Which of the following is an example of a continental-continental convergent plate boundary?
A) Aleutian Islands
B) Andes Mountains
C) Himalaya Mountains
D) Mendocino Fault
E) San Andreas Fault
C
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The world system's autarkic countries include
A) Bolivia, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Malawi, Samoa and Tanzania. B) Slovakia, Romania, Bulgaria, Latvia, Slovenia and Yugoslavia. C) Canada, Finland, Russia, South Africa, Australia and New Zealand. D) China, Brazil, South Korea, Mexico, Taiwan, India and Argentina. E) Amsterdam, New York, Tokyo, London, Moscow and Beijing.
What is the chief problem associated with the use of groundwater in Southwest Asia and North Africa?
A) Groundwater is highly polluted by agricultural chemical runoff. B) Groundwater is being depleted faster than it can be replaced, so it is inherently unsustainable. C) Groundwater in this region is often contaminated with crude oil. D) Drilling wells is very expensive. E) All of the choices are correct.
Explain how fossils, and especially microfossils, can be used to help determine ancient
depositional environments. What will be an ideal response?
How many people are estimated to die each year in Great Britain as the result of auto exhaust according to a government study?
a) Approximately 10,000 people are killed each year. b) Nearly half of all deaths in England each year are the result of auto exhaust. c) Strict emission controls have all but eliminated deaths due to automobile exhaust. d) There has been no government study of the health implications of auto exhaust.