The tendency to continue investing in a nonoptimal site even if more optimal locations exist is called ________ ________

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word


industrial inertia

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A braided stream usually has just one channel

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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Match the textural term to the correct rock

A) nonfoliated rock with large calcite crystals B) coarse-grained rock containing plagioclase, quartz, potassium feldspar, and hornblende C) biochemical rock comprising shells made from calcite D) pyroclastic rock with particles less than 4 mm in diameter E) coarse-grained rock with large angular particles cemented with mud F) foliated rock exhibiting banding 17) Marble 18) Breccia 19) Tuff 20) Granite 21) Coquina 22) Gneiss

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Geography is best described as a discipline

A) concerned with memorizing the locations of places, especially the largest/longest phenomena. B) in which space, how the earth's surface is used, and how human activities differ from place to place is studied. C) that uses maps, performs cartographic analysis, and publishes atlases. D) that is a branch of Geology. E) that incorporates the latest technologies available.

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The waters of the ocean flood the shore with a very high tidal range during spring high tides. Why?

a) The lunar bulge is smaller b) The solar bulge is three times as large c) The lunar and solar bulge coincide due to opposition or conjunction d) Ocean water accumulates over the oceanic province e) The diurnal and semidiurnal tides coincide

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