Contrast oceanic and continental crust

What will be an ideal response?


Oceanic crust is thinner, denser, and darker in color than continental crust and is composed of the igneous rock, basalt. Continental crust is thicker, less dense, and lighter in color than oceanic crust, and its average composition is the igneous rock granite.

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Why do developing nations impose few or no restrictions on logging?

A) Most timber is extracted by local corporations that support the government. B) They are desperate for economic development. C) There is an infinite supply of timber because wood is a renewable resource. D) No ancient forests remain in developing nations. E) Local residents use most of the timber, and the government does not want to impose restrictions on its citizens.

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The A-B split is:

a) the split between the ideal and the material. b) the split between attitudes and behaviors. c) the difference between what people say they value and believe, and how they act. d) all of the above.

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During the Wisconsinan, Death Valley contained a(n) ____________________. Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s)

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