Soils in the western United Sates are often classified as:

a. bauxites
b. laterites
c. pedalfers
d. pedocals


d

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The two plates primarily responsible for the creation of the Himalaya Mountains are:

A) The Eurasian plate and the Arabian plate B) The Arabian Plate and the Indian Ocean Plate C) The Indian Ocean plate and the Eurasian plate D) The Pacific plate and the Eurasian plate E) The Indo-Australian plate and the Eurasian plate

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Given a rank for a particular flood event of 25 and a record of 24 years duration, what is the recurrence

interval for a flood of this size? What will be an ideal response?

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Describe and discuss the methods for deriving absolute geologic dates. How have these methods

influenced the Geologic Time Scale? Discuss possible sources of uncertainty in dates determined using these methods. What will be an ideal response?

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