How does a glaciated mountain valley differ in appearance from a mountain valley that was not glaciated?

What will be an ideal response?


Glaciated mountain valleys are U-shaped, carved by slowly moving alpine glaciers that have a wide base. Mountain valleys that have never been glaciated are V-shaped, incised sharply by narrow rivers.

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Thousands of cases of lung cancer occur in a two-year period in a city outside of Kentucky, at rates that are double that seen in other cities in the United States. Scientists working in that region assume that

A) there is something unique to the region that causing these unusually high rates. B) the medical reports from the area are incorrect. C) government policies and regulations are most likely the cause of this increase in cancer. D) this is most likely just an unlucky occurrence.

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A spatial ____ exists if a condition, an occurrence, or a process in one place has an impact on other places

a. distribution b. extent c. interaction d. pattern e. threshold

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The reversal in the spatial distribution of Christians globally has seen a shift from Europe and North America to ________.

A. South America B. India and Sub-Saharan Africa C. India D. Sub-Saharan Africa E. Sub-Saharan African and South America

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A "hole" in the ozone layer was first discovered over ________

A) Antarctica B) the equator C) the United States D) Africa E) Hollywood

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