-cost labor, left because of the HIV epidemic, returned when the epidemic was under control. C. They came for diamonds, left because the currency collapsed, returned when white minority rule ended. D. They came for mining, left because of apartheid, returned when apartheid ended.
Which one of the following countries is experiencing the effects of a demographic dividend?
A. Russia B. The United States C. Haiti D. China
In an allocation analysis, the service area of a fire station will ________ if the response time increases:
A. increase B. decrease
In which decade was the theory of plate tectonics developed?
A) 1940s B) 1960s C) 1970s D) 1990s