In the United States, the pressure to convert new land into crop production has
A) decreased, and the use of erosion-prone land has been reduced.
B) decreased, but the use of erosion-prone land has increased.
C) increased, but the use of erosion-prone land has been reduced.
D) increased, and the use of erosion-prone land has been increased.
A
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The water stored in the open spaces within underground rocks and unconsolidated material is called
____________________. Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
The earth's major layers formed because ________
A) the chemical composition of the solar nebula changed over time B) the earth was heated after its formation resulting in melting and redistribution of major chemical compositions C) the earth's mantle grew like a crystal forming around the earth's core but the crust was exposed to space and stayed more like the original material D) radioactive decay caused materials to change over time and resulted in the layering
Which of the following operations can be accomplished by non-topological editing?
A. merge features B. union features C. buffer features D. all of the above E. only merge features and union features
Global wind patterns are the summed-up effects of all of the following except
A) rain, freezing rain and snowfall. B) atmospheric convection. C) Earth's rotation. D) seasonal variation in solar heating. E) uneven heating of land and sea.