What is a "water witch," also known as a "dowser"?
a. a female spiritualist who likes to drop water balloons on hapless victims
b. a type of insect that is able to land on the surface of a pond
c. one who claims to be able to locate groundwater using "divining rods"
d. a well-drilling device that drills or witches its way into the ground
e. a device for hydraulic mining for gold and gem stones
C
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A) its affluence B) its prevailing religious beliefs C) its gender balance D) its resource base E) both its gender balance and its resource base
Plantation agriculture and the Green Revolution both promote
A) monoculture. B) local foods. C) intensive subsistence. D) food security. E) food self-sufficiency.
Currently the most common way to extract natural gas is by ________.
A. Hydraulic fracturing B. Collecting it from abandoned deep mines C. Collecting it from deep ocean thermal vents D. Separating it from crude oil pockets
Lines on a weather map connecting points of equal temperature are called isotherms. Indicate whether the statement is true or false