What kind of stress is responsible for creating fault-block mountains?
A) Compression
B) Tension
C) Shear
Answer: B
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An air mass that contains warm, moist air is a
A. Polar tropical air mass. B. Continental polar air mass. C. Maritime continental air mass. D. Maritime tropical air mass.
Dunes that form when vegetation cover is broken by deflation and the dune tips point upwind are:a
longitudinal. b. transverse. c. barchan. d. parabolic. e. none of the above
Which of the following describes the coastline of the Atlantic Periphery?
A) Gently sloping, with wide flat sandy beaches B) Glaciation as left thin soils and rocky, rugged coastline C) Many harbors where cities and towns have been established D) Both A and C E) Both B and C
Curitiba, Brazil, has shown us that ________
A) traffic flows smoothly once pedestrians and bicycles are eliminated B) once roads are widened, traffic congestion decreases C) unregulated urban sprawl produces severe air pollution D) an expanded bus system, affordable to all, can solve a large city's traffic congestion E) prohibition of all motorized vehicles within cities reduces pollution and saves energy