A tsunami breached the 40-foot seawall at the Daiichi nuclear power plant in Honshu, Japan, in 2011. What was the disastrous result?
A. a leak of radioactivity from the power plant
B. a nuclear explosion
C. a tidal wave that washed away buildings along the shore
D. thermal pollution
Answer: B
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The the idea of base level refers to
A) the average height of a stream channel. B) a level below which a stream cannot erode its valley. C) an evolutionary cycle of landscape development from fluvial action. D) the amount of discharge in a particular reach of a stream.
Which of the following is not a way an earthquake can trigger mass wasting?
A) Shaking will harden the soils at the surface, which repels flowing water. B) Shaking creates a landslide. C) Liquefaction caused sediments to behave like fluids and move. D) Shaking has created rock falls that have blocked canyons, an effect that will lead to later problems during flash floods.
What are two "hidden" contributions to economic development in Africa?
A) female entrepreneurs, civil service B) remittances, street vendors C) telecommunications, urban agriculture D) remittances, telecommunications E) civil service, untaxed housekeepers