The beach scarp is at the low tide mark and signifies the beginning of the offshore zone
a. True
b. False
False
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A) Temperature and pressure are homogeneous B) Temperature and salinity are homogeneous C) It produces high refraction areas D) Density is heterogeneous
For a mature mid-latitude cyclone, precipitation is least likely at this point
A) near the center of the low-pressure center B) just outside the low-pressure center C) the eastern edge of the cyclone D) near the cold front just below the low-pressure center
Why were the prairies and high plains west of the Mississippi River known as the "Great American Desert" by early Europeans immigrants to the U.S.?
A) because decades of drought during that era turned the land into a desert. B) because of the sandy soil found there. C) because their soil and climate maps were incorrect. D) because they equated a tree-covered landscape, not grasslands, with fertile soils. E) all of the above
________ are flat areas along streams that are created by the deposition of alluvium and is subject to periodic inundation
A) Terraces B) Floodplains C) Riffles D) Bars