The slippage or displacement of rocks along a fracture surface is ____

a. jointing
b. plutonism
c. relief
d. faulting
e. folding


d

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The six major continents at the beginning of the Paleozoic were _______, ________, _______,

_______, _______, and _______. Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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Zooxanthellae are ________

A) an endangered species of fish in the Pacific Ocean B) an invasive species of kelp in the Indian Ocean C) symbiotic algae that provide corals with energy via their photosynthetic activity D) symbiotic bacteria that decompose tissues of dead animals in oceans E) symbiotic bacteria that fix nitrogen in oceans

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The Happy Planet Index assesses nations in various regions of the world for "sustainable well-being" by measuring the happy life years of citizens and the ecological footprint made by their resource consumption. Find the nation on the graph whose citizens experience about 43 happy life years and have an ecological footprint of over 6 hectares per capita. Which region is this nation found in?

a. East Asia b. Middle East c. Latin America d. Western world

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Cities can be traced as a form of settlement pattern to at least how many years ago?

A. 16,000 B. 26,000 C. 8,000 D. none of these

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