A particular preference for a new clothing style is more likely than a folk custom to
A) evolve rapidly owing to the isolation of different groups.
B) rapidly diffuse through modern communication and transportation.
C) reflect the unique characteristics of the physical landscape.
D) have an unknown source of origin.
E) resist the influences of multinational corporations.
Answer: B
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A) Records of how much material the company may have spilled B) Records of health problems, like leukemia, of people living in the area C) A map showing contours of the water table and of contamination levels D) A geologic map
Compared to persistent pesticides, nonpersistent pesticides are
A) less likely to cause resurgences, secondary-pest outbreaks, or promote pesticide resistance. B) more likely to cause biomagnification and bioamplification. C) equally as likely to cause resurgences, secondary-pest outbreaks, or promote pesticide resistance. D) more likely to cause resurgences and secondary-pest outbreaks but less likely to promote pesticide resistance.
Which landform is described as a steep-sided amphitheater depression or half bowl high on a mountain side at the head of a glacially eroded valley?
A) an arete B) a horn C) a cirque D) a tarn
The differential stress responsible for foliation can take place at ________.
A. the Gutenberg discontinuity B. static plate boundaries C. the continental crust-ocean crust transition zone D. hydrothermal locations E. ocean-ocean convergent boundaries