Describe and discuss the biota, including flora and fauna of the Carboniferous coal swamps. What will be an ideal response?


These coal swamps contained a variety of seedless vascular plants, including lycopsids and
sphenopsids. The lycopsids included Lepidodendron and Sigillaria. The sphenopsids included
Calamites. Insects undoubtedly lived in these environments as well.

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A) the Red Cross B) the UN C) the World Trade Organization D) the IMF E) the World Bank

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How do both weathering and erosion work together to produce significant landforms such as broad valleys?

What will be an ideal response?

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After being part of the Ottoman Empire, Algeria became a possession of this country

A) Great Britain B) Portugal C) France D) United Kingdom E) none of the above

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Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)

1. European rulers encouraged African manufacturing development. 2. Reliance on exports of raw materials has raised local incomes in Africa South of the Sahara. 3. After the end of the Cold War, outside countries that had sought allies in Africa ignored them. 4. African cultural, economic, and political values encourage small families. 5. The restructuring programs of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank are appropriate for the countries of Africa South of the Sahara.

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