Lakes and marshes are common in recently glaciated areas because ____

a. those areas have very humid climates
b. so much water was released by the melting of the ice
c. when the ice disappeared, sea level dropped, leaving much standing water stranded on the land
d. preexisting drainage was reshaped and blocked by glacial erosion and deposition


d

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Which of the following was NOT a major hearth area?

A) Fertile Crescent B) Ganges floodplain C) Anatolian plateau D) Arizona and New Mexico E) Scandinavia

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A(n) ________ region is created by law, treaty, or regulation.

A. administrative B. thematic C. functional D. perceptional

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Differentiate between alpine and continental glaciers, ice caps and ice fields

What will be an ideal response?

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